Rachel Bendayan

Bendayan was born and raised in a Moroccan-Jewish family.[https://www.ccme.org.ma/fr/actualites/54238 Canada : Rachel Bendayan remporte la circonscription d'Outremont]. CCME She studied law at McGill University and obtained her degree in 2007, specializing in commercial litigation and international arbitration.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bnaibrith.ca/jewish_candidate_rachel_bendayan_favoured_to_win_outremont_liberal_nomination/|title = Jewish Candidate Rachel Bendayan Favoured to Win Outremont Liberal Nomination|date = 4 December 2018}}

After graduating, Bendayan was employed by the Norton Rose Fulbright law firm[https://www.cjnews.com/news/canada/liberal-candidate-launches-outremont-byelection-bid "Liberal candidate launches Outremont byelection bid"]. Canadian Jewish News, January 27, 2019. and also teaches at the Faculty of Law of the Université de Montréal.

A member of the Liberal Party of Canada, she was a candidate for the first time in Outremont in the 2015 federal election, against Thomas Mulcair, the leader of the official opposition. She finished second with 33.4% of the vote. After the elections, she then became chief of staff to Bardish Chagger, Minister of Small Business and Tourism.

Following Thomas Mulcair's departure from political life in June 2018, Bendayan announced her intention to once again be a candidate for the Liberal Party in the next election. She was nominated as a candidate against the teacher and activist Kim Manning in December 2018, after a vote by members of the constituency. The elections were finally called to take place on February 25. She was elected after winning with 40.4% of votes, 2,161 votes more than her nearest opponent, the NDP's Julia Sánchez with 26.1%.[https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1155178/elections-partielles-federales-outremont-york-simcoe Les libéraux reprennent Outremont, tandis que les conservateurs gardent York–Simcoe]. Radio-Canada

Bendayan was re-elected in the 2019 federal election, obtaining 46.2% of the votes and beating her closest opponent by 10,829 votes.[https://globalnews.ca/news/5834698/canada-election-outremont/ 2019 Canada election results: Outremont]. Global News She was then appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, Mary Ng, by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Bendayan was elected for a third time in the 2021 federal election with 45.4% of the votes.

On December 20, 2024, she became the minister of Official Languages and associate minister of public safety.{{Cite web |date=2024-12-20 |title='I understand there's going to be a short runway,' new minister says after Trudeau shuffles cabinet |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/4-ministers-to-get-new-portfolios-8-liberal-mps-to-be-promoted-in-trudeau-cabinet-shuffle-sources-1.7153105 |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=CTVNews |language=en}} On March 14, 2025, she was sworn in as Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship under the new Liberal government led by Mark Carney.{{cite web |title=Swearing-in of the 30th Canadian Ministry |url=https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2025/03/14/swearing-30th-canadian-ministry |website=Prime Minister of Canada |date=March 14, 2025 |access-date=March 14, 2025}} Bendayan was reelected in the 2025 federal election on April 28, 2025 and dropped from the 30th Canadian Ministry on May 13, 2025.{{Cite news |last=Lévesque |first=Catherine |last2=Nardi |first2=Christopher |date=May 13, 2025 |title=Anand moves to foreign affairs, Guilbeault stays and Wilkinson is out in new Carney cabinet |url=https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/mark-carney-swearing-in-new-cabinet |access-date=May 13, 2025 |work=National Post}}

Along with other Jewish Liberal Party candidates, Bendayan was a victim of anti-Semitic attacks during the campaign for the 2021 Canadian federal election.[https://chatnewstoday.ca/2021/08/25/jewish-liberal-candidates-singh-face-racist-attacks-during-election-campaign/ Jewish Liberal candidates, Singh face racist attacks during election campaign][https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2021/09/13/theres-no-place-for-the-swastika-in-canadian-political-discourse.html There’s no place for the swastika in Canadian political discourse]. Toronto Star

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{{CANelec/top|CA|February 25, 2019|Outremont (electoral district)|Outremont|by=yes|percent=yes|change=yes|reason=Resignation of Tom Mulcair|}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Rachel Bendayan |6,086|40.4|{{increase}} 6.9}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Julia Sánchez|3,925|26.1|{{decrease}} 18}}

{{CANelec|CA|Green|Daniel Green |1,889|12.5|{{increase}} 8.9}}

{{CANelec|CA|BQ|Michel Duchesne|1,683|11.2|{{increase}} 2.8}}

{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Jasmine Louras|1,098|7.3|{{decrease}} 2.2}}

{{CANelec|CA|PPC| James Seale|322|2.1|New}}

{{CANelec|CA|Independent|William Barrett|52|0.3|New}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|15,053|100.0  | | }}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|135|–| | }}

{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|15,188|21.6| }}

{{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|70,414|}}

{{CANelec/gain|CA|Liberal|NDP|{{increase}}25 }}

{{CANelec/source|Source: Elections Canada{{cite web |title=February 25, 2019 By-elections Election Results |url=http://enr.elections.ca/ElectoralDistricts.aspx?ed=2123&lang=e |publisher=Elections Canada |access-date=February 26, 2019}}

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{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2015|Outremont (electoral district)|Outremont|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}

{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Tom Mulcair|19,242|44.11|−11.57|$101,332.88}}

{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Rachel Bendayan|14,597|33.46|+11.84|$101,506.39}}

{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Rodolphe Husny|4,159|9.53|+1.55|$7,828.89}}

{{CANelec|CA|BQ|Roger Galland Barou|3,668|8.41|−3.20|$6,959.30}}

{{CANelec|CA|Green|Amara Diallo|1,575|3.61|+1.37|–}}

{{CANelec|CA|Libertarian|Francis Pouliot|216|0.50|–|–}}

{{CANelec|CA|Communist|Adrien Welsh|162|0.37|–|–}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes/Expense limit|43,619|100.00|–|$204,392.07}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|426|0.97|–|–}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|44,045|62.42|–|–}}

{{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|70,559|–|–|–}}

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{{CANelec/source|Source: Elections Canada[https://www.elections.ca/res/rep/off/ovr2015app/41/9957e.html Elections Canada – Poll by Poll Election Results, 22 October 2015]{{cite web |title=Final Candidate Election Expenses Limits |url=http://www.elections.ca/content2.aspx?section=can&dir=cand/canlim&document=index&lang=e |website=Elections Canada |access-date=2 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019165856/http://www.elections.ca/content2.aspx?section=can&dir=cand/canlim&document=index&lang=e |archive-date=19 October 2015}}|}}

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