Mona Fortier

The Honourable
Mona Fortier
PC MP
The Honourable Mona Fortier PC MP
Minister of Middle Class Prosperity; Associate Minister of Finance
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; November 20, 2019
Prime Minister	Justin Trudeau
Preceded by	Position created
Member of Parliament; for Ottawa—Vanier
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; April 3, 2017
Preceded by	Mauril Bélanger
Personal details
Born	1972 or 1973 (age 51–52); Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Political party	Liberal

Mona Fortier PC MP is a Canadian politician, who was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in a by-election on April 3, 2017.^[2] She represents the electoral district of Ottawa—Vanier as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.^[2] She was re-elected in the 2019 Canadian federal election with 51.2% of the vote.

Prior to her election to the House of Commons, Fortier worked as director of communications for La Cité Collégiale in Ottawa.^[2] On November 20, 2019 she was sworn in as Minister of Middle Class Prosperity and Associate Minister of Finance.^[3]

Electoral record

2019 Canadian federal election: Ottawa-Vanier
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Mona Fortier	32,679	51.2
	New Democratic	Stéphanie Mercier	13,516	21.2
	Conservative	Joel E. Bernard	11,118	17.4
	Green	Oriana Ngabirano	3,852	7.07
	Rhinoceros	Derek Miller	229	0.4
	Independent	Joel Altman	94	0.1
	Communist	Michelle Paquette	115	0.2
	Marxist–Leninist	Christian Legeais	59	0.1
Total valid votes			63,881	100.0
Total rejected ballots			699
Source: Elections Canada^[4]^[5]

v t e Canadian federal by-election, April 3, 2017: Ottawa—Vanier Death of Mauril Bélanger
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Mona Fortier	15,190	51.20	−6.37
	New Democratic	Emilie Taman	8,523	28.73	+9.48
	Conservative	Adrian Paul Papara	4,578	15.43	−3.68
	Green	Nira Dookeran	987	3.33	+0.26
	Independent	John Turmel	153	0.52
	Libertarian	Damien Wilson	137	0.46	−0.33
	Independent	Christina Wilson	99	0.33
Total valid votes/expense limit			29,667	100.0	–
Total rejected ballots				-
Turnout
Eligible voters			86,998
	Liberal hold		Swing		−7.91
Source: Elections Canada^[6]^{[failed verification]}

References

^ Gratton, Denis (April 7, 2017). "Le vieux rêve de Mona Fortier". Le Droit. Retrieved October 28, 2019. (in French)
^ ^a ^b ^c Vachet, Benjamin (April 3, 2017). "Ottawa-Vanier: Mona Fortier succède à Mauril Bélanger". TFO (in French). Retrieved April 7, 2017.
^ Zimonjic, Peter (November 20, 2019). "Who's who in Justin Trudeau's 2019 cabinet". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
^ "Election night results". Elections Canada. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
^ "Report on the 2017 by-elections". Retrieved November 21, 2023.

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[1] Gratton, Denis (April 7, 2017). "Le vieux rêve de Mona Fortier". Le Droit. Retrieved October 28, 2019. (in French)

[tfo-2] Vachet, Benjamin (April 3, 2017). "Ottawa-Vanier: Mona Fortier succède à Mauril Bélanger". TFO (in French). Retrieved April 7, 2017.

[cbc112019-3] Zimonjic, Peter (November 20, 2019). "Who's who in Justin Trudeau's 2019 cabinet". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 31, 2020.

[4] "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.

[5] "Election night results". Elections Canada. Retrieved July 9, 2020.

[6] "Report on the 2017 by-elections". Retrieved November 21, 2023.

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