Francine Lalonde
| Francine Lalonde | |
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| Member of Parliament for La Pointe-de-l'Île | |
| In office 2004–2011 |
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| Preceded by | First Member |
| Succeeded by | Ève Péclet |
| Member of Parliament for Mercier | |
| In office 1993–2004 |
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| Preceded by | Carole Jacques |
| Succeeded by | Riding Dissolved |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 24, 1940 Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec |
| Political party | Bloc Québécois |
| Residence | Montreal |
| Profession | Lecturer, Teacher, Unionist |
Francine Lalonde (born August 24, 1940 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec) is a politician on the national (Canada) and provincial (Quebec) levels. Prior to being elected she was a lecturer, teacher and unionist. She was minister responsible for the status of women in Lévesque government, although she was never a member of the National Assembly of Quebec.
She was a Bloc Québécois member of the Canadian House of Commons, representing the districts of La Pointe-de-l'Île from 2004 election to 2011, and Mercier from the 1993 election to 2004. She has in the past been the Bloc's critic of Human Resources Development and of Industry, and of Foreign Affairs.
In June 2005, Lalonde introduced in Parliament a private Bill C-407 that would have legalized assisted suicide in Canada. Re-elected in January 2006, she promised to reintroduce her bill to legalize assisted suicide.
On September 13, 2010, Lalonde announced she would not be a candidate for re-election following the expiration of her current mandate "because of the re-emergence of my cancer and the need to pursue new treatments".[1]
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[edit] Electoral record
| Canadian federal election, 2008 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Bloc Québécois | Francine Lalonde | 25,966 | 56.1% | -4.1% | ||
| Liberal | Oumy Sarr | 7,389 | 16.0% | +1.9% | ||
| New Democrat | Isabelle McGuire | 5,965 | 12.9% | +5.7% | ||
| Conservative | Hubert Pichet | 5,176 | 11.2% | -4.1% | ||
| Green | Domita Cundari | 1,340 | 2.9% | -0.3% | ||
| Neorhino.ca | Ben 97 Benoit | 261 | 0.6% | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Claude Brunelle | 176 | 0.4% | |||
| Total valid votes | 46,273 | 100.0% | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 2006 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Bloc Québécois | Francine Lalonde | 29,268 | 60.3% | -6.2% | ||
| Conservative | Christian Prevost | 7,402 | 15.2% | +11.0% | ||
| Liberal | Marie-Mignaud Dominique | 6,855 | 14.1% | -8.8% | ||
| New Democrat | Nicolas Tremblay | 3,507 | 7.2% | +3.4% | ||
| Green | Ben Rankin | 1,544 | 3.2% | +0.6% | ||
| Total valid votes | 48,576 | 100.0% | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 2004 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Francine Lalonde | 30,713 | 66.5% | |||
| Liberal | Jean-Claude Gobé | 10,593 | 22.9% | |||
| Conservative | Christian Prevost | 1,961 | 4.2% | |||
| New Democrat | André Langevin | 1,751 | 3.8% | |||
| Green | André Levert | 1,186 | 2.6% | |||
| Total valid votes | 46,204 | 100.0% | ||||
| 2000 Canadian federal election results: Mercier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. |
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| Canadian federal election, 1997: Mercier [edit] | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % of total |
±pp change |
Expenditures | |
| Bloc Québécois | (x)Francine Lalonde | 24,649 | 51.06 | $54,212 | ||
| Liberal | René Bourgeault | 14,061 | 29.12 | $43,179 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Eric Champagne | 8,500 | 17.61 | $2,830 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Cathy Milner | 772 | 1.60 | $0 | ||
| Marxist-Leninist | Hélène Héroux | 297 | 0.62 | $0 | ||
| Total valid votes | 48,279 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 2,487 | |||||
| Turnout | 50,766 | 71.77 | ||||
| Electors on the lists | 70,737 | |||||
| Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and official contributions and expenses submitted by the candidates, provided by Elections Canada. | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1993 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Francine Lalonde | 34,139 | |||
| Liberal | Magda Tadros | 11,700 | |||
| Not affiliated | Carole Jacques | 8,992 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Gérald Lacoste | 2,720 | |||
| New Democrat | Guy D'Amours, | 789 | |||
| Abolitionist | William-John Apostol | 207 | |||
| Commonwealth | Pierre Aylwin | 128 | |||
| Quebec provincial by-election, June 3, 1985 : Bertrand edit | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | +/- | ||
| Liberal | Robert Bourassa | 15,490 | 57.97 | |||
| Parti Québécois | Francine Lalonde | 10,217 | 38.23 | |||
| Independent | Joseph Arthur Laurent Alie | 408 | 1.53 | |||
| Crédit social uni | Joseph Ranger | 182 | 0.68 | |||
| Commonwealth | Paul Rochon | 162 | 0.61 | |||
| Non-Affiliated | Carolle Caron | 135 | 0.51 | |||
| Non-Affiliated | Patricia Métivier | 129 | 0.48 | |||
| Total valid votes | 26,723 | 100.00 | ||||
| Rejected and declined votes | 567 | |||||
| Turnout | 27,290 | 68.61 | ||||
| Electors on the lists | 39,776 | |||||
Source: Official Results, Government of Quebec
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Mayeda, Andrew (September 13, 2010). "Bloc MP who supported euthanasia steps down to fight cancer", Global Montreal. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
