Rachel Bendayan

Rachel Bendayan MP (born May 10, 1980) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in a by-election on February 25, 2019.[2] She represents the electoral district of Outremont as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.[2] In December 2019, Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau asked her to serve as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, Mary Ng.

Rachel Bendayan

MP
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade
Assumed office
December 12, 2019
MinisterMary Ng
Preceded byOmar Alghabra (International Trade)
Richard Hébert (Small Business and Export Promotion)
Member of Parliament
for Outremont
Assumed office
February 25, 2019
Preceded byTom Mulcair
Personal details
Born (1980-05-10) May 10, 1980
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political partyLiberal
ResidenceOutremont, Quebec[1]
Alma materMcGill University
ProfessionLawyer

She previously ran as the Liberal candidate for Outremont in the 2015 Canadian federal election, coming in second to New Democratic Party leader Tom Mulcair and increasing the Liberal Party's vote share by a significant margin.

Following the 2015 federal election, Bendayan worked served as Chief of Staff to Minister of Small Business and Tourism, Bardish Chagger.[3]

Electoral record
2019 Canadian federal election: Outremont
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRachel Bendayan19,14846.2 5.8
New DemocraticAndrea Clarke8,31920.1 5.0
Bloc QuébécoisCélia Grimard5,74113.8 2.6
GreenDaniel Green5,01812.1 0.4
ConservativeJasmine Louras2,7076.5 0.8
People'sSabin Lévesque3690.9 1.2
RhinocérosMark John Hiemstra1550.4New
Total valid votes 41,457100.0   
Total rejected ballots 455–
Turnout 41,91262.2
Eligible voters 67,384
Liberal hold Swing  
Source: Elections Canada [4]
Canadian federal by-election, February 25, 2019: Outremont
Resignation of Tom Mulcair
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRachel Bendayan6,08640.4 6.9
New DemocraticJulia Sánchez3,92526.1 18
GreenDaniel Green1,88912.5 8.9
Bloc QuébécoisMichel Duchesne1,68311.2 2.8
ConservativeJasmine Louras1,0987.3 2.2
People'sJames Seale3222.1New
IndependentWilliam Barrett520.3New
Total valid votes 15,053100.0   
Total rejected ballots 135–
Turnout 15,18821.6
Eligible voters 70,414
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing 25
Source: Elections Canada [5]
2015 Canadian federal election: Outremont
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticTom Mulcair19,24244.11−11.57$101,332.88
LiberalRachel Bendayan14,59733.46+11.84$101,506.39
ConservativeRodolphe Husny4,1599.53+1.55$7,828.89
Bloc QuébécoisRoger Galland Barou3,6688.41−3.20$6,959.30
GreenAmara Diallo1,5753.61+1.37–
LibertarianFrancis Pouliot2160.50––
CommunistAdrien Welsh1620.37––
Total valid votes/Expense limit 43,619100.00–$204,392.07
Total rejected ballots 4260.97––
Turnout 44,04562.42––
Eligible voters 70,559–––
New Democratic hold Swing  
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]

References
  1. "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  2. "Liberal Party’s Rachel Bendayan wins federal byelection in Outremont". Global News, February 25, 2019.
  3. "Liberal candidate launches Outremont byelection bid". Canadian Jewish News, January 27, 2019.
  4. "October 19, 2019 Outremont Election Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  5. "February 25, 2019 By-elections Election Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  6. Elections Canada – Poll by Poll Election Results, 22 October 2015
  7. "Final Candidate Election Expenses Limits". Elections Canada. Archived from the original on 19 October 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
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