Marcel Lussier

Marcel Lussier
Member of Parliament
for Brossard—La Prairie
In office
2006 – 2008
Preceded by Jacques Saada
Succeeded by Alexandra Mendès
Personal details
Born (1944-06-30) June 30, 1944
Saint-Damase, Quebec
Political party Bloc Québécois
Residence Brossard, Quebec
Profession engineer

Marcel Lussier (born June 30, 1944 in Saint-Damase, Quebec) is a Canadian politician and the former Member of Parliament for the riding of Brossard—La Prairie.

Lussier was an unsuccessful candidate for the Parti Québécois in La Pinière in the 2003 Quebec election. He ran for office as a member of the Bloc Québécois in the 2004 federal election, but was defeated by Jacques Saada. In the 2006 election he ran again, defeating Saada by approximately two per cent of the vote.[1] He served as the party's critic for Environment.

Prior to being elected, he had worked as an engineer. In 1968 he earned a Master of Science degree in health engineering from École Polytechnique, and then went on to earn a bachelor's degree in applied science for civil engineering in 1970 from Université de Sherbrooke. He worked at Hydro-Québec for 22 years as an environmental engineering specialist.

He was initially declared re-elected in the 2008 election, but a judicial recount later declared that he had been defeated by Alexandra Mendès of the Liberals.[2] In the 2011 election he lost again, to Hoang Mai of the NDP.

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 2011: Brossard—La Prairie
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
New DemocraticHoang Mai 25,512 41.02 +28.31
LiberalAlexandra Mendès (incumbent) 16,976 27.30 −5.29
Bloc QuébécoisMarcel Lussier 10,890 17.51 −14.96
ConservativeMaurice Brossard 7,806 12.55 −6.32
GreenKevin Murphy 900 1.45 −1.65
Marxist–LeninistNormand Chouinard 110 0.18 −0.09
Total valid votes 62,194 100.00
Total rejected ballots 569
Turnout 62,763
Source: Official Results, Elections Canada.
Canadian federal election, 2008: Brossard—La Prairie
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
LiberalAlexandra Mendès 19,103 32.59 −2.42 $36,025
Bloc QuébécoisMarcel Lussier 19,034 32.47 −4.70 $55,711
ConservativeMaurice Brossard 11,062 18.87 +1.96 $66,126
New DemocraticHoang Mai 7,452 12.71 +5.25 $5,453
GreenSonia Ziadé 1,816 3.10 −0.17 $1,057
Marxist–LeninistNormand Chouinard 157 0.27 +0.08 none listed
Total valid votes 58,624 100.00
Total rejected ballots 563
Turnout 59,187 64.57 −2.49
Electors on the lists 91,662
'Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. Italicized expenditures refer to totals submitted by the candidate and are presented when the reviewed totals are not available.
Canadian federal election, 2006: Brossard—La Prairie
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisMarcel Lussier 21,433 37.17 $38,970
LiberalJacques Saada 20,190 35.01 – $67,491
ConservativeTenzin D. Khangsar 9,749 16.91 $9,901
New DemocraticRobert Nicolas 4,301 7.46 $1,510
GreenFrançois Desgroseilliers 1,883 3.27 – $351
Marxist–LeninistNormand Chouinard 110 0.19 none listed
Total valid votes 57,666 100.00
Total rejected ballots 545
Turnout 58,211 67.06
Electors on the lists 86,808
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. Italicized expenditures refer to totals submitted by the candidate and are presented when the reviewed totals are not available.

References

  1. ↑ 2006 election results from the CBC
  2. ↑ "Liberals win seat in Quebec following recount", The Globe and Mail, October 24, 2008.
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