Hélène Laverdière
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Hélène Laverdière | |
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Shadow Minister for International Development | |
In office October 22, 2012 – November 19, 2015 | |
Leader | Thomas Mulcair |
Preceded by | Romeo Saganash |
Succeeded by | Deepak Obhrai |
In office May 26, 2011 – October 2, 2011 | |
Preceded by | Glen Pearson |
Succeeded by | Jinny Sims |
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Laurier—Sainte-Marie | |
Assumed office May 2, 2011 | |
Preceded by | Gilles Duceppe |
Personal details | |
Born | Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada | April 13, 1955
Nationality | Canadian |
Political party | New Democratic Party |
Spouse(s) | Germain Bélanger |
Residence | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Alma mater | University of Bath (PhD) |
Occupation | Educator, diplomat, politician |
Hélène Laverdière MP (French pronunciation: [elɛn lavɛʁdjɛʁ]; born April 13, 1955) is a Canadian politician. 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.
On July 9, 2018, Laverdière announced she would not run for a third term in the 2019 federal election. She told Le Devoir that she was due to turn 64 in 2019, and felt she needed to "pause for a little" and give "new blood" a chance to run.[2]
Electoral record[edit]
2015 Canadian federal election: 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[3][4] |
2011 Canadian federal election: 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.
- ^ Vastel, Marie (9 July 2018). "Hélène Laverdière, du NPD, quitte la politique fédérale". Le Devoir. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Laurier—Sainte-Marie, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
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