Francis Scarpaleggia

LiberalLac-Saint-LouisQuebec

917Votes Cast

1Speeches

1Bills Sponsored

Background

Born: June 6, 1957
Education: Loyola High School; Marianopolis College; Honours Degree in Economics, McGill University; Master's Degree in Economics, Columbia University; Master of Business Administration, Concordia University
Career: Petro-Canada; Comterm; Bristol-Myers Squibb; Business Administration Teacher at Dawson College
Political Experience: Volunteer in the riding of Mount Royal during the 1981 Quebec election; youngest riding president (Mount Royal provincial riding association) in the Quebec Liberal Party; legislative assistant to Clifford Lincoln from 1994 to 2004; MP for Lac-Saint-Louis since 2004; chair of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development; chair of the National Liberal Caucus from 2011 to 2021; Speaker of the House of Commons since 2025
Notable: Voted against Bill C-38 (same-sex marriage) in 2005; voted in favour of a motion to restore the traditional definition of marriage in 2006; supports same-sex marriage today; pro-choice; critical of the Constitution's notwithstanding clause; endorsed Mark Carney in the 2025 Liberal leadership race.

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2025 Election Results — Lac-Saint-Louis

Francis Scarpaleggia won with 43,446 votes (67.6%)

Francis Scarpaleggia(Liberal)43,446 (67.6%)

Matthew Rusniak(Conservative)15,203 (23.7%)

Tommy Fournier(Bloc Québécois)2,330 (3.6%)

Gregory Evdokias(NDP-New Democratic Party)1,877 (2.9%)

Raymond Frizzell(Green Party)915 (1.4%)

Mathieu Dufort(People's Party)471 (0.7%)

Total votes cast: 64,242

Recent Activity

May 26, 2025

DebateElection of Speaker

Mr. Chair, I too would like to acknowledge that we are gathered today on the traditional unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinabe people. A little over 20 years ago, I took my seat in this House for the first time, in the very last row, in fact. I took my seat in the House a little over 20 years ago. It was a proud moment, which is why I would like to offer a special congratulation to all [more]

Dec 17, 2024

YeaLet's start today's agenda.

Dec 17, 2024

YeaLet's stop today's meeting.

Dec 17, 2024

YeaLet's start discussing proposed laws from the Senate.

Dec 12, 2024

YeaThis report is about what the committee studying veterans affairs has learned.

Dec 12, 2024

YeaThe veterans committee made nine recommendations and now it's time to vote on them.

Dec 10, 2024

NayThe opposition wants to get rid of proposed law C-5.