Marcel Lussier
Member of Parliament
for Brossard—La Prairie
In office
2006–2008
Preceded byJacques Saada
Succeeded byAlexandra Mendès
Personal details
Born (1944-06-30) June 30, 1944
Saint-Damase, Quebec, Canada
Political partyBloc Québécois
ResidenceBrossard, Quebec
Professionengineer

Marcel Lussier (born June 30, 1944) is a Canadian politician and the former Member of Parliament for the riding of Brossard—La Prairie. Lussier was born in Saint-Damase, Quebec.

Lussier was an unsuccessful candidate for the Parti Québécois in La Pinière in the 2003 Quebec election. He ran for office as a member of the Bloc Québécois in the 2004 federal election, but was defeated by Jacques Saada. In the 2006 election he ran again, defeating Saada by approximately two per cent of the vote.[1] He served as the party's critic for Environment.

Prior to being elected, he had worked as an engineer. In 1968 he earned a Master of Science degree in health engineering from École Polytechnique, and then went on to earn a bachelor's degree in applied science for civil engineering in 1970 from Université de Sherbrooke. He worked at Hydro-Québec for 22 years as an environmental engineering specialist.

He was initially declared re-elected in the 2008 election, but a judicial recount later declared that he had been defeated by Alexandra Mendès of the Liberals.[2] In the 2011 election he lost again, to Hoang Mai of the NDP.

In June 2022, Lussier won the 70 million dollar jackpot in the Lotto Max lottery.[3]

Electoral record

2011 Canadian federal election: Brossard—La Prairie
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticHoang Mai25,51241.02+28.31
LiberalAlexandra Mendès (incumbent)16,97627.30−5.29
Bloc QuébécoisMarcel Lussier10,89017.51−14.96
ConservativeMaurice Brossard7,80612.55−6.32
GreenKevin Murphy9001.45−1.65
Marxist–LeninistNormand Chouinard1100.18−0.09
Total valid votes 62,194 100.00
Total rejected ballots 569
Turnout 62,763
Source: Official Results, Elections Canada.
2008 Canadian federal election: Brossard—La Prairie
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalAlexandra Mendès19,10332.59−2.42$36,025
Bloc QuébécoisMarcel Lussier19,03432.47−4.70$55,711
ConservativeMaurice Brossard11,06218.87+1.96$66,126
New DemocraticHoang Mai7,45212.71+5.25$5,453
GreenSonia Ziadé1,8163.10−0.17$1,057
Marxist–LeninistNormand Chouinard1570.27+0.08none listed
Total valid votes 58,624 100.00
Total rejected ballots 563
Turnout 59,187 64.57 −2.49
Electors on the lists 91,662
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. Italicized expenditures refer to totals submitted by the candidate and are presented when the reviewed totals are not available.
2006 Canadian federal election: Brossard—La Prairie
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisMarcel Lussier21,43337.17$38,970
LiberalJacques Saada20,19035.01$67,491
ConservativeTenzin D. Khangsar9,74916.91$9,901
New DemocraticRobert Nicolas4,3017.46$1,510
GreenFrançois Desgroseilliers1,8833.27$351
Marxist–LeninistNormand Chouinard1100.19none listed
Total valid votes 57,666 100.00
Total rejected ballots 545
Turnout 58,211 67.06
Electors on the lists 86,808
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. Italicized expenditures refer to totals submitted by the candidate and are presented when the reviewed totals are not available.

References

  1. 2006 election results from the CBC
  2. "Liberals win seat in Quebec following recount". The Globe and Mail. October 24, 2008. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  3. "$70 million jackpot winner from Quebec wants to help rebuild Ukraine". June 10, 2022. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
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