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Lise St-Denis
Lise St-Denis | |
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Member of Parliament for Saint-Maurice—Champlain | |
In office May 2, 2011 – August 4, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Jean-Yves Laforest |
Succeeded by | François-Philippe Champagne |
Personal details | |
Born | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | April 18, 1940
Political party | Liberal Party (2012–present) |
Other political affiliations | New Democratic Party (2008–2012) |
Residence(s) | Montreal |
Profession | Teacher |
Lise St-Denis (born April 18, 1940) is a Canadian former politician. She was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 election and served a single term.[1] She was elected in the electoral district of Saint-Maurice—Champlain as a member of the New Democratic Party, but crossed the floor to the Liberal Party of Canada on January 10, 2012, saying in French to explain her move: "Voters voted for Jack Layton. Jack Layton is dead."[2][3]
Prior to being elected, St-Denis was a teacher. She has bachelor's and master's degrees in Quebec literature and education. She previously ran as the New Democratic Party's candidate in Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher in the 2008 election, losing to Jean Dorion of the Bloc Québécois.
Shortly after her election, St-Denis was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.[4] St-Denis did not stand for re-election in 2015.
Before joining the Liberals, St-Denis supported Thomas Mulcair to be the next leader of the NDP.[5]
Electoral history[]
Saint-Maurice—Champlain[]
2011 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
New Democratic | Lise St-Denis | 18,628 | 39.1 | +31.3 | ||||
Bloc Québécois | Jean-Yves Laforest | 13,961 | 29.3 | -14.7 | ||||
Conservative | Jacques Grenier | 8,447 | 17.7 | -6.2 | ||||
Liberal | Yves Tousignant | 5,670 | 11.9 | -9.1 | ||||
Green | Pierre Audette | 972 | 2.0 | -1.4 | ||||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 47,678 | 100.0 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 1,193 | 2.4 | – | |||||
Turnout | 48,871 | 60.8 | – | |||||
Eligible voters | 80,315 | – | – |
Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher[]
2008 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Bloc Québécois | Jean Dorion | 23,118 | 46.1 | -9.1 | $49,818 | |||
Liberal | Ryan Hillier | 10,920 | 21.8 | +9.2 | $10,797 | |||
Conservative | Jacques Bouchard | 7,210 | 14.4 | -4.4 | $55,552 | |||
New Democratic | Lise St-Denis | 7,021 | 14.0 | +5.4 | $1,131 | |||
Green | Danielle Moreau | 1,752 | 3.5 | -0.5 | ||||
Marxist–Leninist | Serge Patenaude | 103 | 0.2 | – | ||||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 50,124 | 100.0 | $83,504 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 682 | 1.34 | ||||||
Turnout | 50,806 |
References[]
- ^ Election 2011: Saint-Maurice—Champlain. The Globe and Mail, May 2, 2011.
- ^ "NDP MP Lise St-Denis jumps to Liberals". CBC News. 11 January 2012.
- ^ Lise St-Denis, Quebec MP for Saint-Maurice-Champlain, defects from NDP to Liberals. National Post, January 10, 2012. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ^ "Lise St-Denis continues to serve her constituents" Archived 2011-08-03 at the Wayback Machine. NDP, July 13, 2011.
- ^ Leblanc, Daniel (10 January 2012). "As St-Denis defects to Liberals, cracks emerge in NDP's Quebec base". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
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