# 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.
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

vte2022 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 | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 27,303 | 98.59 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 391 | 1.41 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 27,694 | 61.62 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 44,943 |
vte2018 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 | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 30,091 | 98.77 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 375 | 1.23 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,466 | 63.59 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 47,910 |
| | Québec solidaire gain from Liberal | Québec solidaire gain from Liberal | Swing | 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 | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 33,700 | 98.74 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 429 | 1.26 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,129 | 72.60 | +2.39 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 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 | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 32,236 | 98.90 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 357 | 1.10 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,593 | 70.21 | +21.05 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 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 | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 16,430 | 98.97 | – |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 171 | 1.03 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,601 | 35.24 | -29.12 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 47,107 | – | – |