Pierre-Luc Dusseault

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Pierre-Luc Dusseault
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Member of Parliament
for Sherbrooke
In office
May 2, 2011 –October 21, 2019
Residence(s) Sherbrooke, Quebec
ProfessionStudent

Pierre-Luc Dusseault (born May 31, 1991) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 federal election at the age of 19, becoming the youngest member of Parliament (MP) in the country's history. [2] He was re-elected in 2015 but lost his seat in the 2019 Canadian federal election.

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Early life and education

Born in Granby, Quebec, and educated in Magog, Dusseault is the son of a daycare administrator and a customer service manager. [2] He received a DEC diploma in social studies from Cégep de Sherbrooke. [3] [4]

Dusseault was a first-year student studying applied politics at the Université de Sherbrooke at the time of his election as an MP. He was the co-founder and president of the university's student NDP club, having joined the NDP in 2009. He has told the press he would like to finish the degree once his political career is over. [2]

2011 election

As a New Democratic Party candidate in the riding of Sherbrooke, Dusseault defeated the incumbent Bloc Québécois MP Serge Cardin (four decades Dusseault's elder), and was elected at the age of 19 years, 336 days, making him the youngest Canadian ever to be elected to the House of Commons, surpassing former Liberal Party MP Claude-André Lachance, who was aged 20 years, 94 days when elected in 1974. [2] Dusseault turned 20 two days before the 41st Parliament was sworn in.

He was elected in the same election as five McGill University students, fellow NDP MPs Charmaine Borg, Matthew Dubé, Mylène Freeman, Laurin Liu, and Jamie Nicholls, following the NDP's unexpected mid-campaign surge in Quebec. [5]

Dusseault voted for the first time in this election and had originally planned to work a summer job at a golf course but served in Parliament instead. [2] In Parliament, he served as the chair of the access to information, privacy and ethics committee. [6]

2015 election

Dusseault retained his seat at the 2015 general election, one of 17 NDP candidates elected in Quebec. He remained the youngest MP at the start of the 42nd Parliament. [7]

Quebec sovereignty

Three days after the 2011 election, Toronto radio host John Oakley conducted an interview with Dusseault, who drew himself into the debate on the Quebec sovereignty movement by stating, "Sovereignty will be done in Quebec. And Quebecers will decide if they want to be a country." He later clarified his remarks, saying that he was a federalist who respects sovereignty. [8] [9]

Personal

Dusseault, a Francophone, stated that he would like to improve his English language skills while in Parliament. [8]

Electoral record

2019 Canadian federal election : Sherbrooke
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal Élisabeth Brière 17,49029.3-0.5$41,211.61
New Democratic Pierre-Luc Dusseault 16,88128.3-9.0$34,349.81
Bloc Québécois Claude Forgues15,47025.9+5.4
Conservative Dany Sévigny6,36210.6+1.2
Green Mathieu Morin2,7164.5+3.3$1,651.14
Independent Edwin Moreno4710.8
Rhinoceros Steve Côté2190.4
No affiliationHubert Richard1170.2
Total valid votes/expense limit59,726100.0
Total rejected ballots1,003
Turnout60,72968.3
Eligible voters88,936
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +4.25
Source: Elections Canada [10] [11]
2015 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Pierre-Luc Dusseault21,37437.33-5.64–
Liberal Tom Allen17,07129.81+20.32–
Bloc Québécois Caroline Bouchard11,71320.46-15.51–
Conservative Marc Dauphin5,3919.42+0.06–
Green Sophie Malouin1,1431.20-0.51–
Independent Benoit Huberdeau3030.53––
Rhinoceros Hubert Richard2620.46+0.03–
Total valid votes/Expense limit57,257100.0   $226,355.78
Total rejected ballots–––
Turnout–––
Eligible voters86,809
New Democratic hold Swing -12.98
Source: Elections Canada [12] [13]
2011 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
New Democratic Pierre-Luc Dusseault22,34442.97+29.9
Bloc Québécois Serge Cardin 18,70335.97−14.1
Liberal Éric Deslauriers-Joannette4,9539.49−10.0
Conservative Pierre Harvey4,8659.36−5.0
Green Jacques Laberge8901.71N/A
Rhinoceros Crédible Berlingot Landry2240.43−0.5
Total valid votes/Expense limit51.999100.0%
New Democratic gain from Bloc Québécois Swing +22.0

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Sidhartha Banerjee (May 3, 2011). "19-year-old sets record as youngest MP; NDPer planned summer job at golf course". The Canadian Press . Archived from the original on May 6, 2011.
  3. ↑ "About Pierre-Luc". New Democratic Party . Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  4. ↑ "NDP BIOS: Students and a political giant-killer". The Gazette . Montreal, Quebec. May 7, 2011. p. A6. Retrieved February 20, 2024– via newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Scott, Marian (May 4, 2011). "Five McGill students elected as NDP MPs". Vancouver Sun . Archived from the original on May 7, 2011.
  6. ↑ Cohen, Tobi (December 23, 2013). "22-year-old MP scores $11K salary bump after getting married". Calgary Herald . Archived from the original on January 31, 2014.
  7. ↑ Tasker, John Paul (October 22, 2015). "Meet the Class of 2015". CBC News . Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  8. 1 2 Montpetit, Jonathan (May 5, 2011). "NDP's separatism conundrum: developing policy for new MPs who say, 'Oui'". The Canadian Press. Archived from the original on May 9, 2011.
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  10. ↑ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  12. ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Sherbrooke, 30 September 2015
  13. ↑ "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on August 15, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
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