Anne-Marie Saint-Cerny

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Anne-Marie Saint-Cerny is a Canadian writer and political activist from Quebec.[1] She is most noted for her 2018 book Mégantic: Une tragédie annoncée, an examination of the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster of 2013, which was a shortlisted finalist for the Governor General's Award for French-language non-fiction at the 2018 Governor General's Awards.[2]

She previously published the Zan series of children's books, as well as the novel La jouissance du loup à l'instant de mordre.

She was a Green Party of Canada candidate in Hochelaga in the 2015 federal election.[3]

Electoral record[]

hide2015 Canadian federal election: Hochelaga (electoral district)
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet 16,034 30.89 -16.59 $64,664.42
Liberal Marwah Rizqy 15,534 29.93 +18.20 $19,746.32
Bloc Québécois Simon Marchand 14,389 27.72 -3.04 $47,613.01
Conservative Alexandre Dang 3,555 6.85 -0.35 $3,363.29
Green Anne-Marie Saint-Cerny 1,654 3.19 +1.52
Rhinoceros Nicolas Lemay 411 0.79 +0.26 $651.34
Communist Marianne Breton Fontaine 179 0.34 -0.05
Marxist–Leninist Christine Dandenault 148 0.29 -0.02
Total valid votes/Expense limit 51,904 100.0   $219,682.85
Total rejected ballots 877
Turnout 52,781
Eligible voters 82,783
These results were subject to a judicial recount,[4] and modified from the validated results in accordance with the Judge's rulings. The margin of Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet over Marwah Rizqy decreased from 541 votes to 500 votes as a result of the recount.[5]
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]

References[]

  1. ^ "De Wall Street à Lac-Mégantic, enquête sur la tragédie du 6 juillet 2013". Le Devoir, June 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "Lumière sur les finalistes des Prix littéraires du Gouverneur général". Le Devoir, October 4, 2018.
  3. ^ "Spotlight on Montreal ridings: Hochelaga". CBC News Montreal, September 30, 2015.
  4. ^ "Judicial Recount to Be Held in the Electoral District of Hochelaga". Elections Canada. October 29, 2015.
  5. ^ "Judicial recount confirms NDP's Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet won in Hochelaga". CBC News. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  6. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Hochelaga, 30 September 2015
  7. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine


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