Hélène Laverdière
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| Hélène Laverdière MP |
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| Shadow Minister for International Development | |
| In office October 22, 2012 – November 19, 2015 |
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| Leader | Thomas Mulcair |
| Preceded by | Romeo Saganash |
| Succeeded by | Deepak Obhrai |
| In office May 26, 2011 – October 2, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Glen Pearson |
| Succeeded by | Jinny Sims |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Laurier—Sainte-Marie |
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| Assumed office May 2, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Gilles Duceppe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 13, 1955 Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Germain Bélanger |
| Residence | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Alma mater | University of Bath |
| Occupation | Educator, diplomat, politician |
Hélène Laverdière (French pronunciation: [elɛn lavɛʁdjɛʁ]; born April 13, 1955) is a politician in Canada. She was elected Member of Parliament for the riding of Laurier—Sainte-Marie in the 2011 Canadian federal election as a member of the New Democratic Party, defeating Bloc Québécois leader Gilles Duceppe in his riding.[1]
Laverdière obtained her Ph.D in sociology from the University of Bath, and briefly taught in the sociology department at the Université Laval. She subsequently entered Canada's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1992, serving in Washington, D.C., Dakar, Senegal and Santiago.
Electoral record[edit]
| Canadian federal election, 2015: Laurier—Sainte-Marie | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Hélène Laverdière | 20,929 | 38.27 | -8.37 | – | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Gilles Duceppe | 15,699 | 28.71 | -7.19 | – | |||
| Liberal | Christine Poirier | 12,938 | 23.66 | +13.73 | – | |||
| Conservative | Daniel Gaudreau | 2,242 | 4.10 | +0.58 | – | |||
| Green | Cyrille Giraud | 1,904 | 3.48 | +0.84 | – | |||
| Libertarian | Stéphane Beaulieu | 604 | 1.10 | – | – | |||
| Independent | Julien Bernatchez | 160 | 0.29 | – | – | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Serge Lachapelle | 103 | 0.19 | +0.04 | – | |||
| Communist | Pierre Fontaine | 102 | 0.19 | -0.08 | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 54,681 | 100.00 | $221,434.26 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 594 | 1.07 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 55,275 | 65.69 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 84,142 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[2][3] | ||||||||
| Canadian federal election, 2011: Laurier—Sainte-Marie | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Hélène Laverdière | 23,373 | 46.64 | +29.53 | $22,982 | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Gilles Duceppe | 17,991 | 35.90 | −14.34 | $81,167 | |||
| Liberal | Philippe Allard | 4,976 | 9.93 | −8.40 | $16,728 | |||
| Conservative | Charles K. Langford | 1,764 | 3.52 | −1.31 | $4,611 | |||
| Green | Olivier Adam | 1,324 | 2.64 | −5.28 | $1,532 | |||
| Rhinoceros | François Yo Gourd | 398 | 0.79 | −0.14 | none listed | |||
| Communist | Sylvain Archambault | 137 | 0.27 | +0.10 | $1,606 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Serge Lachapelle | 77 | 0.15 | −0.09 | none listed | |||
| Independent | Dimitri Mourkes | 73 | 0.15 | none listed | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 50,113 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 471 | 0.93 | ||||||
| Turnout | 50,584 | 63.41 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 79,772 | |||||||
| New Democratic gain from Bloc Québécois | Swing | +21.94% | ||||||
| Source: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Duceppe quits after BQ crushed in Quebec". CBC News. May 2, 2011. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Laurier—Sainte-Marie, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
