Michel Picard (politician)

Michel Picard (born February 15, 1960) is a Canadian politician who served as the Member of Parliament for the riding of Montarville from 2015[1] until his defeat in the 2019 federal election as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada. During his tenure, he served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness.[2]

For the NHL player, see Michel Picard (hockey player). For French canoer, see Michel Picard (canoeist). For French writer, see Michel Picard (writer).

Michel Picard
Picard in June 2011
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
In office
December 2, 2015 – January 27, 2017
MinisterRalph Goodale
Preceded byRoxanne James
Succeeded byMark Holland
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Montarville
In office
October 19, 2015 – September 11, 2019
Preceded bydistrict created
Succeeded byStéphane Bergeron
Personal details
Born (1960-02-15) February 15, 1960
NationalityCanadian
Political partyLiberal
ResidenceSaint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec
Education

Electoral record
2015 Canadian federal election: Montarville
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalMichel Picard18,84832.54+20.04–
Bloc QuébécoisCatherine Fournier16,46028.42-0.66–
New DemocraticDjaouida Sellah14,29624.68-19.85–
ConservativeStéphane Duranleau6,28410.85+1.25–
GreenOlivier Adam1,3882.40-0.05–
LibertarianClaude Leclair6411.11––
Total valid votes/Expense limit 57,917100.00 $207,758.92
Total rejected ballots 8811.50–
Turnout 58,79877.86–
Eligible voters 75,521
Liberal notional gain from New Democratic Swing +19.94
Source: Elections Canada[3][4]
2011 Canadian federal election: Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticDjaouida Sellah24,36144.6+31.1
Bloc QuébécoisCarole Lavallée15,38428.2-16.8
LiberalMichel Picard7,42313.6-8.6
ConservativeNicole Charbonneau Barron5,88710.8-4.6
GreenGermain Denoncourt1,5232.8-1.0
Total valid votes/Expense limit 54,578 100.0
Total rejected ballots 780 1.4 0.0
Turnout 55,358 67.5-0.2
Eligible voters 82,023 ––

References
  1. "CJAD". Cjad.com. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  2. "Bill Blair, Adam Vaughan among new parliamentary secretaries". CBC News. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  3. "Voter Information Service - Who are the candidates in my electoral district?". Elections.ca. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  4. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
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