Hélène Laverdière

Hélène Laverdière MP
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
Incumbent
Assumed office May 2, 2011
Preceded by	Gilles Duceppe
Personal details
Born	April 13, 1955 Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Political party	New Democratic Party
Spouse(s)	Germain Bélanger
Residence	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Alma mater	University of Bath
Occupation	Educator, diplomat, politician

Hélène Laverdière (French pronunciation: ​[elɛn lavɛʁdjɛʁ]; born April 13, 1955) is a politician in Canada. 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.

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 2015: 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[2][3]

Canadian federal election, 2011: 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. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Laurier—Sainte-Marie, 30 September 2015
3. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates

External links

• Official website
• Hélène Laverdière – Parliament of Canada biography