Nicola Di Iorio
Nicola Di Iorio | |
|---|---|
 Di Iorio in July 2016 | |
| Member of Parliament for Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Massimo Pacetti |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Alma mater | Université de Sherbrooke Columbia University |
| Profession | Attorney |
Nicola Di Iorio is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel in the House of Commons of Canada in the Canadian federal election, 2015.[1]
Di Iorio studied law at the Université de Sherbrooke and Columbia University, and practised law for 32 years in Montreal, specializing in labour and employment law.[2] In 2010, his daughter was in an accident when a car she was in that was driven by a drunk driver hit a tree. She was rendered comatose for a month. As a result of this, Di Iorio became involved in a program to develop "Cool Taxi" coupons to assist people in getting a safe ride home. His involvement in the campaign brought him attention in the Quebec media, and led to his being nominated for Person of the Year by the local chamber of commerce.[3][4]
In 2015, Di Iorio announced his candidacy for the Liberal Party of Canada's nomination for the 2015 federal election in the riding of Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel. The previous incumbent, Massimo Pacetti, had been kicked out of the party as a result of a sexual harassment allegation, and Di Iorio earned the strong backing of the riding's Italian community.[5] There was some controversy surrounding the nomination battle, as one of his opponents, Domenic Cusmano, alleged that Di Iorio was distributing memberships in contravention of the rules.[6] Di Iorio nevertheless secured the nomination and won the subsequent general election.
Electoral record
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Nicola Di Iorio | 28,826 | 64.7 | +22.53 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Rosannie Filato | 6,611 | 14.8 | -17.20 | – | |||
| Conservative | Jean Philippe Fournier | 4,957 | 11.1 | -2.53 | – | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Steeve Gendron | 3,204 | 7.2 | -2.45 | – | |||
| Green | Melissa Miscione | 805 | 1.8 | +0.03 | – | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Arezki Malek | 128 | 0.3 | -0.18 | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 44,531 | 100.0 | $209,628.68 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 689 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 45,220 | 59.22 | +7.71 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 76,351 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[7][8] | ||||||||
References
- ^ Nicola Di Iorio lemporte dans Saint-Leonard—Saint-Michel, Journal de Montreal, October 19, 2015.
- ^ Meet Nicola, Liberal.ca.
- ^ Daniel LeBlanc, Liberals, Montreal’s Italian community pin hopes on Di Iorio, The Globe & Mail, May 15, 2015.
- ^ Meet Nicola, Liberal.ca.
- ^ Daniel LeBlanc, Liberals, Montreal’s Italian community pin hopes on Di Iorio, The Globe & Mail, May 15, 2015.
- ^ Accusations fly in Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel race, CTV News, June 3, 2015.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates