Francis Drouin

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.

Francis Drouin

MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Glengarry—Prescott—Russell
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded byPierre Lemieux
Personal details
Born (1983-10-07) October 7, 1983
Hawkesbury, Ontario, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Domestic partnerKate Forrest
ResidenceRussell, Ontario, Canada
Alma materUniversity of Ottawa
La Cité collégiale
ProfessionConsultant

Early life

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.

Federal politics

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.

Controversies

In April 2018 Drouin was alleged to have groped a woman at a Halifax bar during the Liberal Party policy convention.[5] Drouin denied the allegations stating he was misidentified.[6] Police did not lay charges.[7]

Electoral record
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalFrancis Drouin31,29347.56-5.72
ConservativePierre Lemieux23,66035.96-0.45
New DemocraticKonstantine Malakos6,85110.41+2.48
GreenMarthe Lépine 2,1133.21+1.41
People'sJean-Jacques Desgranges1,1741.78
LibertarianDarcy Neal Donnelly2620.4-0.19
IndependentDaniel John Fey2390.4
RhinocerosMarc-Antoine Gagnier1990.3
Total valid votes/Expense limit 65,791100.0
Total rejected ballots 645
Turnout 66,43672.21
Eligible voters 92,007
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]
The Green Party of Canada dropped Marthe Lépine for her anti-abortion views; she ran as an independent instead.[10]
2015 Canadian federal election: Glengarry—Prescott—Russell
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalFrancis Drouin34,18953.28+22.68–
ConservativePierre Lemieux23,36736.41-12.4–
New DemocraticNormand Laurin5,0877.93-8.74–
GreenGenevieve Malouin-Diraddo1,1531.8-1.78–
LibertarianJean-Serge Brisson3770.59+0.25–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 64,173100.0   $222,406.73
Total rejected ballots 399––
Turnout 64,57275.6%–
Eligible voters 85,388
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing 28.83%
Source: Elections Canada[11][12]

References
  1. Francis Drouin – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. Deachman, Bruce (October 2, 2015). "Riding profile: Tories hope to further tighten grip on Glengarry-Prescott-Russell". Ottawa Citizen. PostMedia. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  3. Meet Francis Drouin, Liberal.ca.
  4. Francis Drouin wins Liberal nomination Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine, The Review, January 20, 2015.
  5. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-mp-francis-drouin-remains-in-liberal-caucus-as-incident-in-halifax-is/
  6. https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2018/04/24/mp-francis-drouin-still-in-liberal-caucus-as-halifax-incident-is-investigated.html
  7. "Police won't lay charges against Liberal MP Francis Drouin after groping allegation". CBC News. May 22, 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  8. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  9. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  10. Tunney, Catharine (October 7, 2019). "Green Party drops anti-abortion candidate in Ontario riding". CBC News. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  11. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Glengarry—Prescott—Russell, 30 September 2015
  12. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
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