Mark Muise
Canadian politician
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Mark Muise (born 11 October 1957) is a Canadian businessman and former politician, Muise served as a Member of Parliament from 1997 to 2000. He represented the electoral district of West Nova for the Progressive Conservative Party. He is an insurance agent by career.
Mark Muise | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for West Nova | |
| In office 2 June 1997 – 27 November 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Harry Verran |
| Succeeded by | Robert Thibault |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 October 1957 Mayflower, Nova Scotia |
| Party | Progressive Conservative |
| Profession | Insurance agent |
Early life and education
Muise graduated from Université de Moncton in 1979 with a Bachelor of Business Administration.[1]
Political career
In the 1997 federal election, Muise defeated Liberal incumbent Harry Verran.[2] Muise was defeated in the 2000 election by Liberal candidate Robert Thibault.[3][4]
Electoral record
| 2000 Canadian federal election: West Nova | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Robert Thibault | 12,783 | 36.09 | +10.39 | $57,653 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Mark Muise | 12,080 | 34.11 | -0.20 | $34,692 | |||
| Alliance | Mike Donaldson | 6,581 | 18.58 | -0.23 | $32,417 | |||
| New Democratic | Phil Roberts | 3,976 | 11.23 | -9.23 | $14,118 | |||
| Total valid votes | 35,420 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 235 | 0.66 | ||||||
| Turnout | 35,655 | 67.98 | -5.95 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 52,453 | |||||||
Results for the Canadian Alliance from 1997 are based on the results of its predecessor, the Reform Party.
| 1997 Canadian federal election: West Nova | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Mark Muise | 13,187 | 34.31 | +11.64 | $37,592 | |||
| Liberal | Harry Verran | 9,877 | 25.70 | -29.19 | $47,082 | |||
| New Democratic | Brian Noble | 7,862 | 20.46 | +14.87 | $4,426 | |||
| Reform | Betty Cox | 7,229 | 18.81 | +3.66 | $25,210 | |||
| Natural Law | Neeraj Lakhanpal | 275 | 0.72 | -0.98 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes | 38,430 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 338 | 0,87 | ||||||
| Turnout | 38,768 | 73.93 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 52,441 | |||||||
Personal life
Muise is married to Paulette and together they have two grown daughters, Mila and Sara.[1]
