Andrés Fontecilla

Andrés Fontecilla
Spokesperson of Québec solidaire
Incumbent
Assumed office
5 May 2013
President of Québec solidaire
Personal details
Born 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%∆%
LiberalGerry Sklavounos 15,566 46.19 +12.11
Québec solidaireAndrés Fontecilla 9,330 27.69 +3.36
Parti QuébécoisPierre Céré 5,369 15.93 -10.51
Coalition Avenir QuébecValérie Assouline 2,431 7.21 +2.57
GreenJeremy Tessier 482 1.43 -0.06
Option nationaleMiguel Tremblay 263 0.78 -2.05
Bloc PotHugô St-Onge 143 0.42
Marxist–LeninistPeter Macrisopoulos 116 0.34 +0.03
Total valid votes 33,70098.74
Total rejected ballots 4291.26
Turnout 34,12972.60+2.39
Electors on the lists 47,011
Quebec general election, 2012: Laurier-Dorion
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalGerry Sklavounos 10,987 34.08 -8.82
Parti QuébécoisBadiona Bazin 8,524 26.44 -7.38
Québec solidaireAndrés Fontecilla 7,844 24.33 +11.32
Coalition Avenir QuébecMarie Josée Godbout 3,154 9.78 +5.64*
Option nationaleMiguel Tremblay 912 2.83
GreenDanny Polifroni 480 1.49 -3.30
IndependentDavid H. Cherniak 119 0.37
Marxist–LeninistPeter Macrisopoulos 100 0.31 -0.65
Coalition pour la constituanteYves Pageau 66 0.20
No designationMichel Dugré 50 0.16
Total valid votes 32,23698.90
Total rejected ballots 3571.10
Turnout 32,59370.21+21.05
Electors on the lists 46,419

* Result compared to Action démocratique

Quebec provincial by-election, September 20, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Parti QuébécoisElsie Lefebvre 7,573 46.09 +13.73
LiberalVoula Neofotistos 7,090 43.15 -9.99
UFPAndrés Fontecilla 783 4.77 +1.72
Action démocratiqueEnrique Colindres 460 2.80 -3.81
GreenPhilippe Morlighem 379 2.31 +0.34
IndependentSonia Bélanger 145 0.88
Total valid votes 16,43098.97
Total rejected ballots 1711.03
Turnout 16,60135.24-29.12
Electors on the lists 47,107

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Andrés Fontecilla". Québec solidaire. Québec solidaire. Archived from the original on 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  2. Sioui, Marie-Michèle (5 May 2013). "Québec solidaire choisit Andrés Fontecilla comme porte-parole". La Presse. Retrieved 30 March 2014.

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