Hoang Mai (politician)

Hoang Mai (born June 14, 1973) is a Canadian politician, who served as a New Democratic Party Member of Parliament for Brossard—La Prairie from 2011 to 2015.

Hoang Mai
Shadow Minister for National Revenue
In office
May 26, 2011 – January 16, 2013
LeaderJack Layton
Nycole Turmel
Thomas Mulcair
Preceded byJean-Claude D’Amours
Succeeded byMurray Rankin
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Brossard—La Prairie
In office
2011–2015
Preceded byAlexandra Mendès
Succeeded bydistrict abolished
Personal details
Born (1973-06-14) June 14, 1973
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political partyNew Democratic Party
ResidenceBrossard, Quebec

Early life

Mai studied pure science and economics before completing his bachelor's degree in law and a master's degree in international private law with a notary option from the Université de Montréal in 1996. He then trained in international law in The Hague. In 1998 he joined an international law office which took him to work in Vietnam, Singapore and Hong Kong before returning to Montreal in 2001. Since 2002, Hoang has been a notary in private practice.

Mai ran in Brossard—La Prairie in the 2008 federal election, but lost to Liberal candidate Alexandra Mendès. He was elected in the 2011 Canadian federal election, defeating Mendès. Born in Montreal to Vietnamese immigrant parents, he and caucus colleague Anne Minh-Thu Quach were the second and third people of Vietnamese descent, following Ève-Mary Thaï Thi Lac, ever elected to the House of Commons of Canada.

Shortly after the election Mai was named to the official opposition shadow cabinet as critic for National Revenue. He was also the first Vice-Chair of the Standing Committee on Finance (FINA) in the House of Commons. In January 2013, he was named Deputy Critic for Justice and began to sit on the Justice and Human rights committee. In March 2014, he was named the Official Opposition Transport critic, replacing Olivia Chow, who resigned and campaigned to become Mayor of Toronto.

He is member of the Canada-Vietnam and Canada-China parliamentary associations.

In the 2015 federal election, Mai ran for re-election in the newly created riding of Brossard—Saint-Lambert, again facing off against Mendès, who defeated him.

Electoral record
2015 Canadian federal election: Brossard—Saint-Lambert
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalAlexandra Mendès28,81850.3+17.55–
New DemocraticHoang Mai14,07524.6-12.21–
ConservativeQais Hamidi7,21512.6-0.22–
Bloc QuébécoisSuzanne Lachance6,07110.6-5.35–
GreenFang Hu1,0891.9+0.39–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 57,260100.0   $220,572.15
Total rejected ballots 5490.94–
Turnout 57,80969.16–
Eligible voters 83,194
Source: Elections Canada[1][2]
2011 Canadian federal election: Brossard—La Prairie
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticHoang Mai25,51241.02+28.31
LiberalAlexandra Mendès (incumbent)16,97627.30−5.29
Bloc QuébécoisMarcel Lussier10,89017.51−14.96
ConservativeMaurice Brossard7,80612.55−6.32
GreenKevin Murphy9001.45−1.65
Marxist–LeninistNormand Chouinard1100.18−0.09
Total valid votes 62,194 100.00
Total rejected ballots 569
Turnout 62,763
Source: Official Results, Elections Canada.
2008 Canadian federal election: Brossard—La Prairie
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalAlexandra Mendès19,10332.59−2.42$36,025
Bloc QuébécoisMarcel Lussier19,03432.47−4.70$55,711
ConservativeMaurice Brossard11,06218.87+1.96$66,126
New DemocraticHoang Mai7,45212.71+5.25$5,453
GreenSonia Ziadé1,8163.10−0.17$1,057
Marxist–LeninistNormand Chouinard1570.27+0.08none listed
Total valid votes 58,624 100.00
Total rejected ballots 563
Turnout 59,187 64.57 −2.49
Electors on the lists 91,662
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. Italicized expenditures refer to totals submitted by the candidate and are presented when the reviewed totals are not available.
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References
  1. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Brossard—Saint-Lambert, 30 September 2015
  2. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine


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