Meili Faille
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Meili Faille | |
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| Member of Parliament for Vaudreuil-Soulanges | |
| In office June 28, 2004 – May 2, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Nick Discepola |
| Succeeded by | Jamie Nicholls |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 18, 1972 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Bloc Québécois |
| Residence(s) | Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec, Canada |
| Profession | project coordinator |
Meili Faille (born June 18, 1972) is a Canadian politician. She was a Bloc Québécois member of the House of Commons of Canada, being first elected in the 2004 election in the district of Vaudreuil-Soulanges. Prior to being elected, Faille was a consultant and project coordinator. From 2004 to 2008 she was the Bloc shadow critic of Citizenship and Immigration.
During the 38th Parliament, Meili Faille was Vice-Chair of Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration (CIMM) from October 14, 2004 through October 7, 2005.
Faille, a Canadian of Taiwanese descent,[1] was born in Montreal, Quebec. Prior to being elected, Faille was Project Leader and Primary Consultant for Groupe LGS (1996–2004). Faille has worked as intern for the Secretary General of the Canadian Human Rights Commission (1993), was Ministerial editor for special projects and briefing notes for the Minister of Employment and Immigration (1992–1993, was an intern in the Cabinet for the Minister of Physical Education and Amateur Sports (1991–1992), was an intern in the Cabinet for the Solicitor General of Canada (1990–1991) and was an intern in the cabinet of the Minister of Northern Canadian and Indian Affairs (1989).
Faille holds a Bachelor's in Business Administration from the Université du Québec en Outaouais in Hull, Quebec, and studied Applied Sciences and Chemical Engineering at the University of Ottawa.
Faille studied classical (7 years) and contemporary (2 years) piano and followed an apprenticeship for two years under renowned artist Marcel Bourbonnais.
| 2011 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil—Soulanges | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Jamie Nicholls | 30,177 | 43.61 | +33.98 | ||||
| Bloc Québécois | Meili Faille | 17,781 | 25.69 | -15.65 | ||||
| Conservative | Marc Boudreau | 11,360 | 16.41 | -7.28 | ||||
| Liberal | Lyne Pelchat | 8,023 | 11.59 | -9.74 | ||||
| Green | Jean-Yves Massenet | 1,864 | 2.69 | -1.32 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 69,205 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 763 | 1.09 | ||||||
| Turnout | 69,968 | 67.23 | ||||||
| 2008 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil—Soulanges | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Meili Faille | 27,044 | 41.34 | -1.82 | $80,072 | |||
| Conservative | Michael Fortier | 15,496 | 23.69 | +4.69 | $87,967 | |||
| Liberal | Brigitte Legault | 13,954 | 21.33 | -6.96 | $32,958 | |||
| New Democratic | Maxime Héroux-Legault | 6,298 | 9.63 | +4.09 | $1,519 | |||
| Green | Jean-Yves Massenet | 2,625 | 4.01 | +0.10 | $1,913 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 65,417 | 100.00 | $96,487 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 729 | 1.10 | ||||||
| Turnout | 66,146 | 67.76 | ||||||
| 2006 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil—Soulanges | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Meili Faille | 27,012 | 43.16 | -1.13 | $85,133 | |||
| Liberal | Marc Garneau | 17,768 | 28.39 | -10.41 | $79,413 | |||
| Conservative | Stephane Bourgon | 11,889 | 19.00 | +10.81 | $35,090 | |||
| New Democratic | Bert Markgraf | 3,468 | 5.54 | +1.64 | $3,385 | |||
| Green | Pierre Pariseau-Legault | 2,450 | 3.91 | +0.14 | $1,144 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 62,587 | 100.00 | $85,543 | |||||
| 2004 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil—Soulanges | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Meili Faille | 24,675 | 44.29 | +4.31 | $67,962 | |||
| Liberal | Nick Discepola | 21,613 | 38.80 | -12.77 | $57,607 | |||
| Conservative | Robert Ramage | 4,558 | 8.18 | -3.99 | $25,438 | |||
| New Democratic | Bert Markgraf | 2,175 | 3.90 | +2.13 | $2,698 | |||
| Green | Julie C. Baribeau | 2,103 | 3.77 | – | $1,206 | |||
| Marijuana | Charles Soucy | 585 | 1.05 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 55,709 | 100.00 | $81,759 | |||||
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.