Mark Muise

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	(1957-10-11) 11 October 1957 (age 67) Mayflower, Nova Scotia
Political 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

v t e 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.

v t e 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]