Serge Cormier

Serge Cormier MP (born 1975) is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Acadie—Bathurst in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.[1]

Serge Cormier

MP
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
Assumed office
January 30, 2017
MinisterAhmed Hussen
Preceded byArif Virani
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Acadie-Bathurst
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded byYvon Godin
Personal details
Born1975
Maisonnette, New Brunswick, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)Annick Pelletier
ProfessionPolitical assistant

Early life

Cormier was born and raised in Maisonnette, New Brunswick.[2] His father was an inshore fisherman.

Career

He studied business administration, financing his studies by acquiring a small company. He later worked for the government of New Brunswick as the chief of staff to various government departments, and then as a policy analyst for Brian Gallant in both the office of the Official Opposition and of the Premier of New Brunswick. He served as an advisor to Gallant with responsibility for northern New Brunswick. He worked as a riding organizer for both the federal and provincial Liberal parties.[3]

On April 27, 2015, he was nominated to be the federal Liberal candidate in Acadie—Bathurst for the 2015 election. The riding had been held by Yvon Godin of the New Democratic Party since 1997, but Godin opted to retire rather than seek re-election, and Cormier ran against Jason Godin.[4] He won the election, in what was considered an upset victory, as the Liberals swept the Atlantic provinces.[5]

Cormier was re-elected in the 2019 federal election.[6]

Personal life

Cormier and his wife Annick have two daughters.[7]

Electoral record
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalSerge Cormier26,54755.14+4.43
ConservativeMartine Savoie10,35221.50+13.94
New DemocraticDaniel Thériault6,96714.47−24.93
GreenRobert Kryszko4,2778.88+6.55
Total valid votes/Expense limit 48,143100.0   $100,608.92
Total rejected ballots 9241.88+1.23
Turnout 49,06773.54−3.25
Eligible voters 66,718
Liberal hold Swing −4.76
Source: Elections Canada[8]
2015 Canadian federal election: Acadie—Bathurst
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalSerge Cormier25,84550.71+36.40–
New DemocraticJason Godin20,07939.40-29.68–
ConservativeRiba Girouard-Riordon3,8527.56-8.98–
GreenDominique Breau1,1872.33––
Total valid votes/Expense limit 50,963100.0 $200,454.20
Total rejected ballots 3360.65–0.68
Turnout 51,29977.03+6.73
Eligible voters 66,594
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +33.04
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]

References
  1. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/canada-votes-2015-new-brunswick-results-1.3278750
  2. Mallory, James (March 12, 2015). "Liberal Serge Cormier vying for MP job in Acadie-Bathurst riding". Telegraph Journal. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
  3. Meet Serge, Liberal.ca.
  4. Acadie—Bathurst Liberals nominate Serge Cormier to run in next election, CBC News, April 27, 2015.
  5. Acadie-Bathurst tilts to Liberal Serge Cormier, CBC News, October 19, 2015.
  6. "New Brunswick's election night by the numbers". CBC News. October 22, 2019. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  7. Meet Serge, Liberal.ca.
  8. "Results Validated by the Returning Officer". Elections Canada. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  9. "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Acadie—Bathurst (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  10. "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
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