Marcel Proulx

Marcel Proulx (/ˈpr/; born 6 March 1946 in L'Orignal, Ontario) is a retired Canadian politician.

Marcel Proulx
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Hull—Aylmer
In office
1999–2011
Preceded byMarcel Massé
Succeeded byNycole Turmel
Chief Opposition Whip
In office
7 September 2010  2 May 2011
Preceded byKaren Redman
Succeeded byNycole Turmel
Personal details
Born (1946-03-06) 6 March 1946
L'Orignal, Ontario
Political partyLiberal
SpousePamela Proulx
RelationsEdmond Proulx, grandfather
Isidore Proulx, great-grandfather
Residence(s)Gatineau, Quebec
Professionadministrator, businessman, executive assistant

Proulx is a former member of the Liberal Party of Canada in the House of Commons of Canada, having represented the riding of Hull—Aylmer from 1999 to 2011. Proulx is a former administrator, businessman, claim adjuster, and executive assistant. He is a former Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport and is the current Chair of the Sub-Committee on Private Members' Business of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs and Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole, frequently being the Acting Speaker.

Proulx ran for Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada in the 39th Canadian Parliament.[1] Fellow Liberal Peter Milliken won on the first ballot.[2]

Marcel Proulx was a supporter of Michael Ignatieff during the last leadership campaign of the Liberal Party of Canada. However, he served as Quebec lieutenant for Stéphane Dion in 2007.[3] On 16 October 2007, after much speculation, Proulx announced his resignation as Quebec lieutenant.[4] The position of Quebec Lieutenant was offered to Pablo Rodriguez and Denis Coderre but both refused. The position was later given to Senator Céline Hervieux-Payette.

He was defeated by NDP candidate Nycole Turmel in the 2011 Canadian election in a landslide.[5] Turmel would also succeed him as the Chief Opposition Whip in the 41st Canadian Parliament.

He is the first Liberal candidate ever defeated in Hull-Aylmer's 94-year history. Proulx became a real estate agent a few months after his defeat.[6]

Electoral record

2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticNycole Turmel35,19459.20%+39.37%
LiberalMarcel Proulx12,05120.27%-17.20%
ConservativeNancy Brassard-Fortin6,05810.19%-4.94%
Bloc QuébécoisDino Lemay5,0198.44%-13.63%
GreenRoger Fleury1,1251.89%-3.37%
Total valid votes/Expense limit 59,447100.00%
Total rejected ballots 355
Turnout 59,802
2008 Canadian federal election: Hull—Aylmer
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
LiberalMarcel Proulx19,75037.45$79,057
Bloc QuébécoisRaphaël Déry11,62522.05$69,097
New DemocraticPierre Ducasse10,45419.83$45,531
ConservativePaul Fréchette7,99615.16$56,752
GreenFrédéric Pouyot2,7845.28$3,327
Marxist–LeninistGabriel Girard-Bernier1210.23none listed
Total valid votes/expenditure limit 52,730 100.00 $89,492
Total rejected ballots 359
Turnout 53,089 61.00
Electors on the lists 87,036
2006 Canadian federal election: Hull—Aylmer
Party Candidate Votes%Expenditures
LiberalMarcel Proulx17,57632.67$74,347
Bloc QuébécoisAlain Charette15,78829.35$36,796
ConservativeGilles Poirier9,28417.26$57,405
New DemocraticPierre Laliberté8,33415.49$28,016
GreenChristian Doyle2,6874.99$1,907
Marxist–LeninistGabriel Girard-Bernier1250.23$19
Total valid votes/expenditure limit 53,794 100.00 $82,541
Total rejected ballots 323
Turnout 54,117 64.25
Electors on the lists 84,233
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalMarcel Proulx20,13541.87-9.53$61,882
Bloc QuébécoisAlain Charette15,62632.49+9.41$22,285
New DemocraticPierre Laliberté5,70911.87+8.38$23,285
ConservativePierrette Bellefeuille3,9638.24-9.72$11,618
GreenGail Walker2,5615.33$2,380
Marxist–LeninistChristian Legeais980.20-0.04
Total valid votes/Expense limit 48,092100.00 $81,460

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in the 2000 election.

2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalMarcel Proulx22,38551.40-2.63 [7]
Bloc QuébécoisCaroline Brouard10,05123.08-2.40
Progressive ConservativeGuy Dufort4,1819.60+1.39
AllianceMichel Geisterfer3,6398.36+7.36
New DemocraticPeter Piening1,5213.49-4.19
MarijuanaAubert Martins8922.05
Natural LawRita Bouchard4260.98+0.39
IndependentRon Gray1840.42
Canadian ActionRobert Brooks1670.38
Marxist–LeninistAlexandre Legeais1060.24
Total valid votes 43,552100.00

Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1999 by-election.

Canadian federal by-election, 15 November 1999
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Resignation of Marcel Massé, 10 September 1999
LiberalMarcel Proulx9,53254.03-0.08
Bloc QuébécoisRobert Bélanger4,49525.48+4.70
Progressive ConservativeRichard St-Cyr1,4488.21-9.51
New DemocraticAlain Cossette1,3567.69+4.93
GreenGail Walker3071.74+0.51
Christian HeritageRon Gray1761.00+0.42
ReformLuiz Da Silva1750.99-0.97
Natural LawJean-Claude Pommet1030.58+0.03
IndependentJohn C. Turmel510.29
Total valid votes 17,643100.00

References

  1. "Libs Marleau and Proulx to challenge Milliken for Speaker's chair". Thee Hill Times. 20 March 2006. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  2. "Milliken re-elected Speaker as Parliament resumes". CBC News. 3 April 2006. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  3. "Un nouveau lieutenant pour le Québec". Radio-Canada. 3 May 2007. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  4. "Dion lieutenantless in Quebec". The Globe and Mail. 16 October 2007. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  5. "Turmel topples 100-year Liberal dynasty in Hull-Aylmer". Ottawa Citizen. 3 May 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  6. "After losing in 2011 election, Proulx turns to real estate". Ottawa Citizen. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  7. Hill, Tony L. (2002). Canadian Politics, Riding by Riding: An In-depth Analysis of Canada's 301 Federal Electoral Districts. Prospect Park Press. p. 170. ISBN 978-0-9723436-0-2.
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