Francis Drouin
| Francis Drouin MP | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Glengarry—Prescott—Russell | |
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Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Pierre Lemieux |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 7, 1983 Hawkesbury, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Domestic partner | Kate Forrest |
| Residence | Rockland, Ontario, Canada |
| Alma mater |
University of Ottawa La Cité collégiale |
| Profession | Consultant |
Francis Drouin MP (born October 7, 1983)[1] is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Glengarry—Prescott—Russell in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.
Drouin was born and raised in Hawkesbury, Ontario.[2] After obtaining a diploma in business administration from La Cité collégiale, he attended the University of Ottawa, where he earned a bachelor's degree in commerce. He worked as a special assistant to Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty for four years, and then joined a government relations firm as a communications consultant. He continued to work as a consultant in various capacities thereafter. He has volunteered on the board of his alma mater, La Cité.
Drouin joined the Liberal Party when he was 17 years old, and served for two years as president of the Young Liberals in Glengarry—Prescott—Russell. He managed the Liberal campaigns there in the 2011 federal and 2014 provincial elections.[3] Drouin won the federal Liberal nomination for the 2015 federal election in January 2015.[4] He won the election, unseating three-term Conservative incumbent Pierre Lemieux by over 10 000 votes.
Electoral record
| Canadian federal election, 2015: Glengarry—Prescott—Russell | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Francis Drouin | 34,189 | 53.28 | +22.68 | – | |||
| Conservative | Pierre Lemieux | 23,367 | 36.41 | -12.4 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Normand Laurin | 5,087 | 7.93 | -8.74 | – | |||
| Green | Genevieve Malouin-Diraddo | 1,153 | 1.8 | -1.78 | – | |||
| Libertarian | Jean-Serge Brisson | 377 | 0.59 | +0.25 | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 64,173 | 100.0 | $222,406.73 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 399 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 64,572 | 75.6% | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 85,388 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | 28.83% | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[5][6] | ||||||||
References
- ↑ Francis Drouin – Parliament of Canada biography
- ↑ Deachman, Bruce (October 2, 2015). "Riding profile: Tories hope to further tighten grip on Glengarry-Prescott-Russell". Ottawa Citizen. PostMedia. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
- ↑ Meet Francis Drouin, Liberal.ca.
- ↑ Francis Drouin wins Liberal nomination, The Review, January 20, 2015.
- ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, 30 September 2015
- ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.
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