Mathieu Ravignat (born January 18, 1973) is a Canadian federal politician from Cantley, Quebec, Canada, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada from the riding of Pontiac in the May 2, 2011 federal election. He is a member of the New Democratic Party, which formed the official opposition in the 41st Canadian Parliament. He was defeated by Liberal Will Amos in the 2015 Canadian federal election.
Mathieu Ravignat | |
|---|---|
| Shadow Minister for the Treasury Board | |
| In office April 19, 2012 – November 19, 2015 | |
| Leader | Thomas Mulcair |
| Preceded by | Alexandre Boulerice |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Poilievre |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Pontiac | |
| In office May 2, 2011 – October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Lawrence Cannon |
| Succeeded by | Will Amos |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 18, 1973 Orleans, Ontario |
| Political party | New Democrat |
| Residence | Cantley, Quebec |
| Profession | Policy researcher, leisure time Karate instructor, |
Early life
editOf Belgian descent and raised in Gracefield, Quebec and Orleans, Ontario, Ravignat received a master's degree in political science. He co-founded Local 2626 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, the labour union that represents student employees of the University of Ottawa. At the time of his election to Parliament, Ravignat was a federal government researcher for aboriginal and environmental issues.[1]
Political career
editRavignat first ran for a seat as an independent candidate in the 1997 federal election. Ravignat ran in the riding of Laurier—Sainte-Marie finishing in last place out of eight candidates earning 123 votes. He was soundly defeated by Bloc Québécois leader Gilles Duceppe.[2]
Ravignat ran for his second time as a New Democratic Party candidate in the 2011 federal election. He was nominated by the party to contest the riding of Pontiac. On election night, he won his first term in office and picked up the seat for his party by defeating Conservative Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon, despite the Conservative Party gaining its first majority government in the election.[3][4][5][6] He was defeated by Liberal Will Amos in the 2015 Canadian federal election.
Martial arts
editRavignat is a sensei at the Daijiken Traditional Karate Association which he founded in Wakefield, Quebec.[7] He is also one of the founders of the Canada Hokubei Karate-jutsu and Kobu-jutsu Association, a national martial arts organization affiliated with the North America Karate-jutsu Kobu-jutsu Association and with the International Kenshi-kai Organisation (IKO) headquartered in Okinawa, Japan.[8]
Honours
editAwarded heraldic crest, banner and flag by Queen Elizabeth II.[9]
Awarded the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal, 2012.
Awarded the Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers, 2018.[10]
Electoral record
edit| 2015 Canadian federal election: Pontiac | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Will Amos | 34,154 | 54.54 | +39.35 | $127,717.07 | |||
| New Democratic | Mathieu Ravignat | 14,095 | 22.51 | -24.76 | $47,758.81 | |||
| Conservative | Benjamin Woodman | 8,721 | 13.93 | -12.26 | $35,653.16 | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Nicolas Lepage | 4,327 | 6.91 | -2.64 | – | |||
| Green | Colin Griffiths | 1,089 | 1.74 | +0.11 | $7,418.25 | |||
| Strength in Democracy | Pascal Médieu | 131 | 0.21 | – | $379.41 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Louis Lang | 108 | 0.17 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 62,625 | 100.0 | $254,590.45 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 467 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 63,092 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 87,365 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[11][12] | ||||||||
| 2011 Canadian federal election: Pontiac | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Mathieu Ravignat | 22,376 | 45.71 | +30.28 | ||||
| Conservative | Lawrence Cannon | 14,441 | 29.50 | -3.20 | ||||
| Liberal | Cindy Duncan McMillan | 6,242 | 12.75 | -11.49 | ||||
| Bloc Québécois | Maude Tremblay | 4,917 | 10.05 | -12.28 | ||||
| Green | Louis-Philippe Mayrand | 849 | 1.73 | -3.28 | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Benoit Legros | 124 | 0.25 | -0.01 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 48,949 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 413 | 0.84 | +0.13 | |||||
| Turnout | 49,362 | 60.00 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 82,308 | – | – | |||||
References
edit- ^ "New Democrats: Candidate Mathieu Ravignat". Ottawa Citizen. April 20, 2011.
- ^ "Laurier—Sainte-Marie election results". Parliament of Canada. June 2, 1997. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
- ^ "2011 General Election". Elections Canada. May 5, 2011.
- ^ Lesley Ciarula Taylor (May 3, 2011). "Dryden falls, Trudeau survives: Notable election winners and losers". Toronto Star.
- ^ Steven Chase (May 4, 2011). "Majority man: Harper gets more ambitious, relaxed and mainstream". The Globe and Mail.
- ^ "Profiles of some new NDP MPs". Ottawa Citizen. May 3, 2011.
- ^ http://daijikendojo.webs.com/
- ^ "Okinawa Goju-Ryu Kenshi-kai Karate-jutsu Kobu-jutsu Association North America Headquarters - Kenshi-kai Okinawa Goju-Ryu Karate-jutsu". Archived from the original on 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
- ^ http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2012/2012-11-03/html/gh-rg-eng.html
- ^ "Mr. Mathieu Ravignat".
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Pontiac, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates