Meili Faille

Meili Faille (born June 18, 1972) is a Canadian politician. She was a Bloc Québécois member of the House of Commons of Canada, being first elected in the 2004 election in the district of Vaudreuil-Soulanges. Prior to being elected, Faille was a consultant and project coordinator. From 2004 to 2008 she was the Bloc shadow critic of Citizenship and Immigration.

Meili Faille MP
Member of Parliament for Vaudreuil-Soulanges
In office June 28, 2004 – May 2, 2011
Preceded by	Nick Discepola
Succeeded by	Jamie Nicholls
Personal details
Born	(1972-06-18) June 18, 1972 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political party	Bloc Québécois
Residence(s)	Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec, Canada
Profession	project coordinator

During the 38th Parliament, Meili Faille was Vice-Chair of Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration (CIMM) from October 14, 2004 through October 7, 2005.

Faille, a Canadian of Taiwanese descent, was born in Montreal, Quebec. Prior to being elected, Faille was Project Leader and Primary Consultant for Groupe LGS (1996–2004). Faille has worked as intern for the Secretary General of the Canadian Human Rights Commission (1993), was Ministerial editor for special projects and briefing notes for the Minister of Employment and Immigration (1992–1993, was an intern in the Cabinet for the Minister of Physical Education and Amateur Sports (1991–1992), was an intern in the Cabinet for the Solicitor General of Canada (1990–1991) and was an intern in the cabinet of the Minister of Northern Canadian and Indian Affairs (1989).

Faille holds a Bachelor's in Business Administration from the Université du Québec en Outaouais in Hull, Quebec, and studied Applied Sciences and Chemical Engineering at the University of Ottawa.

Faille studied classical (7 years) and contemporary (2 years) piano and followed an apprenticeship for two years under renowned artist Marcel Bourbonnais.

2011 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil—Soulanges
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Jamie Nicholls	30,177	43.61	+33.98
	Bloc Québécois	Meili Faille	17,781	25.69	-15.65
	Conservative	Marc Boudreau	11,360	16.41	-7.28
	Liberal	Lyne Pelchat	8,023	11.59	-9.74
	Green	Jean-Yves Massenet	1,864	2.69	-1.32
Total valid votes/expense limit			69,205	100.00
Total rejected ballots			763	1.09
Turnout			69,968	67.23

2008 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil—Soulanges
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Bloc Québécois	Meili Faille	27,044	41.34	-1.82	$80,072
	Conservative	Michael Fortier	15,496	23.69	+4.69	$87,967
	Liberal	Brigitte Legault	13,954	21.33	-6.96	$32,958
	New Democratic	Maxime Héroux-Legault	6,298	9.63	+4.09	$1,519
	Green	Jean-Yves Massenet	2,625	4.01	+0.10	$1,913
Total valid votes/expense limit			65,417	100.00	$96,487
Total rejected ballots			729	1.10
Turnout			66,146	67.76

2006 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil—Soulanges
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Bloc Québécois	Meili Faille	27,012	43.16	-1.13	$85,133
	Liberal	Marc Garneau	17,768	28.39	-10.41	$79,413
	Conservative	Stephane Bourgon	11,889	19.00	+10.81	$35,090
	New Democratic	Bert Markgraf	3,468	5.54	+1.64	$3,385
	Green	Pierre Pariseau-Legault	2,450	3.91	+0.14	$1,144
Total valid votes/expense limit			62,587	100.00	$85,543

2004 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil—Soulanges
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Bloc Québécois	Meili Faille	24,675	44.29	+4.31	$67,962
	Liberal	Nick Discepola	21,613	38.80	-12.77	$57,607
	Conservative	Robert Ramage	4,558	8.18	-3.99	$25,438
	New Democratic	Bert Markgraf	2,175	3.90	+2.13	$2,698
	Green	Julie C. Baribeau	2,103	3.77	–	$1,206
	Marijuana	Charles Soucy	585	1.05	–
Total valid votes/expense limit			55,709	100.00	$81,759

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

External links

• How'd They Vote?: Meili Faille's voting history and quotes
• Faille's Official Website
• Meili Faille – Parliament of Canada biography
• Press Release: Federal MP Meili Faille to Cut Ribbon at Grand Opening Ceremony for Brooks Pepperfire Foods Inc.