Serge Marcil
The Hon. Serge Marcil | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Beauharnois—Salaberry | |
| In office 2000–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Daniel Turp |
| Succeeded by | Alain Boire |
| MNA for Salaberry-Soulanges | |
| In office 1989–1994 | |
| Succeeded by | Serge Deslières |
| MNA for Beauharnois | |
| In office 1985–1989 | |
| Preceded by | Laurent Lavigne |
| Succeeded by | Serge Deslières |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 20, 1944 Valleyfield, Quebec |
| Died | January 12, 2010 (aged 65) Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Other political affiliations | Quebec Liberal Party |
| Cabinet | Provincial: Minister of Employment (1994) |
| Portfolio | Federal: Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of the Environment with special emphasis on Parks (2003–2004) Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry (2002–2003) |
Serge Marcil PC (January 20, 1944 – January 12, 2010) was an educator, administrator and politician in Quebec, Canada.
After studying to be a teacher in
Marcil entered federal politics by defeating
Marcil ran for re-election in the 2004 general election but was defeated by Alain Boire of the BQ.
Marcil was killed in the earthquake in Haiti on January 12, 2010 (8 days shy of his 66th birthday). He had just arrived in Port-au-Prince on a business trip for his current employer, the Montreal engineering firm Groupe SM International. On January 23, his wife confirmed that Marcil's body had been found in the rubble of the Hôtel Montana.[1] He had died instantly, on the fifth floor of the hotel.[2]
Marcil's funeral was held on January 29 at Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec.[3]
Electoral record (partial)
| 2004 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Alain Boire | 26,775 | 50.7 | +8.3 | $40,737 | |||
| Liberal | Serge Marcil | 18,293 | 34.6 | -13.6 | $66,136 | |||
| Conservative | Dominique Bellemare | 4,864 | 9.2 | +1.3 | $56,391 | |||
| Green | Rémi Pelletier | 1,415 | 2.7 | – | $30 | |||
| New Democratic | Ligy Alakkattussery | 1,018 | 1.9 | +0.5 | $252 | |||
| Marijuana | Félix Malboeuf | 480 | 0.9 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 52,845 | 100.0 | $81,152 | |||||
| 2000 Canadian federal election: Beauharnois—Salaberry | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Serge Marcil | 23,834 | 48.26 | – | $61,548 | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Daniel Turp | 20,938 | 42.39 | $63,832 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Roma Myre | 2,133 | 4.32 | $3,768 | ||||
| Alliance | Stephane Renaud | 1,782 | 3.61 | $538 | ||||
| New Democratic | Elizabeth Clark | 703 | 1.42 | none listed | ||||
| Total valid votes | 49,390 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,390 | |||||||
| Turnout | 50,780 | 70.44 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 72,089 | |||||||
| Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. | ||||||||
References
- ^ "The body of former MP Serge Marcil is found". The Canadian Press, January 23, 2010.
- ^ CTV National News, 24 January 2010
- ^ Toronto Sun, "Former MP killed in Haiti mourned", Charles Paquette, 30 January 2010 (accessed 31 January 2010)
External links
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
- Serge Marcil – Parliament of Canada biography
