Mona Fortier
The Honourable Mona Fortier PC MP | |
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Minister of Middle Class Prosperity Associate Minister of Finance | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office November 20, 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
Preceded by | Position created |
Member of Parliament for Ottawa—Vanier | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office April 3, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Mauril Bélanger |
Personal details | |
Born | 1972 or 1973 (age 48–49)[1] Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
Political party | Liberal |
Residence | Beacon Hill South,[2] Ottawa[3] |
Mona N. Fortier[2] PC MP is a Canadian politician who presently serves as Associate Minister of Finance and Minister of Middle Class Prosperity. First elected to the House of Commons in a by-election on April 3, 2017,[4] Fortier represents the electoral district of Ottawa—Vanier as a member of the Liberal Party.[4] She was re-elected in the 2019 Canadian federal election with 51.2% of the vote.
Prior to her election, Fortier worked as director of communications for La Cité Collégiale in Ottawa.[4] On November 20, 2019 she was sworn in as Minister of Middle Class Prosperity and Associate Minister of Finance.[5]
Electoral record[]
hide2019 Canadian federal election: Ottawa—Vanier | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Mona Fortier | 32,679 | 51.2 | 0 | $76,159.78 | |||
New Democratic | Stéphanie Mercier | 13,516 | 21.2 | -7.5 | none listed | |||
Conservative | Joel Bernard | 11,118 | 17.4 | +2 | $18,239.00 | |||
Green | Oriana Ngabirano | 4,796 | 7.5 | +4.2 | $8,669.23 | |||
People's | Paul Durst | 1,064 | 1.7 | $6,338.44 | ||||
Rhinoceros | Derek Miller | 229 | 0.4 | $0.00 | ||||
Independent | Joel Altman | 211 | 0.3 | $281.93 | ||||
Communist | Michelle Paquette | 115 | 0.2 | $496.90 | ||||
Independent | Daniel James McHugh | 94 | 0.1 | $0.00 | ||||
Marxist–Leninist | Christian Legeais | 59 | 0.1 | $0.00 | ||||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 63,881 | 100.0 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 699 | |||||||
Turnout | 64,580 | 71.0 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 91,015 | |||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +3.75 | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada[6][7] |
hide Canadian federal by-election, April 3, 2017: Ottawa—Vanier Death of Mauril Bélanger | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Mona Fortier | 15,190 | 51.20 | −6.37 | ||||
New Democratic | Emilie Taman | 8,523 | 28.73 | +9.48 | ||||
Conservative | Adrian Paul Papara | 4,578 | 15.43 | −3.68 | ||||
Green | Nira Dookeran | 987 | 3.33 | +0.26 | ||||
Independent | John Turmel | 153 | 0.52 | |||||
Libertarian | Damien Wilson | 137 | 0.46 | −0.33 | ||||
Independent | Christina Wilson | 99 | 0.33 | |||||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 29,667 | 100.0 | – | |||||
Total rejected ballots | - | |||||||
Turnout | ||||||||
Eligible voters | 86,998 | |||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | −7.91 |
References[]
- ^ Gratton, Denis (April 7, 2017). "Le vieux rêve de Mona Fortier". Le Droit. Retrieved October 28, 2019. (in French)
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Search For Contributions". Elections Canada. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
- ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Vachet, Benjamin (April 3, 2017). "Ottawa-Vanier: Mona Fortier succède à Mauril Bélanger". TFO (in French). Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ^ Zimonjic, Peter (November 20, 2019). "Who's who in Justin Trudeau's 2019 cabinet". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
External links[]
- Official Website
- Bio & mandate from the Prime Minister
- Mona Fortier – Parliament of Canada biography
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