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]

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
Minister	Ralph Goodale
Preceded by	Roxanne James
Succeeded by	Mark Holland
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Montarville
In office October 19, 2015 – September 11, 2019
Preceded by	district created
Succeeded by	Stéphane Bergeron
Personal details
Born	February 15, 1960
Nationality	Canadian
Political party	Liberal
Residence	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec
Education	Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense Université Laval

Electoral record

2015 Canadian federal election: Montarville
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Michel Picard	18,848	32.54	+20.04	–
	Bloc Québécois	Catherine Fournier	16,460	28.42	-0.66	–
	New Democratic	Djaouida Sellah	14,296	24.68	-19.85	–
	Conservative	Stéphane Duranleau	6,284	10.85	+1.25	–
	Green	Olivier Adam	1,388	2.40	-0.05	–
	Libertarian	Claude Leclair	641	1.11	–	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			57,917	100.00		$207,758.92
Total rejected ballots			881	1.50	–
Turnout			58,798	77.86	–
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 Democratic	Djaouida Sellah	24,361	44.6	+31.1
	Bloc Québécois	Carole Lavallée	15,384	28.2	-16.8
	Liberal	Michel Picard	7,423	13.6	-8.6
	Conservative	Nicole Charbonneau Barron	5,887	10.8	-4.6
	Green	Germain Denoncourt	1,523	2.8	-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

External links

• Official Website