# François Pilon

François Pilon (born August 25, 1958) is a politician in the Canadian province of Quebec. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 federal election as the member for Laval—Les Îles. Pilon is a member of the New Democratic Party.

## Background

Pilon was born in 1958 in Laval and has a background in architectural design. He is active in the labour movement, having served as vice-president of the Syndicat des Cols Bleus de la Ville de Laval from late 1998 to 2006. In 1999, he helped lead his union into the Canadian Union of Public Employees.
He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons on his fourth attempt, previously running in the riding of Honoré-Mercier, which the NDP also took in 2011.
He is not to be confused with another François Pilon who has run for the Green Party in Montreal.

## Electoral record

2017 Laval City Council Election: Laval-les-Îles District (17) :
| Party | Council candidate | Vote | % |
| Mouvement lavallois - Équipe Marc Demers | Nicholas Borne (X) | 2,526 | 45.86 |
| Parti Laval - Équipe Michel Trottier | François Pilon | 1,138 | 20.66 |
| Avenir Laval - Équipe Sonia Baudelot | Josée Trépanier | 981 | 17.81 |
| Action Laval - Équipe Jean Claude Gobé | Cesar Augusto Maldonado | 676 | 12.27 |
| Alliance des conseillers autonomes - Équipe Alain Lecompte et Cynthia Leblanc | Cynthia Leblanc | 187 | 3.40 |
2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Fayçal El-Khoury | 25,857 | 47.70 | +27.07 | $86,424.50 |
| | New Democratic | François Pilon | 10,710 | 19.77 | -27.43 | $29,014.20 |
| | Conservative | Roland Dick | 9,811 | 18.10 | +1.67 | $114,413.09 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Nancy Redhead | 6,731 | 12.42 | -0.47 | $19,952.32 |
| | Green | Faiza R'Guiba-Kalogerakis | 919 | 1.69 | -0.09 | $2,605.36 |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Yvon Breton | 175 | 0.32 | -0.04 | – |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | – | 100.0 | | $218,884.73 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | – | – | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,203 | – | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 81,562 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2011 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | François Pilon | 25,703 | 47.64 | +36.18 |
| | Liberal | Karine Joizil | 11,108 | 20.59 | -19.85 |
| | Conservative | Zaki Ghavitian | 8,587 | 15.92 | -4.70 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Mohamedali Jetha | 7,022 | 13.02 | -10.52 |
| | Green | Brent Neil | 966 | 1.79 | -1.49 |
| | Pirate | Stéphane Bakhos | 369 | 0.68 | |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Polyvios Tsakanikas | 194 | 0.36 | – |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 53,949 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 702 | 1.28 | -0.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,651 | 59.31 | -2.38 |
vte2008 Canadian federal election: Honoré-Mercier :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Pablo Rodríguez | 21,544 | 43.67 | +5.44 | $64,461 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Gérard Labelle | 13,871 | 28.12 | −6.71 | $57,274 |
| | Conservative | Rodrigo Alfaro | 7,549 | 15.30 | −2.14 | $35,152 |
| | New Democratic | François Pilon | 4,986 | 10.11 | +3.89 | $1,499 |
| | Green | Gaëtan Bérard | 1,380 | 2.80 | −0.13 | $1,387 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 49,330 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 667 | 1.33 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,997 | 62.16 | −2.71 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 80,429 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +6.08 |
| Source: Official Voting Results, 40th General Election 2008, Elections Canada. |||||||
vte2006 Canadian federal election: Honoré-Mercier :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Pablo Rodríguez | 19,622 | 38.23 | −7.87 | $62,095 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Gérard Labelle | 17,879 | 34.83 | −5.54 | $39,105 |
| | Conservative | Angelo M. Marino | 8,952 | 17.44 | +11.42 | $62,813 |
| | New Democratic | François Pilon | 3,191 | 6.22 | +2.13 | $2,374 |
| | Green | Sylvain Castonguay | 1,502 | 2.93 | +1.16 | not listed |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Hélène Héroux | 183 | 0.36 | +0.02 | none listed |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 51,329 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 650 | 1.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,979 | 64.87 | +3.23 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 80,122 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -1.17 |
| Source: Official Voting Results, 39th General Election, Elections Canada. |||||||
vte2004 Canadian federal election: Honoré-Mercier :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Pablo Rodríguez | 22,223 | 46.10 | −11.76 | $78,649 |
| | Bloc Québécois | Éric St-Hilaire | 19,461 | 40.37 | +10.02 | $13,063 |
| | Conservative | Gianni Chiazzese | 2,902 | 6.02 | −2.28 | $5,060 |
| | New Democratic | François Pilon | 1,973 | 4.09 | +2.81 | $885 |
| | Green | Richard Lahaie | 852 | 1.77 | – | $0 |
| | Marijuana | Steve Boudrias | 626 | 1.30 | −0.59 | none listed |
| | Marxist–Leninist | Hélène Héroux | 164 | 0.34 | +0.03 | none listed |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 48,201 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 854 | 1.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,055 | 61.64 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 79,585 |
| Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election. |||||||
| Source: Official Voting Results, Thirty-Eighth General Election, Elections Canada. |||||||
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -10.89 |