Hélène Laverdière

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Hélène Laverdière
Shadow Minister for International Development
In office
October 22, 2012 – November 19, 2015
LeaderThomas Mulcair
Preceded byRomeo Saganash
Succeeded byDeepak Obhrai
In office
May 26, 2011 – October 2, 2011
Preceded byGlen Pearson
Succeeded byJinny Sims
Member of Parliament
for Laurier—Sainte-Marie
In office
May 2, 2011 – September 11, 2019
Preceded byGilles Duceppe
Succeeded bySteven Guilbeault
Personal details
Born (1955-04-13) April 13, 1955 (age 66)
Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Political partyNew Democratic Party
Spouse(s)Germain Bélanger
ResidenceMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Alma materUniversity of Bath (PhD)
OccupationEducator, diplomat, politician

Hélène Laverdière (French pronunciation: ​[elɛn lavɛʁdjɛʁ]; born April 13, 1955) is a Canadian politician. She was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Laurier—Sainte-Marie in the 2011 election as a member of the New Democratic Party (NDP), defeating Bloc Québécois Leader Gilles Duceppe in his riding and retired at the 2019 election.[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[]

hide2015 Canadian federal election: Laurier—Sainte-Marie
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]
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2011 Canadian federal election: Laurier—Sainte-Marie
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[]

  1. ^ "Duceppe quits after BQ crushed in Quebec". CBC News. May 2, 2011. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
  2. ^ Vastel, Marie (9 July 2018). "Hélène Laverdière, du NPD, quitte la politique fédérale". Le Devoir. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  3. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Laurier—Sainte-Marie, 30 September 2015
  4. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine

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