Andrés Fontecilla

Andrés Fontecilla

Spokesperson of Québec solidaire
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 May 2013
President of Québec solidaire
Personal details
Born	(1967-09-20) September 20, 1967 Chile
Political party	Québec solidaire
Residence	Montreal

Andrés Fontecilla (born 20 September 1967 in Chile) is a Quebec politician. On 5 May 2013 he became co-spokesperson of Québec solidaire, along with Françoise David.

Biography

Fontecilla was born in Chile but emigrated to Quebec in 1981, having fled the authoritarian regime of Augusto Pinochet.^[1]

He completed a degree in anthropology at the University of Montreal, and was elected president of the student association for his department.^[1]

Political career

Fontecilla was a member of the Quebec provincial party Union des forces progressistes (UFP) since its foundation^[1] 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.^[2]

He was again defeated in the 2014 Quebec general election.

Electoral record

Quebec general election, 2014: 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	–	–

Quebec general election, 2012: 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
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

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Andrés Fontecilla". Québec solidaire. Québec solidaire. Archived from the original on 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
↑ Sioui, Marie-Michèle (5 May 2013). "Québec solidaire choisit Andrés Fontecilla comme porte-parole". La Presse. Retrieved 30 March 2014.

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