Pierre Nantel

Pierre Nantel MP (born June 10, 1963) is a Canadian politician and a former member of the House of Commons of Canada. First elected in the 2011 federal election as a member of the New Democratic Party (NDP), he succeeded Jean Dorion of the Bloc Québécois in the district of Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher;[1] in the 2015 election, he was reelected in the redistributed riding of Longueuil—Saint-Hubert.

Pierre Nantel
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Longueuil—Saint-Hubert
In office
October 19, 2015 – October 21, 2019
Preceded byRiding established
Succeeded byDenis Trudel
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher
In office
May 2, 2011 – October 19, 2015
Preceded byJean Dorion
Succeeded byRiding abolished
Personal details
Born (1963-06-10) June 10, 1963
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec
Political partyGreen (2019–present; de facto, begun during the 2019 federal election)
Other political
affiliations		Independent (2019; de jure, until before the 2019 federal election)
New Democratic (2011–2019)
ResidenceLongueuil, Quebec
ProfessionArtistic director, researcher, commentator

Prior to being elected, Nantel was a researcher and television commentator, including a stint at Radio-Canada television.[2]

On August 16, 2019, the NDP dropped Nantel from its caucus, and as a candidate in the upcoming 2019 Canadian federal election, following revelations that he had been in private talks to run for another political party in the 2019 federal election.[3] Although Nantel had previously been speculated as potentially joining the Bloc Québécois,[4] the reports that sparked his removal from the NDP caucus indicated that he was in talks with the Green Party of Canada.[3] On August 19, 2019, it was announced that Nantel would sit as an independent MP for the rest of his term and would be running under the Green Party banner in the 2019 federal election.[5][6][7] He was defeated in the election, placing third behind the Bloc Québécois and Liberal candidates.[8]

Electoral record
2019 Canadian federal election: Longueuil—Saint-Hubert
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisDenis Trudel23,06138.5+11.23
LiberalRéjean Hébert20,47134.2+4.19
GreenPierre Nantel6,74511.3+8.81
New DemocraticÉric Ferland5,1048.5–22.72
ConservativePatrick Clune3,7796.3–2.44
People'sEllen Comeau4670.8–
IndependentPierre-Luc Fillon2170.4–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 59,844100.0
Total rejected ballots 1,086
Turnout 60,93069.9
Eligible voters 87,113
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]
2015 Canadian federal election: Longueuil—Saint-Hubert
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticPierre Nantel18,17131.22-18.79–
LiberalMick O'Grady17,46830.01+19.92–
Bloc QuébécoisDenis Trudel15,87327.27-1.52–
ConservativeJohn Sedlak5,0878.74+0.00–
GreenCasandra Poitras1,4472.49+0.29–
Strength in DemocracyAffine Lwalalika1530.26––
Total valid votes/Expense limit 58,199100.00 $224,513.21
Total rejected ballots 9391.59–
Turnout 85,76668.95–
Eligible voters 85,766
New Democratic notional hold Swing -19.36
Source: Elections Canada[11][12]
2011 Canadian federal election: Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticPierre Nantel27,11951.93+37.9
Bloc QuébécoisJean Dorion14,18127.16-18.9
LiberalKévan Falsafi5,32110.19-11.6
ConservativeRichard Bélisle4,3398.31-6.1
GreenValérie St-Amant1,0321.98-1.5
Marxist–LeninistSerge Patenaude2280.44+0.2
Total valid votes/Expense limit 52,220100.00
Total rejected ballots 650 1.23-0.11
Turnout 52,870 67.24–
Eligible voters 78,629 ––
New Democratic gain from Bloc Québécois Swing +28.4

References
  1. Fidelman, Charlie (May 3, 2011), "South Shore: A sea of NDP orange washes Bloc away", Montreal Gazette, retrieved May 3, 2011.
  2. "Rebranding of ICI Radio Canada is criticized". The New York Times. 2013-06-10.
  3. "NDP dumps Quebec MP Pierre Nantel over talks with another party". Toronto Star, August 16, 2019.
  4. "Le NPD montre la porte à Pierre Nantel, en pourparlers avec le Parti vert". Ici Radio-Canada, August 16, 2019.
  5. Wherry, Aaron (16 August 2019). "Elizabeth May says she has been in talks with ejected NDP MP for 'some considerable time'". CBC News. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  6. August 19, Presse Canadienne Updated (August 19, 2019). "Ousted from the NDP, Longueuil MP Nantel to run for the Green Party | Montreal Gazette". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  7. CBC News (19 August 2019). "May confirms ex-New Democrat Pierre Nantel is running as a Green candidate". CBC News. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  8. "Denis Trudel l'emporte dans Longueuil-Saint-Hubert". Le Courrier du Sud (in French). October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  9. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  10. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  11. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Longueuil—Saint-Hubert, 30 September 2015
  12. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
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