Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet
Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Hochelaga | |
| Assumed office May 2, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Daniel Paillé |
| New Democratic Party Whip | |
| 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 anthropologist, unionist and 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. Since October 2015, she is also the NDP's Whip and Critic for Housing. She is married and has two grown sons.
After obtaining her Master's degree of anthropology at the University of Alberta, Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet participated in various archeological digs in Canada and the United-States. She also taught at the University of Alberta's francophone campus and at Grant McEwan University[2]. From 1992 to 2011, Boutin-Sweet worked as a guide/animator at the Pointe-à-Callière Museum and was involved in union activities.[3]
In 2011, she decided to put her name forward as a candidate for the New Democratic Party in the federal district of Hochelaga. On may 2nd 2011, in the 41st Canadian federal election, she was elected with 48,17% of the votes, defeating the incumbent candidate Daniel Paillé, from the Bloc Québécois. 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.[4]
Electoral record
| 2015 Canadian federal election: 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,[5] 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.[6] | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[7][8] | ||||||||
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References
- ^ Election 2011: Hochelaga. The Globe and Mail, May 2, 2011.
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Quebec NDP winners: From lawyer to pub worker". The Gazette. May 5, 2011.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Judicial Recount to Be Held in the Electoral District of Hochelaga". Elections Canada. October 29, 2015.
- ^ "Judicial recount confirms NDP's Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet won in Hochelaga". CBC News. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Hochelaga, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
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