Simon Marcil

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Simon Marcil
Member of Parliament
for Mirabel
In office
October 19, 2015 – September 20, 2021
Preceded byRiding established
Succeeded byJean-Denis Garon
Personal details
Political partyBloc Québécois
Other political
affiliations		Québec debout (2018)
Residence(s)Mirabel, Quebec

Simon Marcil is a former Canadian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Mirabel from 2015 to 2021. Marcil was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 election as a member of the Bloc Québécois. On February 28, 2018, however, Marcil, along with six other Bloc MPs, resigned from the Bloc's caucus to sit as an independent MP citing conflicts with the leadership style of Martine Ouellet.[1] Following Ouellet's resignation, he rejoined the party on June 6, 2018.[2] He was re-elected in the 2019 federal election.[3]

On December 22, 2020, the National Post reported that Marcil had been on prolonged medical leave since January 31, 2020, all without informing his constituents.[4] In January 2021, he announced he would not run again in the 2021 federal election.[5]

Prior to his election, Marcil worked for Hydro-Québec.[6]

Electoral record[]

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2019 Canadian federal election: Mirabel
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Simon Marcil 33,219 51.08 +19.59 $7,193.50
Liberal Karl Trudel 16,162 24.85 -1.26 $36,834.25
Conservative François Desrochers 5,940 9.13 -1.00 none listed
New Democratic Anne-Marie Saint-Germain 5,219 8.03 -22.05 $902.88
Green Julie Tremblay 3,517 5.41 +3.22 $10,545.78
People's Christian Montpetit 641 0.99 none listed
Indépendence du Québec Pietro Biacchi 332 0.51 $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 65,030 98.06
Total rejected ballots 1,286 1.94 -0.00
Turnout 66,316 68.47 -0.43
Eligible voters 96,848
Bloc Québécois hold Swing +10.41
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
2015 Canadian federal election: Mirabel
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Simon Marcil 18,710 31.49 +0.48 $14,070.30
New Democratic Mylène Freeman 17,873 30.08 -19.47 $52,822.53
Liberal Karl Trudel 15,514 26.11 +18.36 $16,340.47
Conservative Gordon Ferguson 6,020 10.13 +0.91 $4,496.74
Green Jocelyn Gifford 1,301 2.19 +0.17 –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 59,418 100.0   $227,491.40
Total rejected ballots 1,178 – –
Turnout 60,596 – –
Eligible voters 87,622
Bloc Québécois gain from New Democratic Swing +9.98
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]

References[]

  1. ^ Allard, Clement (February 28, 2018). "Seven of 10 Bloc Quebecois MPs quit over Martine Ouellet's leadership". The Globe and Mail. The Canadian Press. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  2. ^ "Two of seven MPs who quit the Bloc Quebecois returning to the party". The Canadian Press. June 6, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  3. ^ Parent, Nicolas (October 22, 2019). "Simon Marcil est réélu dans Mirabel". Nord Info. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  4. ^ "'I don't even know what Simon Marcil looks like': Bloc MP has been on undisclosed leave since January". nationalpost. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
  5. ^ "Two Bloc members will not stand for re-election in the next election - Canada Live, local and global news". Retrieved 2021-01-17.
  6. ^ "Federal Election 2015: Mirabel riding results". Global News. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  7. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  8. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  9. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Mirabel, 30 September 2015
  10. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine


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