François Pilon

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.
François Pilon
Member of Parliament
for Laval—Les Îles
In office
May 2, 2011 – October 19, 2015
Preceded byRaymonde Folco
Succeeded byFayçal El-Khoury
Personal details
Born (1958-08-25) August 25, 1958
Laval, Quebec
Political partyNew Democratic Party
Parti Laval
Alma materCollège Montmorency

Background

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.

Electoral record
2017 Laval City Council Election: Laval-les-Îles District (17)
Party Council candidate Vote  %
  Mouvement lavallois - Équipe Marc DemersNicholas Borne (X)2,52645.86
  Parti Laval - Équipe Michel TrottierFrançois Pilon1,13820.66
  Avenir Laval - Équipe Sonia BaudelotJosée Trépanier98117.81
  Action Laval - Équipe Jean Claude GobéCesar Augusto Maldonado67612.27
  Alliance des conseillers autonomes - Équipe Alain Lecompte et Cynthia LeblancCynthia Leblanc1873.40
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalFayçal El-Khoury25,85747.70+27.07$86,424.50
New DemocraticFrançois Pilon10,71019.77-27.43$29,014.20
ConservativeRoland Dick9,81118.10+1.67$114,413.09
Bloc QuébécoisNancy Redhead6,73112.42-0.47$19,952.32
GreenFaiza R'Guiba-Kalogerakis9191.69-0.09$2,605.36
Marxist–LeninistYvon Breton1750.32-0.04–
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]
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticFrançois Pilon25,70347.64+36.18
LiberalKarine Joizil11,10820.59-19.85
ConservativeZaki Ghavitian8,58715.92-4.70
Bloc QuébécoisMohamedali Jetha7,02213.02-10.52
GreenBrent Neil9661.79-1.49
PirateStéphane Bakhos3690.68
Marxist–LeninistPolyvios Tsakanikas1940.36–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 53,949100.00
Total rejected ballots 7021.28 -0.06
Turnout 54,65159.31 -2.38
2008 Canadian federal election: Honoré-Mercier
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalPablo Rodríguez21,54443.67+5.44$64,461
Bloc QuébécoisGérard Labelle13,87128.12−6.71$57,274
ConservativeRodrigo Alfaro7,54915.30−2.14$35,152
New DemocraticFrançois Pilon4,98610.11+3.89$1,499
GreenGaëtan Bérard1,3802.80−0.13$1,387
Total valid votes 49,330100.00
Total rejected ballots 6671.33
Turnout 49,99762.16−2.71
Electors on the lists 80,429
Liberal hold Swing +6.08
Source: Official Voting Results, 40th General Election 2008, Elections Canada.
2006 Canadian federal election: Honoré-Mercier
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalPablo Rodríguez19,62238.23−7.87$62,095
Bloc QuébécoisGérard Labelle17,87934.83−5.54$39,105
ConservativeAngelo M. Marino8,95217.44+11.42$62,813
New DemocraticFrançois Pilon3,1916.22+2.13$2,374
GreenSylvain Castonguay1,5022.93+1.16not listed
Marxist–LeninistHélène Héroux1830.36+0.02none 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.
2004 Canadian federal election: Honoré-Mercier
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalPablo Rodríguez22,22346.10−11.76$78,649
Bloc QuébécoisÉric St-Hilaire19,46140.37+10.02$13,063
ConservativeGianni Chiazzese2,9026.02−2.28$5,060
New DemocraticFrançois Pilon1,9734.09+2.81$885
GreenRichard Lahaie8521.77–$0
MarijuanaSteve Boudrias6261.30−0.59none listed
Marxist–LeninistHélène Héroux1640.34+0.03none listed
Total valid votes 48,201100.00
Total rejected ballots 8541.74
Turnout 49,05561.64
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

References
  1. 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.
  2. Canada Votes 2008: Results, Ridings & Candidates: Honoré-Mercier, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, accessed 7 April 2011.
  3. Historique du syndicat Archived 2011-08-26 at the Wayback Machine, Syndicat des Cols Bleus de la Ville de Laval, accessed 7 April 2011.
  4. Allison Lampert, "Unions clash over workers," Montreal Gazette, 4 November 1999, A9.
  5. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Laval—Les Îles, 30 September 2015
  6. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
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