François Pilon

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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 (age 65)
Laval, Quebec
Political partyNew Democratic Party
Parti Laval
Alma materCollège Montmorency

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.

Background[edit]

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[edit]

2017 Laval City Council Election: Laval-les-Îles District (17)
Party Council candidate Vote %
  Mouvement lavallois - Équipe Marc Demers Nicholas Borne (X) 2,526 45.86
  Parti Laval - Équipe Michel Trottier François Pilon 1,138 20.66
  Avenir Laval - Équipe Sonia Baudelot Josée Trépanier 981 17.81
  Action Laval - Équipe Jean Claude Gobé Cesar Augusto Maldonado 676 12.27
  Alliance des conseillers autonomes - Équipe Alain Lecompte et Cynthia Leblanc Cynthia Leblanc 187 3.40
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Fayçal El-Khoury 25,857 47.70 +27.07 $86,424.50
New Democratic François Pilon 10,710 19.77 -27.43 $29,014.20
Conservative Roland Dick 9,811 18.10 +1.67 $114,413.09
Bloc Québécois Nancy Redhead 6,731 12.42 -0.47 $19,952.32
Green Faiza R'Guiba-Kalogerakis 919 1.69 -0.09 $2,605.36
Marxist–Leninist Yvon Breton 175 0.32 -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 Democratic François Pilon 25,703 47.64 +36.18
Liberal Karine Joizil 11,108 20.59 -19.85
Conservative Zaki Ghavitian 8,587 15.92 -4.70
Bloc Québécois Mohamedali Jetha 7,022 13.02 -10.52
Green Brent Neil 966 1.79 -1.49
Pirate Stéphane Bakhos 369 0.68
Marxist–Leninist Polyvios Tsakanikas 194 0.36 –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 53,949 100.00
Total rejected ballots 702 1.28 -0.06
Turnout 54,651 59.31 -2.38


2008 Canadian federal election: Honoré-Mercier
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Pablo Rodríguez 21,544 43.67 +5.44 $64,461
Bloc Québécois Gérard Labelle 13,871 28.12 −6.71 $57,274
Conservative Rodrigo Alfaro 7,549 15.30 −2.14 $35,152
New Democratic François Pilon 4,986 10.11 +3.89 $1,499
Green Gaëtan Bérard 1,380 2.80 −0.13 $1,387
Total valid votes 49,330 100.00
Total rejected ballots 667 1.33
Turnout 49,997 62.16 −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
Liberal Pablo Rodríguez 19,622 38.23 −7.87 $62,095
Bloc Québécois Gérard Labelle 17,879 34.83 −5.54 $39,105
Conservative Angelo M. Marino 8,952 17.44 +11.42 $62,813
New Democratic François Pilon 3,191 6.22 +2.13 $2,374
Green Sylvain Castonguay 1,502 2.93 +1.16 not listed
Marxist–Leninist Hélène Héroux 183 0.36 +0.02 none 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
Liberal Pablo Rodríguez 22,223 46.10 −11.76 $78,649
Bloc Québécois Éric St-Hilaire 19,461 40.37 +10.02 $13,063
Conservative Gianni Chiazzese 2,902 6.02 −2.28 $5,060
New Democratic François Pilon 1,973 4.09 +2.81 $885
Green Richard Lahaie 852 1.77 – $0
Marijuana Steve Boudrias 626 1.30 −0.59 none listed
Marxist–Leninist Hélène Héroux 164 0.34 +0.03 none listed
Total valid votes 48,201 100.00
Total rejected ballots 854 1.74
Turnout 49,055 61.64
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[edit]

  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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