Dylan Perceval-Maxwell

Dylan Perceval-Maxwell is a Canadian environmentalist, businessman and politician from Montreal, Quebec who has stood for the Green Party of Canada as the candidate for Laurier—Sainte-Marie in 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006, and 2008. He was also the candidate in Alfred-Pellan in 2011.[1] Perceval-Maxwell is currently a candidate for the leadership of the Green Party.[2]

Dylan Perceval-Maxwell
Personal details
BornMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Political partyGreen (1985-present)
ResidenceMontreal, Quebec
OccupationActivist, businessman, politician
Websitedylanperceval-maxwell.ca

Career

Perceval-Maxwell was one of the proponents of the BIOBUS project which was tested in 2002 by the Montreal Transit Corporation.[2] The project, which lasted one year and had a budget of $1.3 million, showed that while in active working conditions that the use of biodiesel is viable in the city which has temperatures that could go as low as -30°C and that it was feasible to continuously supply the MTC.[3]

Political aspirations

Perceval-Maxwell joined the Green Party in 1985 as a volunteer, and would later become its candidate in Laurier—Sainte-Marie for a span of 5 elections, from 1997 to 2008, and in Alfred-Pellan for the 2011 election.[1] His 2006 campaign is the subject of the National Film Board documentary Democracy 4 Dummies.[4]

Green Party leadership

Perceval-Maxwell announced over Facebook that he would run for the leadership of the Green Party on March 17, 2020.[5][6] Although his candidacy went unnoticed by the media for much of its early launch, he was later approved by the party on May 29, 2020.[2]

Personal life

Perceval-Maxwell lives in Montreal with his partner, Julie. He has a degree in Climate Variability from McGill University.[2]

Electoral record
2011 Canadian federal election: Alfred-Pellan
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticRosane Doré Lefebvre23,09842.09+30.06
Bloc QuébécoisRobert Carrier12,50422.79-16.04
LiberalAngelo Iacono12,07022.00-7.27
ConservativePierre Lefebvre6,15711.22-5.04
GreenDylan Perceval-Maxwell7981.45-1.68
IndependentRégent Millette2450.45-0.04
Total valid votes/Expense limit 54,872100.00
Total rejected ballots 7451.34-0.02
Turnout 55,61765.91-0.14
New Democratic gain from Bloc Québécois Swing +23.05
2008 Canadian federal election: Laurier—Sainte-Marie
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Bloc QuébécoisGilles Duceppe24,10350.24−4.45
LiberalSébastien Caron8,79818.33+5.88
New DemocraticFrançois Grégoire8,20917.11+0.44
GreenDylan Perceval-Maxwell3,8017.92−0.38
ConservativeCharles K. Langford2,3204.83−1.55
RhinocerosFrançois Yo Gourd4470.93N/A
Marxist–LeninistSerge Lachapelle1180.24−0.03
IndependentDaniel "F4J" Laforest930.19N/A
CommunistSamie Pagé-Quirion860.17−0.03
Total valid votes/Expense limit 47,975100.00
Total rejected ballots 4060.84+0.05
Turnout 48,38161.10-0.16
Bloc Québécois hold Swing -4.45
2006 Canadian federal election: Laurier—Sainte-Marie
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Bloc QuébécoisGilles Duceppe26,77354.69−5.4
New DemocraticFrançois Grégoire8,16516.67+4.6
LiberalSoeung Tang6,09512.45−5.2
GreenDylan Perceval-Maxwell4,0648.30+2.2
ConservativeCarlos De Sousa3,1246.38+3.8
MarijuanaNicky Tanguay3380.69−0.5
IndependentJocelyne Leduc1570.32N/A
Marxist–LeninistGinette Boutet1370.27−0.0
CommunistEvelyn Elizabeth Ruiz1000.20N/A
Total valid votes/Expense limit 48,953100.00
Total rejected ballots 3920.79-0.65
Turnout 49,34561.26+1.16
Bloc Québécois hold Swing -5.38
2004 Canadian federal election: Laurier
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Bloc QuébécoisGilles Duceppe28,72860.07+7.3
LiberalJean-François Thibault8,45417.67−8.1
New DemocraticFrançois Grégoire5,77912.08+7.3
GreenDylan Perceval-Maxwell2,9126.08+1.2
ConservativePierre Albert1,2242.55−3.8
MarijuanaNicky Tanguay5721.19−3.7
Marxist–LeninistGinette Boutet1540.32−0.3
Total valid votes/Expense limit 47,823100.0
Total rejected ballots 7001.44
Turnout 48,52360.10
Bloc Québécois hold Swing +7.27
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in the 2000 election in the riding of Laurier—Sainte-Marie.
2000 Canadian federal election: Laurier—Sainte-Marie
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Bloc QuébécoisGilles Duceppe23,47352.8−1.9
LiberalJean Philippe Côté11,45125.7+2.8
GreenDylan Perceval-Maxwell2,1694.9+2.5
MarijuanaMarc-Boris St-Maurice2,1564.8
New DemocraticRichard Chartier2,1214.8+0.3
Progressive ConservativeJean François Tessier1,8794.2−7.7
AllianceStéphane Prud'homme9602.2
Marxist–LeninistGinette Boutet2690.6−0.1
Total valid votes 44,478100.0
Bloc Québécois hold Swing -1.9
1997 Canadian federal election: Laurier—Sainte-Marie
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Bloc QuébécoisGilles Duceppe26,54654.7−7.0
LiberalDavid Ly11,15423.0−1.6
Progressive ConservativeYanick Deschênes5,80812.0+6.6
New DemocraticFrançois Degardin2,1804.5+1.4
IndependentFrançois Gourd1,2552.6
GreenDylan Perceval-Maxwell1,1672.4−0.2
Marxist–LeninistSerge Lachapelle3380.7+0.2
IndependentMathieu Ravignat1230.3
Total valid votes 48,571100.0
Bloc Québécois hold Swing -7.09

References
  1. "Dylan Perceval-Maxwell - Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  2. "Dylan Perceval-Maxwell is a contestant for Green Party of Canada leadership". Green Party of Canada. May 29, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  3. "BIOBUS Project Cuts Montreal CO2 Emissions by Roughly 1,300 Tons". May 27, 2003. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  4. Canada, National Film Board of, Democracy 4 Dummies, retrieved 2020-04-29
  5. "Dylan Perceval-Maxwell ce présente comme candidat à la direction du Parti Vert du Canada!". Facebook (in French). March 17, 2020. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  6. "Dylan Perceval-Maxwell is running for the Leadership of the Green Party!". Facebook. March 17, 2020. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
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