Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet

Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Hochelaga
Incumbent
Assumed office May 2, 2011
Preceded by	Daniel Paillé
New Democratic Party Whip
Incumbent
Assumed office November 12, 2015
Leader	Tom Mulcair
Preceded by	Nycole Turmel
Personal details
Born	October 3, 1955 Abitibi, Quebec
Political party	New Democratic Party
Profession	museum interpretive guide, teacher, union organizer

Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet (born October 3, 1955) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 2011 election.^[1] She represents the electoral district of Hochelaga as a member of the New Democratic Party. She is married and has two grown sons. Prior to her election Boutin-Sweet worked as a guide/animator at the Pointe-à-Callière Museum and was involved in union activities.^[2] She was re-elected in Hochelaga on Oct. 19, 2015, an election that was subject to a recount, in which she was declared the victor by 500 votes. On Nov. 12, 2015, she was named Chief Whip for the NDP, as well as being asked to continue her role as Housing Critic.

After the 2015 election, Boutin-Sweet was appointed the NDP Whip as well as the critic for Housing in the 42nd Canadian Parliament.^[3]

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 2015: Hochelaga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet	16,034	30.89	-16.59	–
	Liberal	Marwah Rizqy	15,534	29.93	+18.20	–
	Bloc Québécois	Simon Marchand	14,389	27.72	-3.04	–
	Conservative	Alexandre Dang	3,555	6.85	-0.35	–
	Green	Anne-Marie Saint-Cerny	1,654	3.19	+1.52	–
	Rhinoceros	Nicolas Lemay	411	0.79	+0.26	–
	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		$219,055.87
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]

Canadian federal election, 2011: Hochelaga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet	22,314	48.17	+33.72	$18,453
	Bloc Québécois	Daniel Paillé	14,451	31.20	−18.53	$46,974
	Liberal	Gilbert Thibodeau	5,064	10.93	−9.74	$17,622
	Conservative	Audrey Castonguay	3,126	6.75	−2.45	$5,647
	Green	Yaneisy Delgado Dihigo	798	1.72	−2.54	none listed
	Rhinoceros	Hugo Samson Veillette	246	0.53	+0.03	none listed
	Communist	Marianne Breton Fontaine	180	0.39	−0.01	$1,772
	Marxist–Leninist	Christine Dandenault	143	0.31	−0.08	none listed
Total valid votes			46,322	100.00
Total rejected ballots			725
Turnout			47,047	58.43	+0.19
Electors on the lists			80,515
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. Percentage change figures refer to voting shifts as compared with the 2008 general election, not the 2009 by-election.

References

1. Election 2011: Hochelaga. The Globe and Mail, May 2, 2011.
2. "Quebec NDP winners: From lawyer to pub worker". The Gazette. May 5, 2011.
3. Kirkup, Kristy (12 November 2015). "Tom Mulcair taps Nathan Cullen, Charlie Angus, Guy Caron for top critic roles". CBC News. The Canadian Press. Retrieved 12 November 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

External links

• Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet – Parliament of Canada biography