Paulina Ayala

Paulina Ayala
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Honoré-Mercier
In office May 2, 2011 – October 19, 2015
Preceded by	Pablo Rodríguez
Succeeded by	Pablo Rodríguez
Personal details
Born	(1962-06-25) June 25, 1962 Santiago, Chile
Political party	New Democratic Party
Residence	Montreal, Quebec
Profession	Teacher

Paulina Ayala (born June 25, 1962) is a Canadian politician who served as Member of Parliament for the riding of Honoré-Mercier from 2011 to 2015. She is a member of the New Democratic Party. She succeeded Pablo Rodríguez of the Liberal Party.

She was born in Santiago, Chile and was a leader in the student movement and in citizens’ rights organizations during the Pinochet dictatorship. She later immigrated to Canada in 1995 and settled in Montreal. She earned a certificate in French as a second language and multicultural education from the Université du Québec à Montréal. She has a diploma in education, history and geography.

In the 2015 election, Rodriguez defeated Ayala in a re-match.

Ayala ran in the 2018 Quebec general election in Rosemont for the provincial NDP but lost by a large margin.

Electoral record

2018 Quebec general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Québec solidaire	Vincent Marissal	12,919	35.25	+16.57
	Parti Québécois	Jean-François Lisée	10,419	28.43	-5.84
	Liberal	Agata La Rosa	6,148	16.77	-13.19
	Coalition Avenir Québec	Sonya Cormier	5,703	15.56	+1.40
	Green	Karl Dubois	521	1.42	+0.10
	New Democratic	Paulina Ayala	314	0.86	New
	Parti nul	Catherine Raymond-Poirier	224	0.61	New
	Conservative	Alexandra Liendo	218	0.59	New
	Bloc Pot	Coralie Laperrière	130	0.35	-0.19
	Marxist–Leninist	Stéphane Chénier	55	0.15	-0.06
Total valid votes				100.0
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
	Québec solidaire gain from Parti Québécois		Swing		+11.20

2015 Canadian federal election: Honoré-Mercier
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Pablo Rodríguez	29,211	56.55	+20.18	–
	New Democratic	Paulina Ayala	8,478	16.41	-13.94	–
	Bloc Québécois	Audrey Beauséjour	6,680	12.93	-5.59	–
	Conservative	Guy Croteau	6,226	12.05	-0.37	–
	Green	Angela Budilean	814	1.58	-0.02	–
	Strength in Democracy	Dayana Dejean	168	0.33	–	–
	Marxist–Leninist	Yves Le Seigle	81	0.16	-0.19	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			51,658	100.0		$212,950.75
Total rejected ballots			682	–	–
Turnout			52,340	–	–
Eligible voters			78,428
	Liberal gain from New Democratic		Swing		+17.11
Source: Elections Canada

2011 Canadian federal election: Honoré-Mercier
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Paulina Ayala	17,545	36.37	+26.26
	Liberal	Pablo Rodriguez	14,641	30.35	-13.32
	Bloc Québécois	Martin Laroche	8,935	18.52	-9.60
	Conservative	Gérard Labelle	5,992	12.42	-2.88
	Green	Gaëtan Bérard	770	1.60	-1.20
	Rhinoceros	Valery Chevrefils-Latulippe	181	0.38	–
	Marxist–Leninist	Jean-Paul Bédard	170	0.35	–
Total valid votes			48,234	100.00
Total rejected ballots			622	1.27	-0.06
Turnout			48,856	59.98	-2.18
	New Democratic gain from Liberal		Swing		+19.79

External links

• Paulina Ayala – Parliament of Canada biography
• Official website