Alex Tyrrell

Alex Tyrrell is the leader of the Green Party of Quebec.[1] At 25 years old he is the youngest leader on the provincial scene.[2] He was elected leader 21 September 2013. Tyrrell has studied Environmental Science at Concordia University in Montreal. His mother is a francophone, and his father an anglophone.[3]

Electoral results

Quebec provincial by-election, December 9, 2013
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalPhilippe Couillard 5,582 55.11 +13.59
Québec solidaireÉdith Laperle 3,264 32.23 +14.21
Option nationaleJulie Surprenant 677 6.68 +4.97
GreenAlex Tyrrell 384 3.79
ConservativePierre Ennio Crespi 145 1.43
Parti nulMathieu Marcil 59 0.58 -0.34
Autonomist TeamGuy Boivin 17 0.17
Total valid votes 10,12899.13
Total rejected ballots 890.87
Turnout 10,21726.42-41.79
Electors on the lists 38,671
Liberal hold Swing -0.41
Quebec general election, 2012
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalGeoffrey Kelley 24,525 73.11 -7.74
Coalition Avenir QuébecPaola L. Hawa 5,006 14.92 +11.09*
GreenAlex Tyrrell 1,522 4.54 -2.97
Parti QuébécoisOlivier Gendreau 1,232 3.67 -2.35
Québec solidaireFrançois-Xavier Charlebois 859 2.56 +1.12
IndependentFrancis Juneau 189 0.56
Option nationaleRaphaël Hébert 128 0.38
Quebec Citizens' UnionÁgnes Mina Barti 86 0.26
Total valid votes 33,54799.47
Total rejected ballots 1780.53
Turnout 33,72576.89+24.12
Electors on the lists 43,861

References

  1. Eric Perreault-Chamberland (2013-11-10). "Alex Tyrrell - Chef du PVQ". Pvq.qc.ca. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
  2. "Concordia Student to Lead Quebec Green Party | News – The Link". Thelinknewspaper.ca. 2013-10-01. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
  3. "Alex Tyrrell - Leader of the Green Party of Quebec". Green Party of Quebec. Retrieved 25 November 2015.


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