Marcel Proulx (; born 6 March 1946 in L'Orignal, Ontario) is a retired Canadian politician. Proulx is a former member of the

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in the

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, having represented the riding of

Hull—Aylmer Hull—Aylmer (formerly known as Hull) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1917. It was created as "Hull" in 1914 from parts of Labelle and Wright ridings. It ...

from 1999 to 2011. Proulx is a former administrator, businessman, claim adjuster, and executive assistant. He is a former Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport and is the current Chair of the Sub-Committee on Private Members' Business of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs and Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole, frequently being the Acting Speaker. Proulx ran for

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in the

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. Fellow Liberal Peter Milliken won on the first ballot. Marcel Proulx was a supporter of Michael Ignatieff during the last leadership campaign of the

. However, he served as Quebec lieutenant for Stéphane Dion in 2007. On 16 October 2007, after much speculation, Proulx announced his resignation as Quebec lieutenant. The position of Quebec Lieutenant was offered to Pablo Rodriguez and

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but both refused. The position was later given to Senator Céline Hervieux-Payette. He was defeated by NDP candidate

Nycole Turmel Nycole Turmel (born September 1, 1942) is a Canadian politician who served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Hull—Aylmer from 2011 to 2015. A member of the New Democratic Party (NDP), Turmel served as the party's interim leader from 2011 ...

in the

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in a landslide. Turmel would also succeed him as the Chief Opposition Whip in the

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. He is the first Liberal candidate ever defeated in Hull-Aylmer's 94-year history. Proulx became a real estate agent a few months after his defeat.

Electoral record

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in the 2000 election. Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1999 by-election.

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* * https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/hull-aylmer-mp-slammed-for-golf-gift-worth-thousands-1.636431 {{DEFAULTSORT:Proulx, Marcel 1946 births Living people 21st-century Canadian politicians Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec People from the United Counties of Prescott and Russell Politicians from Gatineau