Nicole Rancourt
| Nicole Rancourt | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Prince Albert Northcote | |
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Assumed office April 4, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Victoria Jurgens |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Saskatchewan New Democratic Party |
Nicole Rancourt is a Canadian politician, who is the current Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the riding of Prince Albert Northcote. She was elected in the 2016 provincial election as a member of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party.[1] She defeated Saskatchewan Party incumbent Victoria Jurgens with a majority of 232 votes.
She has a Business Administration Certificate from SIAST and a Bachelor Degree in Social Work from the University of Regina. She is a registered Social Worker and works at Prince Albert Mental Health Outpatient for the Prince Albert Parkland Health Region.
In 2008, Nicole was awarded the Rebel With A Cause award from the Elizabeth Fry Society for the work she has done with incarcerated women. Prior to her career in social work she worked for two crown corporations: Sasktel and SaskPower.
She is a member of the Saskatchewan Association of Social Workers, the past Chairperson of the Citizen’s Advisory Committee for Saskatchewan Penitentiary and Prince Albert Parole, a member of the Prince Albert Council of Women and the Prairie Women’s Networkers.
Nicole has a son and daughter, a teen-aged step-son and step-daughter, and two grandsons. Her partner and she are share owners and season ticket holders for the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
Electoral history
2016 Saskatchewan general election
| Saskatchewan general election, 2016: Prince Albert Northcote | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| New Democratic | Nicole Rancourt | 2,697 | – | – | ||||
| Saskatchewan | Victoria Jurgens | 2,465 | – | – | ||||
| Liberal | Jonathan Fraser | 266 | – | – | ||||
| Green | Trace Yellowtail | 88 | – | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | – | 100.0 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | – | |||||||
| New Democratic gain from Saskatchewan | Swing | - | ||||||
| Source: Elections Saskatchewan[2][3] | ||||||||
References
- ↑ "Saskatchewan election: Big wins and losses". CBC News, April 5, 2016.
- ↑ "Register of Official Candidates by Constituency - March 19 - FINAL" (PDF). Elections Saskatchewan. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ↑ "Preliminary voting results". Elections Saskatchewan. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.