Andrés Fontecilla

Andrés Fontecilla
MNA
Spokesperson for Québec solidaire
In office
May 5, 2013 – May 21, 2017
Preceded byAmir Khadir
Succeeded byGabriel Nadeau-Dubois
Member of the National Assembly
for Laurier-Dorion
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 1, 2018
Preceded byGerry Sklavounos
Personal details
Born (1967-09-20) September 20, 1967 (age 57)
Chile
Political partyQuébec solidaire
Residence(s)Montreal, Quebec
ProfessionAnthropologist, community worker

Andrés Fontecilla (born 20 September 1967) is a Canadian politician from Quebec. He was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2018 provincial election, representing the electoral district of Laurier-Dorion as a member of Québec solidaire.[1]

He was co-spokesperson of the party, along with Françoise David, from 2013 to 2017.

Following his election in the 2022 provincial election, he was chosen to lead the issues of Housing and Dwelling, Immigration, Francisation and Integration, Fight against Racism, and Public Safety.

Biography

Fontecilla was born in Chile but emigrated to Canada in 1981, having fled the authoritarian regime of Augusto Pinochet.[2]

He completed a degree in anthropology at the University of Montreal, and was elected president of the student association for his department.[2]

Political career

Fontecilla was a member of the Quebec provincial party Union des forces progressistes (UFP) since its foundation[2] and ran as the party's candidate in a 2004 by-election for the National Assembly of Quebec, but finished a distant third. In 2006 the UFP and Option citoyenne merged to form Québec solidaire. Fontecilla ran for Québec solidaire in the 2012 Quebec general election, finishing in third place. On 5 May 2013 he was chosen to be co-spokesperson of the party along with Françoise David.[3]

He was again defeated in the 2014 Quebec general election, but won in 2018.

Electoral record

2022 Quebec general election: Laurier-Dorion
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Québec solidaire Andrés Fontecilla 13,323 48.80 +1.52
Liberal Deepak Awasti 5,344 19.57 -10.09
Coalition Avenir Québec Vicki Marcoux 3,203 11.73 +2.88
Parti Québécois Maxime Larochelle 2,800 10.26 +2.47
Conservative Guy Diotte 1,512 5.54 +4.36
Bloc Montreal Amir Khan 480 1.76 –
Green Ismaila Marega 332 1.22 -0.54
Parti culinaire Amélie Villeneuve 157 0.58 +0.02
Parti nul Mathieu Marcil 77 0.28 -0.18
Climat Québec Anthony Van Duyse 75 0.27 –
Total valid votes 27,303 98.59 –
Total rejected ballots 391 1.41 –
Turnout 27,694 61.62
Electors on the lists 44,943
2018 Quebec general election: Laurier-Dorion
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Québec solidaire Andrés Fontecilla 14,226 47.28 +19.59
Liberal George Tsantrizos 8,925 29.66 -16.53
Coalition Avenir Québec Simon Langelier 2,664 8.85 +1.64
Parti Québécois Marie-Aline Vadius 2,344 7.79 -8.14
New Democratic Apostolia Petropoulos 574 1.91
Green Juan Vazquez 530 1.76 +0.33
Conservative Mohammad Yousuf 354 1.18
Parti culinaire Chef Jean Louis Thémis 169 0.56
Parti nul Mathieu Marcil 137 0.46
Bloc Pot Hugô St-Onge 73 0.24 -0.18
Citoyens au pouvoir Eric Lessard 60 0.2
Marxist–Leninist Arezki Malek 35 0.12 -0.22
Total valid votes 30,091 98.77
Total rejected ballots 375 1.23
Turnout 30,466 63.59
Eligible voters 47,910
Québec solidaire gain from Liberal Swing +18.06
Source(s)
"Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec.
2014 Quebec general election: Laurier-Dorion
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gerry Sklavounos 15,566 46.19 +12.11
Québec solidaire Andrés Fontecilla 9,330 27.69 +3.36
Parti Québécois Pierre Céré 5,369 15.93 -10.51
Coalition Avenir Québec Valérie Assouline 2,431 7.21 -2.57
Green Jeremy Tessier 482 1.43 -0.06
Option nationale Miguel Tremblay 263 0.78 -2.05
Bloc Pot Hugô St-Onge 143 0.42 –
Marxist–Leninist Peter Macrisopoulos 116 0.34 +0.03
Total valid votes 33,700 98.74 –
Total rejected ballots 429 1.26 –
Turnout 34,129 72.60 +2.39
Electors on the lists 47,011 – –
2012 Quebec general election: Laurier-Dorion
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gerry Sklavounos 10,987 34.08 -8.82
Parti Québécois Badiona Bazin 8,524 26.44 -7.38
Québec solidaire Andrés Fontecilla 7,844 24.33 +11.32
Coalition Avenir Québec Marie Josée Godbout 3,154 9.78 +5.64*
Option nationale Miguel Tremblay 912 2.83 –
Green Danny Polifroni 480 1.49 -3.30
Independent David H. Cherniak 119 0.37 –
Marxist–Leninist Peter Macrisopoulos 100 0.31 -0.65
Coalition pour la constituante Yves Pageau 66 0.20 –
No designation Michel Dugré 50 0.16 –
Total valid votes 32,236 98.90 –
Total rejected ballots 357 1.10 –
Turnout 32,593 70.21 +21.05
Electors on the lists 46,419 – –

* Result compared to Action démocratique

Quebec provincial by-election, September 20, 2004: Laurier-Dorion
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Parti Québécois Elsie Lefebvre 7,573 46.09 +13.73
Liberal Voula Neofotistos 7,090 43.15 -9.99
UFP Andrés Fontecilla 783 4.77 +1.72
Action démocratique Enrique Colindres 460 2.80 -3.81
Green Philippe Morlighem 379 2.31 +0.34
Independent Sonia Bélanger 145 0.88 –
Total valid votes 16,430 98.97 –
Total rejected ballots 171 1.03 –
Turnout 16,601 35.24 -29.12
Electors on the lists 47,107 – –

References

  1. ^ "Quebec election: Andrés Fontecilla wins in Laurier-Dorion". Global News, October 1, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Andrés Fontecilla". Québec solidaire. Québec solidaire. Archived from the original on May 18, 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  3. ^ Sioui, Marie-Michèle (5 May 2013). "Québec solidaire choisit Andrés Fontecilla comme porte-parole". La Presse. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
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