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 – September 11, 2019
Preceded by	Riding established
Succeeded by	Denis Trudel
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher
In office May 2, 2011 – September 11, 2015
Preceded by	Jean Dorion
Succeeded by	Riding abolished
Personal details
Born	June 10, 1963 Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec
Political party	Green (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)
Residence	Longueuil, Quebec
Profession	Artistic 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 Québécois	Denis Trudel	23,061	38.5	+11.23	$46,039.85
	Liberal	Réjean Hébert	20,471	34.2	+4.19	$77,307.46
	Green	Pierre Nantel	6,745	11.3	+8.81	$16,474.78
	New Democratic	Éric Ferland	5,104	8.5	–22.72	$11,119.46
	Conservative	Patrick Clune	3,779	6.3	–2.44	none listed
	People's	Ellen Comeau	467	0.8	–	$0.00
	Independent	Pierre-Luc Fillon	217	0.4	–	$0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit			59,844	100.0
Total rejected ballots			1,086
Turnout			60,930	69.9
Eligible voters			87,113
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]

2015 Canadian federal election: Longueuil—Saint-Hubert
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Pierre Nantel	18,171	31.22	-18.79	–
	Liberal	Mick O'Grady	17,468	30.01	+19.92	–
	Bloc Québécois	Denis Trudel	15,873	27.27	-1.52	–
	Conservative	John Sedlak	5,087	8.74	+0.00	–
	Green	Casandra Poitras	1,447	2.49	+0.29	–
	Strength in Democracy	Affine Lwalalika	153	0.26	–	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			58,199	100.00		$224,513.21
Total rejected ballots			939	1.59	–
Turnout			85,766	68.95	–
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 Democratic	Pierre Nantel	27,119	51.93	+37.9
	Bloc Québécois	Jean Dorion	14,181	27.16	-18.9
	Liberal	Kévan Falsafi	5,321	10.19	-11.6
	Conservative	Richard Bélisle	4,339	8.31	-6.1
	Green	Valérie St-Amant	1,032	1.98	-1.5
	Marxist–Leninist	Serge Patenaude	228	0.44	+0.2
Total valid votes/Expense limit			52,220	100.00
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

External links

• Pierre Nantel – Parliament of Canada biography