Simon Marcil

Simon Marcil MP is a Canadian politician who was elected to the House of Commons in the 2015 election from the electoral district of Mirabel. Elected as a member of the Bloc Québécois, Marcil, along with six other Bloc MPs, resigned from the Bloc's caucus to sit as an independent MP on February 28, 2018 citing conflicts with the leadership style of Martine Ouellet.[1] Following Ouellet's resignation, he rejoined the party on June 6, 2018.[2]

Simon Marcil MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Mirabel
Incumbent
Assumed office October 19, 2015
Preceded by	Riding established
Personal details
Political party	Bloc Québécois
Other political affiliations	Québec debout (2018)
Residence	Mirabel, Quebec

On December 22, 2020, the National Post reported that Marcil has been on prolonged medical leave since January 31, 2020, all without informing in constituents in Mirabel.[3]

In January 2021, he announced he would not run again in the 44th Canadian federal election.[4]

Prior to his election Marcil worked for Hydro-Québec.[5]

Electoral record

2019 Canadian federal election: Mirabel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Bloc Québécois	Simon Marcil	33,219	51.1
	Liberal	Karl Trudel	16,162	24.9
	Conservative	François Desrochers	5,940	9.1
	New Democratic	Anne-Marie Saint-Germain	5,219	8.0
	Green	Julie Tremblay	3,517	5.4
	People's	Christian Montpetit	641	1.0
	Indépendence du Québec	Pietro Biacchi	332	0.5
Total valid votes/Expense limit			65,030	100.0
Total rejected ballots			1,286
Turnout			66,316	68.7
Eligible voters			96,468
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]

2015 Canadian federal election: Mirabel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Bloc Québécois	Simon Marcil	18,710	31.49	+0.48	$14,070.30
	New Democratic	Mylène Freeman	17,873	30.08	-19.47	$52,822.53
	Liberal	Karl Trudel	15,514	26.11	+18.36	$16,340.47
	Conservative	Gordon Ferguson	6,020	10.13	+0.91	$4,496.74
	Green	Jocelyn Gifford	1,301	2.19	+0.17	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			59,418	100.0		$227,491.40
Total rejected ballots			1,178	–	–
Turnout			60,596	–	–
Eligible voters			87,622
	Bloc Québécois gain from New Democratic		Swing		+9.98
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]

References

1. Allard, Clement (February 28, 2018). "Seven of 10 Bloc Quebecois MPs quit over Martine Ouellet's leadership". The Globe and Mail. The Canadian Press. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
2. "Two of seven MPs who quit the Bloc Quebecois returning to the party". The Canadian Press. June 6, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
3. "'I don't even know what Simon Marcil looks like': Bloc MP has been on undisclosed leave since January". nationalpost. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
4. "Two Bloc members will not stand for re-election in the next election - Canada Live, local and global news". Retrieved 2021-01-17.
5. "Federal Election 2015: Mirabel riding results". Global News. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
6. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
7. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
8. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Mirabel, 30 September 2015
9. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine