Andrés Fontecilla

Andrés Fontecilla
MNA
Spokesperson of Québec solidaire
In office
May 5, 2013 – May 21, 2017
Preceded by Amir Khadir
Succeeded by Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois
MNA for Laurier-Dorion
Assumed office
October 1, 2018
Preceded by Gerry Sklavounos
Personal details
Born (1967-09-20) September 20, 1967
Chile
Political party Québec solidaire
Residence Montreal, Quebec

Andrés Fontecilla (born 20 September 1967 in Chile) is a Canadian politician from Quebec. He was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2018 provincial election, representing the electoral district of Laurier-Dorion as a member of Québec solidaire.[1]

He was co-spokesperson of the party, along with Françoise David, from 2013 to 2017.

Biography

Fontecilla was born in Chile but emigrated to Canada in 1981, having fled the authoritarian regime of Augusto Pinochet.[2]

He completed a degree in anthropology at the University of Montreal, and was elected president of the student association for his department.[2]

Political career

Fontecilla was a member of the Quebec provincial party Union des forces progressistes (UFP) since its foundation[2] and ran as the party's candidate in a 2004 by-election for the National Assembly of Quebec, but finished a distant third. In 2006 the UFP and Option citoyenne merged to form Québec solidaire. Fontecilla ran for Québec solidaire in the 2012 Quebec general election, finishing in third place. On 5 May 2013 he was chosen to be co-spokesperson of the party along with Françoise David.[3]

He was again defeated in the 2014 Quebec general election, but won in 2018.

Electoral record

Quebec general election, 2014: Laurier-Dorion
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalGerry Sklavounos15,56646.19+12.11
Québec solidaireAndrés Fontecilla9,33027.69+3.36
Parti QuébécoisPierre Céré5,36915.93-10.51
Coalition Avenir QuébecValérie Assouline2,4317.21-2.57
GreenJeremy Tessier4821.43-0.06
Option nationaleMiguel Tremblay2630.78-2.05
Bloc PotHugô St-Onge1430.42–
Marxist–LeninistPeter Macrisopoulos1160.34+0.03
Total valid votes 33,70098.74–
Total rejected ballots 4291.26–
Turnout 34,12972.60+2.39
Electors on the lists 47,011––
Quebec general election, 2012: Laurier-Dorion
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalGerry Sklavounos10,98734.08-8.82
Parti QuébécoisBadiona Bazin8,52426.44-7.38
Québec solidaireAndrés Fontecilla7,84424.33+11.32
Coalition Avenir QuébecMarie Josée Godbout3,1549.78+5.64*
Option nationaleMiguel Tremblay9122.83–
GreenDanny Polifroni4801.49-3.30
IndependentDavid H. Cherniak1190.37–
Marxist–LeninistPeter Macrisopoulos1000.31-0.65
Coalition pour la constituanteYves Pageau660.20–
No designationMichel Dugré500.16–
Total valid votes 32,23698.90–
Total rejected ballots 3571.10–
Turnout 32,59370.21+21.05
Electors on the lists 46,419––

* Result compared to Action démocratique

Quebec provincial by-election, September 20, 2004: Laurier-Dorion
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Parti QuébécoisElsie Lefebvre7,57346.09+13.73
LiberalVoula Neofotistos7,09043.15-9.99
UFPAndrés Fontecilla7834.77+1.72
Action démocratiqueEnrique Colindres4602.80-3.81
GreenPhilippe Morlighem3792.31+0.34
IndependentSonia Bélanger1450.88–
Total valid votes 16,43098.97–
Total rejected ballots 1711.03–
Turnout 16,60135.24-29.12
Electors on the lists 47,107––

References

  1. ↑ "Quebec election: Andrés Fontecilla wins in Laurier-Dorion". Global News, October 1, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Andrés Fontecilla". Québec solidaire. Québec solidaire. Archived from the original on May 18, 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  3. ↑ Sioui, Marie-Michèle (5 May 2013). "Québec solidaire choisit Andrés Fontecilla comme porte-parole". La Presse. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
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