Ramez Ayoub

Ramez Ayoub MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Thérèse-De Blainville
Incumbent
Assumed office October 19, 2015
Preceded by	Riding Established
Mayor of Lorraine
In office December 1, 2009 – November 10, 2015
Preceded by	Boniface Dalle-Vedove
Succeeded by	Jean Comtois
Lorraine City Councillor
In office December 1, 1999 – December 1, 2009
Preceded by	Raymond Léger
Succeeded by	Jean Comtois
Constituency	Seat 1
Personal details
Political party	Liberal
Alma mater	Université de Montréal

Ramez Ayoub is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Thérèse-De Blainville in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.^[1]

Ayoub attended the Université de Montréal, earning a bachelor's degree in economics. He worked as a real estate broker, and entered politics by serving ten years on the city council of Lorraine, before being elected mayor of Lorraine in 2009, a position he held until his election to Parliament in 2015. Ayoub also served, prior to his election to Parliament, as deputy prefect of Thérèse-De Blainville Regional County Municipality. He was a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.^[2]

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 2015: Thérèse-De Blainville
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Ramez Ayoub	18,281	32.5	+22.24	–
	Bloc Québécois	Alain Marginean	15,238	27.1	-0.75	–
	New Democratic	Alain Giguère	14,022	24.9	-25.14	–
	Conservative	Manuel Puga	7,013	12.4	+2.64	–
	Green	Andrew Carkner	1,449	2.4	+0.31	–
	Libertarian	Daniel Guindon	425	0.6	–	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			56,248	100.0		$213,550.54
Total rejected ballots			1,007	–	–
Turnout			57,255	–	–
Eligible voters			78,804
Source: Elections Canada[3][4]

Municipal

2013 Lorraine mayoral election
Candidate	Party	Vote	%
Ramez Ayoub (x)	Équipe Ayoub	1,632	40.14
Lyne Rémillard	Autrement Lorraine - Équipe Rémillard	1,371	33.72
Sylvain Fortin	Équipe Fortin	562	13.82
Martin Lacasse	Agir avec Lacasse	501	12.32
Total		4,066	100.00

2009 Lorraine mayoral election
Candidate	Party	Vote	%
Ramez Ayoub	Équipe Ayoub	1,809	51.1
Boniface Dalle-Vedove (x)	Équipe Dalle-Vedove	1,730	48.9
Total		3,539	100.00

References

1. http://www.nordinfo.com/Actualites/2015-10-20/article-4315748/Therese-De-Blainville%3A-le-liberal-Ramez-Ayoub-s%26rsquo%3Ben-va-a-la-Chambre-des-communes/1
2. Ramez Ayoub Biography, Liberal.ca.
3. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Thérèse-De Blainville, 30 September 2015
4. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates

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