Andrés Fontecilla

Andrés Fontecilla (born 20 September 1967) is a Canadian politician from Quebec. He was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2018 provincial election, representing the electoral district of Laurier-Dorion as a member of Québec solidaire.

Andrés Fontecilla MNA
Spokesperson for Québec solidaire
In office May 5, 2013 – May 21, 2017
Preceded by	Amir Khadir
Succeeded by	Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois
Member of the National Assembly for Laurier-Dorion
Incumbent
Assumed office October 1, 2018
Preceded by	Gerry Sklavounos
Personal details
Born	(1967-09-20) September 20, 1967 Chile
Political party	Québec solidaire
Residence(s)	Montreal, Quebec
Profession	Anthropologist, community worker

He was co-spokesperson of the party, along with Françoise David, from 2013 to 2017.

Following his election in the 2022 provincial election, he was chosen to lead the issues of Housing and Dwelling, Immigration, Francisation and Integration, Fight against Racism, and Public Safety.

Biography

Fontecilla was born in Chile but emigrated to Canada in 1981, having fled the authoritarian regime of Augusto Pinochet.

He completed a degree in anthropology at the University of Montreal, and was elected president of the student association for his department.

Political career

Fontecilla was a member of the Quebec provincial party Union des forces progressistes (UFP) since its foundation and ran as the party's candidate in a 2004 by-election for the National Assembly of Quebec, but finished a distant third. In 2006 the UFP and Option citoyenne merged to form Québec solidaire. Fontecilla ran for Québec solidaire in the 2012 Quebec general election, finishing in third place. On 5 May 2013 he was chosen to be co-spokesperson of the party along with Françoise David.

He was again defeated in the 2014 Quebec general election, but won in 2018.

Electoral record

2022 Quebec general election: Laurier-Dorion
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Québec solidaire	Andrés Fontecilla	13,323	48.80	+1.52
	Liberal	Deepak Awasti	5,344	19.57	-10.09
	Coalition Avenir Québec	Vicki Marcoux	3,203	11.73	+2.88
	Parti Québécois	Maxime Larochelle	2,800	10.26	+2.47
	Conservative	Guy Diotte	1,512	5.54	+4.36
	Bloc Montreal	Amir Khan	480	1.76	–
	Green	Ismaila Marega	332	1.22	-0.54
	Parti culinaire	Amélie Villeneuve	157	0.58	+0.02
	Parti nul	Mathieu Marcil	77	0.28	-0.18
	Climat Québec	Anthony Van Duyse	75	0.27	–
Total valid votes			27,303	98.59	–
Total rejected ballots			391	1.41	–
Turnout			27,694	61.62
Electors on the lists			44,943

2018 Quebec general election: Laurier-Dorion
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Québec solidaire	Andrés Fontecilla	14,226	47.28	+19.59
	Liberal	George Tsantrizos	8,925	29.66	-16.53
	Coalition Avenir Québec	Simon Langelier	2,664	8.85	+1.64
	Parti Québécois	Marie-Aline Vadius	2,344	7.79	-8.14
	New Democratic	Apostolia Petropoulos	574	1.91
	Green	Juan Vazquez	530	1.76	+0.33
	Conservative	Mohammad Yousuf	354	1.18
	Parti culinaire	Chef Jean Louis Thémis	169	0.56
	Parti nul	Mathieu Marcil	137	0.46
	Bloc Pot	Hugô St-Onge	73	0.24	-0.18
	Citoyens au pouvoir	Eric Lessard	60	0.2
	Marxist–Leninist	Arezki Malek	35	0.12	-0.22
Total valid votes			30,091	98.77
Total rejected ballots			375	1.23
Turnout			30,466	63.59
Eligible voters			47,910
	Québec solidaire gain from Liberal		Swing		+18.06
Source(s) "Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec.

2014 Quebec general election: Laurier-Dorion
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gerry Sklavounos	15,566	46.19	+12.11
	Québec solidaire	Andrés Fontecilla	9,330	27.69	+3.36
	Parti Québécois	Pierre Céré	5,369	15.93	-10.51
	Coalition Avenir Québec	Valérie Assouline	2,431	7.21	-2.57
	Green	Jeremy Tessier	482	1.43	-0.06
	Option nationale	Miguel Tremblay	263	0.78	-2.05
	Bloc Pot	Hugô St-Onge	143	0.42	–
	Marxist–Leninist	Peter Macrisopoulos	116	0.34	+0.03
Total valid votes			33,700	98.74	–
Total rejected ballots			429	1.26	–
Turnout			34,129	72.60	+2.39
Electors on the lists			47,011	–	–

2012 Quebec general election: Laurier-Dorion
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Gerry Sklavounos	10,987	34.08	-8.82
	Parti Québécois	Badiona Bazin	8,524	26.44	-7.38
	Québec solidaire	Andrés Fontecilla	7,844	24.33	+11.32
	Coalition Avenir Québec	Marie Josée Godbout	3,154	9.78	+5.64*
	Option nationale	Miguel Tremblay	912	2.83	–
	Green	Danny Polifroni	480	1.49	-3.30
	Independent	David H. Cherniak	119	0.37	–
	Marxist–Leninist	Peter Macrisopoulos	100	0.31	-0.65
	Coalition pour la constituante	Yves Pageau	66	0.20	–
	No designation	Michel Dugré	50	0.16	–
Total valid votes			32,236	98.90	–
Total rejected ballots			357	1.10	–
Turnout			32,593	70.21	+21.05
Electors on the lists			46,419	–	–

* Result compared to Action démocratique

Quebec provincial by-election, September 20, 2004: Laurier-Dorion
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Parti Québécois	Elsie Lefebvre	7,573	46.09	+13.73
	Liberal	Voula Neofotistos	7,090	43.15	-9.99
	UFP	Andrés Fontecilla	783	4.77	+1.72
	Action démocratique	Enrique Colindres	460	2.80	-3.81
	Green	Philippe Morlighem	379	2.31	+0.34
	Independent	Sonia Bélanger	145	0.88	–
Total valid votes			16,430	98.97	–
Total rejected ballots			171	1.03	–
Turnout			16,601	35.24	-29.12
Electors on the lists			47,107	–	–