Serge Cormier

Serge Cormier MP (born 1975) is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Acadie—Bathurst in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.[1]

Serge Cormier MP
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
Incumbent
Assumed office January 30, 2017
Minister	Ahmed Hussen
Preceded by	Arif Virani
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Acadie-Bathurst
Incumbent
Assumed office October 19, 2015
Preceded by	Yvon Godin
Personal details
Born	1975 Maisonnette, New Brunswick, Canada
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Annick Pelletier
Profession	Political assistant

Early life

Cormier was born and raised in Maisonnette, New Brunswick.[2] His father was an inshore fisherman.

Career

He studied business administration, financing his studies by acquiring a small company. He later worked for the government of New Brunswick as the chief of staff to various government departments, and then as a policy analyst for Brian Gallant in both the office of the Official Opposition and of the Premier of New Brunswick. He served as an advisor to Gallant with responsibility for northern New Brunswick. He worked as a riding organizer for both the federal and provincial Liberal parties.[3]

On April 27, 2015, he was nominated to be the federal Liberal candidate in Acadie—Bathurst for the 2015 election. The riding had been held by Yvon Godin of the New Democratic Party since 1997, but Godin opted to retire rather than seek re-election, and Cormier ran against Jason Godin.[4] He won the election, in what was considered an upset victory, as the Liberals swept the Atlantic provinces.[5]

Cormier was re-elected in the 2019 federal election.[6]

Personal life

Cormier and his wife Annick have two daughters.[7]

Electoral record

2019 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Serge Cormier	26,547	55.14	+4.43
	Conservative	Martine Savoie	10,352	21.50	+13.94
	New Democratic	Daniel Thériault	6,967	14.47	−24.93
	Green	Robert Kryszko	4,277	8.88	+6.55
Total valid votes/Expense limit			48,143	100.0		$100,608.92
Total rejected ballots			924	1.88	+1.23
Turnout			49,067	73.54	−3.25
Eligible voters			66,718
	Liberal hold		Swing		−4.76
Source: Elections Canada[8]

2015 Canadian federal election: Acadie—Bathurst
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Serge Cormier	25,845	50.71	+36.40	–
	New Democratic	Jason Godin	20,079	39.40	-29.68	–
	Conservative	Riba Girouard-Riordon	3,852	7.56	-8.98	–
	Green	Dominique Breau	1,187	2.33	–	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			50,963	100.0		$200,454.20
Total rejected ballots			336	0.65	–0.68
Turnout			51,299	77.03	+6.73
Eligible voters			66,594
	Liberal gain from New Democratic		Swing		+33.04
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]

References

1. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/canada-votes-2015-new-brunswick-results-1.3278750
2. Mallory, James (March 12, 2015). "Liberal Serge Cormier vying for MP job in Acadie-Bathurst riding". Telegraph Journal. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
3. Meet Serge, Liberal.ca.
4. Acadie—Bathurst Liberals nominate Serge Cormier to run in next election, CBC News, April 27, 2015.
5. Acadie-Bathurst tilts to Liberal Serge Cormier, CBC News, October 19, 2015.
6. "New Brunswick's election night by the numbers". CBC News. October 22, 2019. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
7. Meet Serge, Liberal.ca.
8. "Results Validated by the Returning Officer". Elections Canada. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
9. "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Acadie—Bathurst (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
10. "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2018-11-10.

External links

• Official Website