Meili Faille

Meili Faille (born June 18, 1972) is a Canadian politician. She was a Bloc Québécois member of the House of Commons of Canada, being first elected in the 2004 election in the district of Vaudreuil-Soulanges. Prior to being elected, Faille was a consultant and project coordinator. From 2004 to 2008 she was the Bloc shadow critic of Citizenship and Immigration.

Meili Faille
Member of Parliament
for Vaudreuil-Soulanges
In office
June 28, 2004  May 2, 2011
Preceded byNick Discepola
Succeeded byJamie Nicholls
Personal details
Born (1972-06-18) June 18, 1972
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political partyBloc Québécois
Residence(s)Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec, Canada
Professionproject coordinator

During the 38th Parliament, Meili Faille was Vice-Chair of Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration (CIMM) from October 14, 2004 through October 7, 2005.

Faille, a Canadian of Taiwanese descent, was born in Montreal, Quebec. Prior to being elected, Faille was Project Leader and Primary Consultant for Groupe LGS (1996–2004). Faille has worked as intern for the Secretary General of the Canadian Human Rights Commission (1993), was Ministerial editor for special projects and briefing notes for the Minister of Employment and Immigration (1992–1993, was an intern in the Cabinet for the Minister of Physical Education and Amateur Sports (1991–1992), was an intern in the Cabinet for the Solicitor General of Canada (1990–1991) and was an intern in the cabinet of the Minister of Northern Canadian and Indian Affairs (1989).

Faille holds a Bachelor's in Business Administration from the Université du Québec en Outaouais in Hull, Quebec, and studied Applied Sciences and Chemical Engineering at the University of Ottawa.

Faille studied classical (7 years) and contemporary (2 years) piano and followed an apprenticeship for two years under renowned artist Marcel Bourbonnais.

2011 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil—Soulanges
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticJamie Nicholls30,17743.61+33.98
Bloc QuébécoisMeili Faille17,78125.69-15.65
ConservativeMarc Boudreau11,36016.41-7.28
LiberalLyne Pelchat8,02311.59-9.74
GreenJean-Yves Massenet1,8642.69-1.32
Total valid votes/expense limit 69,205100.00
Total rejected ballots 7631.09
Turnout 69,96867.23
2008 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil—Soulanges
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisMeili Faille27,04441.34-1.82$80,072
ConservativeMichael Fortier15,49623.69+4.69$87,967
LiberalBrigitte Legault13,95421.33-6.96$32,958
New DemocraticMaxime Héroux-Legault6,2989.63+4.09$1,519
GreenJean-Yves Massenet2,6254.01+0.10$1,913
Total valid votes/expense limit 65,417 100.00 $96,487
Total rejected ballots 729 1.10
Turnout 66,14667.76
2006 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil—Soulanges
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisMeili Faille27,01243.16-1.13$85,133
LiberalMarc Garneau17,76828.39-10.41$79,413
ConservativeStephane Bourgon11,88919.00+10.81$35,090
New DemocraticBert Markgraf3,4685.54+1.64$3,385
GreenPierre Pariseau-Legault2,4503.91+0.14$1,144
Total valid votes/expense limit 62,587100.00 $85,543
2004 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil—Soulanges
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisMeili Faille24,67544.29+4.31$67,962
LiberalNick Discepola21,61338.80-12.77$57,607
ConservativeRobert Ramage4,5588.18-3.99$25,438
New DemocraticBert Markgraf2,1753.90+2.13$2,698
GreenJulie C. Baribeau2,1033.77$1,206
MarijuanaCharles Soucy5851.05
Total valid votes/expense limit 55,709 100.00 $81,759

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

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