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François Pilon
Canadian politician
François Pilon (born August 25, 1958) is a politician in the Canadian province of Quebec. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 federal election as the member for Laval—Les Îles. Pilon is a member of the New Democratic Party.
This article is about Canadian politician and MP. For French philosopher, see François Pillon.
Quick Facts Member of Parliament for Laval—Les Îles, Preceded by ...
François Pilon | |
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| Member of Parliament for Laval—Les Îles | |
| In office May 2, 2011 – October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Raymonde Folco |
| Succeeded by | Fayçal El-Khoury |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1958-08-25) August 25, 1958 (age 65) Laval, Quebec |
| Political party | New Democratic Party Parti Laval |
| Alma mater | Collège Montmorency |
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Pilon was born in 1958 in Laval and has a background in architectural design. He is active in the labour movement, having served as vice-president of the Syndicat des Cols Bleus de la Ville de Laval from late 1998 to 2006.[1][2][3] In 1999, he helped lead his union into the Canadian Union of Public Employees.[4]
He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons on his fourth attempt, previously running in the riding of Honoré-Mercier, which the NDP also took in 2011.
He is not to be confused with another François Pilon who has run for the Green Party in Montreal.
More information 2017 Laval City Council Election: Laval-les-Îles District (17), Party ...
| 2017 Laval City Council Election: Laval-les-Îles District (17) | ||||
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| Party | Council candidate | Vote | % | |
| Mouvement lavallois - Équipe Marc Demers | Nicholas Borne (X) | 2,526 | 45.86 | |
| Parti Laval - Équipe Michel Trottier | François Pilon | 1,138 | 20.66 | |
| Avenir Laval - Équipe Sonia Baudelot | Josée Trépanier | 981 | 17.81 | |
| Action Laval - Équipe Jean Claude Gobé | Cesar Augusto Maldonado | 676 | 12.27 | |
| Alliance des conseillers autonomes - Équipe Alain Lecompte et Cynthia Leblanc | Cynthia Leblanc | 187 | 3.40 | |
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More information 2015 Canadian federal election, Party ...
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Fayçal El-Khoury | 25,857 | 47.70 | +27.07 | $86,424.50 | |||
| New Democratic | François Pilon | 10,710 | 19.77 | -27.43 | $29,014.20 | |||
| Conservative | Roland Dick | 9,811 | 18.10 | +1.67 | $114,413.09 | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Nancy Redhead | 6,731 | 12.42 | -0.47 | $19,952.32 | |||
| Green | Faiza R'Guiba-Kalogerakis | 919 | 1.69 | -0.09 | $2,605.36 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Yvon Breton | 175 | 0.32 | -0.04 | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | – | 100.0 | $218,884.73 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | – | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 54,203 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 81,562 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[5][6] | ||||||||
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More information 2011 Canadian federal election, Party ...
| 2011 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | François Pilon | 25,703 | 47.64 | +36.18 | ||||
| Liberal | Karine Joizil | 11,108 | 20.59 | -19.85 | ||||
| Conservative | Zaki Ghavitian | 8,587 | 15.92 | -4.70 | ||||
| Bloc Québécois | Mohamedali Jetha | 7,022 | 13.02 | -10.52 | ||||
| Green | Brent Neil | 966 | 1.79 | -1.49 | ||||
| Pirate | Stéphane Bakhos | 369 | 0.68 | |||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Polyvios Tsakanikas | 194 | 0.36 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 53,949 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 702 | 1.28 | -0.06 | |||||
| Turnout | 54,651 | 59.31 | -2.38 | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| 2008 Canadian federal election: Honoré-Mercier | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Pablo Rodríguez | 21,544 | 43.67 | +5.44 | $64,461 | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Gérard Labelle | 13,871 | 28.12 | −6.71 | $57,274 | |||
| Conservative | Rodrigo Alfaro | 7,549 | 15.30 | −2.14 | $35,152 | |||
| New Democratic | François Pilon | 4,986 | 10.11 | +3.89 | $1,499 | |||
| Green | Gaëtan Bérard | 1,380 | 2.80 | −0.13 | $1,387 | |||
| Total valid votes | 49,330 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 667 | 1.33 | ||||||
| Turnout | 49,997 | 62.16 | −2.71 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 80,429 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +6.08 | ||||||
| Source: Official Voting Results, 40th General Election 2008, Elections Canada. | ||||||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| 2006 Canadian federal election: Honoré-Mercier | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Pablo Rodríguez | 19,622 | 38.23 | −7.87 | $62,095 | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Gérard Labelle | 17,879 | 34.83 | −5.54 | $39,105 | |||
| Conservative | Angelo M. Marino | 8,952 | 17.44 | +11.42 | $62,813 | |||
| New Democratic | François Pilon | 3,191 | 6.22 | +2.13 | $2,374 | |||
| Green | Sylvain Castonguay | 1,502 | 2.93 | +1.16 | not listed | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Hélène Héroux | 183 | 0.36 | +0.02 | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes | 51,329 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 650 | 1.25 | ||||||
| Turnout | 51,979 | 64.87 | +3.23 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 80,122 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -1.17 | ||||||
| Source: Official Voting Results, 39th General Election, Elections Canada. | ||||||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| 2004 Canadian federal election: Honoré-Mercier | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Pablo Rodríguez | 22,223 | 46.10 | −11.76 | $78,649 | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Éric St-Hilaire | 19,461 | 40.37 | +10.02 | $13,063 | |||
| Conservative | Gianni Chiazzese | 2,902 | 6.02 | −2.28 | $5,060 | |||
| New Democratic | François Pilon | 1,973 | 4.09 | +2.81 | $885 | |||
| Green | Richard Lahaie | 852 | 1.77 | – | $0 | |||
| Marijuana | Steve Boudrias | 626 | 1.30 | −0.59 | none listed | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Hélène Héroux | 164 | 0.34 | +0.03 | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes | 48,201 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 854 | 1.74 | ||||||
| Turnout | 49,055 | 61.64 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 79,585 | |||||||
| Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election. | ||||||||
| Source: Official Voting Results, Thirty-Eighth General Election, Elections Canada. | ||||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -10.89 | ||||||
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- Pilon originally became vice-president of the union on an interim basis. See Allison Lampert, "Union leaders quit after members reject accord: Resignations stall talks on deal with Laval blue collars," Montreal Gazette, 22 November 1998, A4.
- Canada Votes 2008: Results, Ridings & Candidates: Honoré-Mercier, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, accessed 7 April 2011.
- Historique du syndicat Archived 2011-08-26 at the Wayback Machine, Syndicat des Cols Bleus de la Ville de Laval, accessed 7 April 2011.
- Allison Lampert, "Unions clash over workers," Montreal Gazette, 4 November 1999, A9.