Jamie Nicholls

Jamie Nicholls
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Vaudreuil-Soulanges
In office
May 2, 2011 – October 19, 2015
Preceded by Meili Faille
Succeeded by Peter Schiefke
Mayor of Hudson, Quebec
Assuming office
TBA 2017
Succeeding Ed Prévost
Personal details
Born (1971-10-15) October 15, 1971
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political party New Democratic Party
Children One
Residence Saint-Lazare, Quebec
Profession Landscape architect

Jamie Nicholls (born October 15, 1971) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 election to represent the electoral district of Vaudreuil-Soulanges in Quebec as a member of the New Democratic Party.[1][2] He was defeated in the 2015 election by Liberal Peter Schiefke.

Life and career

Raised in Saint-Lazare, Quebec, Nicholls joined the NDP at the age of 18 and received his Bachelor of Arts degree in visual arts in 1995 and his master's degree in landscape architecture in 2007.[3]

After studying and working in Vancouver, South Korea, and Turkey, he returned to Quebec permanently in 2007. Before his election to Parliament, Nicholls worked in a variety of fields: arts and design teacher, environmental researcher, ecological intervention adviser, registered landscape architect (AAPQ) and was a board member of COBAVER (Conseil des bassins versants Vaudreuil-Soulanges).

To win his seat in the House of Commons, Nicholls defeated incumbent Bloc Québécois MP Meili Faille. He and Faille were friends in high school.[4]

Working as a landscape architect while he was enrolled at McGill University's School of Urban Planning, Nicholls was one of five current McGill students, alongside undergraduates Mylène Freeman, Matthew Dubé, Charmaine Borg and Laurin Liu, elected to Parliament in the 2011 election following the NDP's unexpected mid-campaign surge in Quebec.

Following his defeat in the 2015 election, Nicholls ran for mayor of Hudson in Quebec's 2017 municipal elections,[5] and won the election.[6]

Electoral history

Canadian federal election, 2015: Vaudreuil—Soulanges
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalPeter Schiefke30,55046.62+34.23–
New DemocraticJamie Nicholls14,62722.31-21.19–
Bloc QuébécoisVincent François9,85815.04-8.62–
ConservativeMarc Boudreau9,04813.81-3.8–
GreenJennifer Kaszel1,4452.21-0.63–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 65,528100.0   $231,083.77
Total rejected ballots 714––
Turnout 66,242––
Eligible voters 89,766
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
Canadian federal election, 2011: Vaudreuil—Soulanges
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticJamie Nicholls30,17743.61+33.98
Bloc QuébécoisMeili Faille17,78125.69-15.65
ConservativeMarc Boudreau11,36016.41-7.28
LiberalLyne Pelchat8,02311.59-9.74
GreenJean-Yves Massenet1,8642.69-1.32
Total valid votes/Expense limit 69,205100.00
Total rejected ballots 7631.09
Turnout 69,96867.23

References

  1. ↑ Election 2011: Vaudreuil-Soulanges. The Globe and Mail, May 2, 2011
  2. ↑ Jamie Nicholls – Parliament of Canada biography
  3. ↑ "Jamie Nicholls". New Democratic Party. Archived from the original on May 3, 2011. Retrieved May 7, 2011.
  4. ↑ Bloc Quebecois' Faille loses to a friend in Vaudreuil-Soulanges. The Gazette, 2011-05-02.
  5. ↑ "Hudson election: Jamie Nicholls for mayor". Montreal Gazette, October 4, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Montreal election results: Three-way races in Hudson, St-Lazare". Montreal Gazette, November 5, 2017.
  7. ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Vaudreuil—Soulanges, 30 September 2015
  8. ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine.
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