Rachel Bendayan

Rachel Bendayan MP (born May 10, 1980) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in a by-election on February 25, 2019 .[1] She represents the electoral district of Outremont as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.[1] In December 2019, she was asked by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to serve as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, Mary Ng.

Rachel Bendayan MP
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade
Incumbent
Assumed office December 12, 2019
Minister	Mary Ng
Preceded by	Omar Alghabra (International Trade) Richard Hébert (Small Business and Export Promotion)
Member of Parliament for Outremont
Incumbent
Assumed office February 25, 2019
Preceded by	Tom Mulcair
Personal details
Born	(1980-05-10) May 10, 1980 Montreal, Quebec
Political party	Liberal
Alma mater	McGill University
Profession	Lawyer

She previously ran as the Liberal candidate for Outremont in the 2015 Canadian federal election, coming in second and increasing the Liberal Party's vote share by a significant margin.

Following the 2015 federal election, Bendayan worked served as Chief of Staff to Minister of Small Business and Tourism, Bardish Chagger.[2]

Electoral record

2019 Canadian federal election: Outremont
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rachel Bendayan	19,148	46.2	5.8
	New Democratic	Andrea Clarke	8,319	20.1	5.0
	Bloc Québécois	Célia Grimard	5,741	13.8	2.6
	Green	Daniel Green	5,018	12.1	0.4
	Conservative	Jasmine Louras	2,707	6.5	0.8
	People's	Sabin Lévesque	369	0.9	1.2
	Rhinocéros	Mark John Hiemstra	155	0.4	New
Total valid votes			41,457	100.0
Total rejected ballots			455	–
Turnout			41,912	62.2
Eligible voters			67,384
	Liberal hold		Swing
Source: Elections Canada [3]

Canadian federal by-election, February 25, 2019: Outremont Resignation of Tom Mulcair
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rachel Bendayan	6,086	40.4	6.9
	New Democratic	Julia Sánchez	3,925	26.1	18
	Green	Daniel Green	1,889	12.5	8.9
	Bloc Québécois	Michel Duchesne	1,683	11.2	2.8
	Conservative	Jasmine Louras	1,098	7.3	2.2
	People's	James Seale	322	2.1	New
	Independent	William Barrett	52	0.3	New
Total valid votes			15,053	100.0
Total rejected ballots			135	–
Turnout			15,188	21.6
Eligible voters			70,414
	Liberal gain from New Democratic		Swing		25
Source: Elections Canada [4]

2015 Canadian federal election: Outremont
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Tom Mulcair	19,242	44.11	−11.57	$101,332.88
	Liberal	Rachel Bendayan	14,597	33.46	+11.84	$101,506.39
	Conservative	Rodolphe Husny	4,159	9.53	+1.55	$7,828.89
	Bloc Québécois	Roger Galland Barou	3,668	8.41	−3.20	$6,959.30
	Green	Amara Diallo	1,575	3.61	+1.37	–
	Libertarian	Francis Pouliot	216	0.50	–	–
	Communist	Adrien Welsh	162	0.37	–	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			43,619	100.00	–	$204,392.07
Total rejected ballots			426	0.97	–	–
Turnout			44,045	62.42	–	–
Eligible voters			70,559	–	–	–
	New Democratic hold		Swing
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]

References

1. "Liberal Party’s Rachel Bendayan wins federal byelection in Outremont". Global News, February 25, 2019.
2. "Liberal candidate launches Outremont byelection bid". Canadian Jewish News, January 27, 2019.
3. "October 19, 2019 Outremont Election Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
4. "February 25, 2019 By-elections Election Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
5. Elections Canada – Poll by Poll Election Results, 22 October 2015
6. "Final Candidate Election Expenses Limits". Elections Canada. Archived from the original on 19 October 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2019.