Meili Faille

Meili Faille
MP
Member of Parliament
for Vaudreuil-Soulanges
In office
June 28, 2004 – May 2, 2011
Preceded byNick Discepola
Succeeded byJamie Nicholls
Personal details
Born (1972-06-18) June 18, 1972 (age 52)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political partyBloc Québécois
Residence(s)Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec, Canada
Professionproject coordinator

Meili Faille (born June 18, 1972) is a Canadian politician. She was a Bloc Québécois member of the House of Commons of Canada, being first elected in the 2004 election in the district of Vaudreuil-Soulanges. Prior to being elected, Faille was a consultant and project coordinator. From 2004 to 2008 she was the Bloc shadow critic of Citizenship and Immigration.

During the 38th Parliament, Meili Faille was Vice-Chair of Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration (CIMM) from October 14, 2004 through October 7, 2005.

Faille, a Canadian of Taiwanese descent,[1] was born in Montreal, Quebec. Prior to being elected, Faille was Project Leader and Primary Consultant for Groupe LGS (1996–2004). Faille has worked as intern for the Secretary General of the Canadian Human Rights Commission (1993), was Ministerial editor for special projects and briefing notes for the Minister of Employment and Immigration (1992–1993, was an intern in the Cabinet for the Minister of Physical Education and Amateur Sports (1991–1992), was an intern in the Cabinet for the Solicitor General of Canada (1990–1991) and was an intern in the cabinet of the Minister of Northern Canadian and Indian Affairs (1989).

Faille holds a Bachelor's in Business Administration from the Université du Québec en Outaouais in Hull, Quebec, and studied Applied Sciences and Chemical Engineering at the University of Ottawa.

Faille studied classical (7 years) and contemporary (2 years) piano and followed an apprenticeship for two years under renowned artist Marcel Bourbonnais.

2011 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil—Soulanges
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Jamie Nicholls 30,177 43.61 +33.98
Bloc Québécois Meili Faille 17,781 25.69 -15.65
Conservative Marc Boudreau 11,360 16.41 -7.28
Liberal Lyne Pelchat 8,023 11.59 -9.74
Green Jean-Yves Massenet 1,864 2.69 -1.32
Total valid votes/expense limit 69,205 100.00
Total rejected ballots 763 1.09
Turnout 69,968 67.23
2008 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil—Soulanges
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Meili Faille 27,044 41.34 -1.82 $80,072
Conservative Michael Fortier 15,496 23.69 +4.69 $87,967
Liberal Brigitte Legault 13,954 21.33 -6.96 $32,958
New Democratic Maxime Héroux-Legault 6,298 9.63 +4.09 $1,519
Green Jean-Yves Massenet 2,625 4.01 +0.10 $1,913
Total valid votes/expense limit 65,417 100.00 $96,487
Total rejected ballots 729 1.10
Turnout 66,146 67.76
2006 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil—Soulanges
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Meili Faille 27,012 43.16 -1.13 $85,133
Liberal Marc Garneau 17,768 28.39 -10.41 $79,413
Conservative Stephane Bourgon 11,889 19.00 +10.81 $35,090
New Democratic Bert Markgraf 3,468 5.54 +1.64 $3,385
Green Pierre Pariseau-Legault 2,450 3.91 +0.14 $1,144
Total valid votes/expense limit 62,587 100.00 $85,543
2004 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil—Soulanges
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Meili Faille 24,675 44.29 +4.31 $67,962
Liberal Nick Discepola 21,613 38.80 -12.77 $57,607
Conservative Robert Ramage 4,558 8.18 -3.99 $25,438
New Democratic Bert Markgraf 2,175 3.90 +2.13 $2,698
Green Julie C. Baribeau 2,103 3.77 – $1,206
Marijuana Charles Soucy 585 1.05 –
Total valid votes/expense limit 55,709 100.00 $81,759

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

References

  1. ^ Parliament of Canada, List of ethnic origins of MPs