Marc Miller (politician)
Marc Miller | |
|---|---|
 Miller on July 1, 2016 in Montreal | |
| Member of Parliament for Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | new district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 12, 1971[1] Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Elin Sandberg Miller |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Université de Montréal McGill University |
| Profession | Attorney Soldier |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Canada |
| Branch/service |  Canadian Army |
Marc Miller MP (born March 12, 1971) is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.[2]
Son of a Nova Scotian father and an Anglophone Montrealer mother,[3] Miller attended Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf at the same time as Justin Trudeau, and has been described variously as "a boyhood friend of Mr. Trudeau" and "one of [Trudeau's] oldest friends."[4][5] He subsequently helped organize Trudeau's first run for office in Papineau in 2007.[6]
Miller was an advisor and the fundraising director for Trudeau's successful run at the 2013 Liberal Party leadership election.[7]
Miller earned bachelor's and master's degrees in political science from the Université de Montréal, before graduating from McGill University Faculty of Law in 2001 with common and civil law degrees.[8][9] He worked abroad in New York City and Stockholm, and prior to his election was a practising corporate lawyer with Stikeman Elliott specializing in mergers and acquisitions.[8] He also previously served in the Canadian Army as an infantry section commander.[2]
Marc Miller married Elin Sandberg, a former Swedish diplomat, with whom he has 2 children.[10]
Electoral record
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Marc Miller | 25,491 | 50.82 | +23.34 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Allison Turner | 11,757 | 23.44 | -18.05 | – | |||
| Conservative | Steve Shanahan | 5,948 | 11.86 | -0.05 | – | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Chantal St-Onge | 4,307 | 8.59 | -7.44 | – | |||
| Green | Daniel Green | 2,398 | 4.78 | +1.99 | – | |||
| Rhinoceros | Daniel Wolfe | 161 | 0.32 | – | – | |||
| Communist | Bill Sloan | 102 | 0.20 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 50,164 | 100.00 | – | $221,982.87 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 435 | 0.86 | – | – | ||||
| Turnout | 50,599 | 59.96 | – | – | ||||
| Eligible voters | 84,387 | – | – | – | ||||
| Source: Elections Canada[11][12] | ||||||||
References
- ^ Miller, Marc (March 12, 2016). "Une sélection de bières du Comté pour ma fête! @joebeef @AdamScotti #BrasseurdeMontréal #Bierbrier". Twitter. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
- ^ a b Lau, Rachel. "Liberal candidate Marc Miller elected in Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Soeurs". Global News. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
- ^ Kovacevic, Milos (February 25, 2014). "Liberal candidate for newly-formed Ville-Marie riding shares his views". The Concordian. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ Daniel LeBlanc, Liberals rally team aiming to win back party strongholds in Montreal, The Globe & Mail, January 24, 2014.
- ^ P.A. Sevigny, Liberals' Marc Miller handily takes new riding of Ville-Marie, The Suburban, October 21, 2015.
- ^ Irwin Block, Justin Trudeau’s got what it takes, says Liberal hopeful Miller, The Senior Times, September 16, 2015.
- ^ Patriquin, Martin (May 7, 2014). "Questions raised about votes in Marc Miller's Liberal nomination". Maclean's. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
- ^ a b "McGill Law faces of Election 2015". Focus online. McGill University Faculty of Law. September 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
- ^ "Twenty-five McGillians off to Parliament". McGill University. October 21, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
- ^ Murat, Philippe. "Senate Proceedings - Vote 2015 – Ville-Marie–Le Sud-Ouest–Île-des-Soeurs". CPAC. 8:06 and 26:24. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
- ^ Elections Canada – Election Results, 22 October 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates