Marc Miller (politician)
| Marc Miller MP |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs |
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| Assumed office October 19, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | new district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Alma mater | Université de Montréal McGill University |
| Profession | Attorney Soldier |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Canada |
| Service/branch |  Canadian Army |
Marc Miller MP is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.[1]
Miller attended Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf at the same time as Justin Trudeau, and has been described variously as "a boyhood friend of Mr. Trudeau" and "one of [Trudeau's] oldest friends."[2][3] He subsequently helped organize Trudeau's first run for office in Papineau in 2007.[4]
Miller earned bachelor's and master's degrees in political science from the Université de Montréal, before studying law at McGill University. He worked abroad in New York City and Stockholm, and prior to his election was practising corporate law with Stikeman Elliott. He also served in the Canadian Army.[5]
Electoral record
| Canadian federal election, 2015 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Marc Miller | 25,491 | 50.82 | +23.34 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Allison Turner | 11,757 | 23.44 | -18.05 | – | |||
| Conservative | Steve Shanahan | 5,948 | 11.86 | -0.05 | – | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Chantal St-Onge | 4,307 | 8.59 | -7.44 | – | |||
| Green | Daniel Green | 2,398 | 4.78 | +1.99 | – | |||
| Rhinoceros | Daniel Wolfe | 161 | 0.32 | – | – | |||
| Communist | Bill Sloan | 102 | 0.20 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 50,164 | 100.00 | – | $221,982.87 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 435 | 0.86 | – | – | ||||
| Turnout | 50,599 | 59.96 | – | – | ||||
| Eligible voters | 84,387 | – | – | – | ||||
| Source: Elections Canada[6][7] | ||||||||
References
- ↑ http://globalnews.ca/news/2272085/liberal-candidate-marc-miller-elected-in-ville-marie-le-sud-ouest-ile-des-soeurs/
- ↑ Daniel LeBlanc, Liberals rally team aiming to win back party strongholds in Montreal, The Globe & Mail, January 24, 2014.
- ↑ P.A. Sevigny, Liberals' Marc Miller handily takes new riding of Ville-Marie, The Suburban, October 21, 2015.
- ↑ Irwin Block, Justin Trudeau’s got what it takes, says Liberal hopeful Miller, The Senior Times, September 16, 2015.
- ↑ Meet Marc Miller, Liberal.ca.
- ↑ Elections Canada – Election Results, 22 October 2015
- ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
