Mark Assad

Mark Joseph Assad (born June 14, 1940) is a Canadian politician who is a member of the Liberal Party of Canada. He was a member of the House of Commons of Canada representing Gatineau from 1997 to 2004, and represented Gatineau—La Lièvre from 1988 to 1997. He was born in Buckingham, Quebec and is an administrator, and a teacher. He served as the chair of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts. He did not run for re-election in 2004.

Mark Joseph Assad
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Gatineau
In office June 2, 1997 – June 28, 2004
Preceded by	The electoral district was created in 1996.
Succeeded by	Françoise Boivin
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Gatineau—La Lièvre
Preceded by	The electoral district was created in 1987.
Succeeded by	The electoral district was abolished in 1996.
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Papineau
In office 1981–1988
Preceded by	Jean Alfred
Succeeded by	Norman MacMillan
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Papineau
In office 1970–1976
Preceded by	Roland Théorêt
Succeeded by	Jean Alfred
Personal details
Born	June 14, 1940 Buckingham, Quebec
Political party	Liberal
Other political affiliations	Quebec Liberal Party
Committees	Standing Committee on Public Accounts - Chairman (1997-1999) & Vice-Chairman (1994-1996)
Portfolio	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration (2000-2003)

Other political experience

Assad was a Liberal Party of Quebec member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 1970 to 1976, and from 1981 to 1988.

Electoral record (partial)

2000 Canadian federal election: Gatineau
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Mark Assad	25,960	51.45	–	$57,951
	Bloc Québécois	Richard Nadeau	12,817	25.40		$47,009
	Alliance	Stéphany Crowley	5,069	10.05		$10,153
	Progressive Conservative	Michael F. Vasseur	3,619	7.17		$2,547
	New Democratic	Carl Hétu	1,763	3.49		$13,105
	Natural Law	Jean-Claude Pommet	472	0.94		none listed
	Independent	Ronald Bélanger	389	0.77		none listed
	Christian Heritage	Samantha Demers	228	0.45		none listed
	Marxist–Leninist	Françoise Roy	139	0.28		none listed
Total valid votes/Expenditure limit			50,456	100.00	–	$ 75,911
Total rejected ballots			970
Turnout			51,426	56.49
Electors on the lists			91,031
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.

1997 Canadian federal election: Gatineau
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Mark Assad	25,298	46.42	$59,779
	Progressive Conservative	Richard Côté	15,786	28.97	$54,763
	Bloc Québécois	Christian Picard	11,391	20.90	$27,240
	New Democratic	Michelle Bonner	982	1.80	$0
	Natural Law	Jean-Claude Pommet	448	0.82	$729
	Christian Heritage	Claude Grant	445	0.82	$4,997
	Marxist–Leninist	Françoise Roy	150	0.28	$0
Total valid votes/Expenditure limit			54,500	100.00	$69,003
Total rejected ballots			1,493
Turnout			55,993	66.61
Electors on the lists			84,066
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.

References

• Mark Assad – Parliament of Canada biography
• "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.