Paulina Ayala

Paulina Ayala
Member of Parliament for Honoré-Mercier
In office May 2, 2011 – October 19, 2015
Preceded by	Pablo Rodríguez
Succeeded by	Pablo Rodríguez
Personal details
Born	(1962-06-25) June 25, 1962 Santiago, Chile
Political party	New Democratic Party
Residence(s)	Montreal, Quebec
Profession	Teacher

Paulina Ayala (born June 25, 1962) is a Canadian politician who served as Member of Parliament for the riding of Honoré-Mercier from 2011 to 2015. She is a member of the New Democratic Party. She succeeded Pablo Rodríguez of the Liberal Party.

She was born in Santiago, Chile and was a leader in the student movement and in citizens’ rights organizations during the Pinochet dictatorship. She later immigrated to Canada in 1995 and settled in Montreal. She earned a certificate in French as a second language and multicultural education from the Université du Québec à Montréal. She has a diploma in education, history and geography.

In the 2015 federal election, Rodriguez defeated Ayala in a re-match.

Ayala ran in the 2018 Quebec general election in Rosemont for the provincial NDP but lost by a large margin.

Ayala contested the riding of Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel in the 2019 federal election but lost.

Electoral record

2019 Canadian federal election: Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Patricia Lattanzio	27,866	61.3
	Conservative	Ilario Maiolo	5,423	11.9
	Bloc Québécois	Dominique Mougin	4,351	9.6
	Independent	Hassan Guillet	3,061	6.7
	New Democratic	Paulina Ayala	2,964	6.5
	Green	Alessandra Szilagyi	1,183	2.6
	People's	Tina Di Serio	501	1.1
	Marxist–Leninist	Garnet Colly	85	0.2
Total valid votes/Expense limit			45,434	100.0
Total rejected ballots			993
Turnout			46,427	60.4
Eligible voters			76,885
Source: Elections Canada

2018 Quebec general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Québec solidaire	Vincent Marissal	12,919	35.25	+16.57
	Parti Québécois	Jean-François Lisée	10,419	28.43	-5.84
	Liberal	Agata La Rosa	6,148	16.77	-13.19
	Coalition Avenir Québec	Sonya Cormier	5,703	15.56	+1.40
	Green	Karl Dubois	521	1.42	+0.10
	New Democratic	Paulina Ayala	314	0.86	New
	Parti nul	Catherine Raymond-Poirier	224	0.61	New
	Conservative	Alexandra Liendo	218	0.59	New
	Bloc Pot	Coralie Laperrière	130	0.35	-0.19
	Marxist–Leninist	Stéphane Chénier	55	0.15	-0.06
Total valid votes				100.0
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
	Québec solidaire gain from Parti Québécois		Swing		+11.20

2015 Canadian federal election: Honoré-Mercier
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Pablo Rodríguez	29,211	56.55	+20.18	–
	New Democratic	Paulina Ayala	8,478	16.41	-13.94	–
	Bloc Québécois	Audrey Beauséjour	6,680	12.93	-5.59	–
	Conservative	Guy Croteau	6,226	12.05	-0.37	–
	Green	Angela Budilean	814	1.58	-0.02	–
	Strength in Democracy	Dayana Dejean	168	0.33	–	–
	Marxist–Leninist	Yves Le Seigle	81	0.16	-0.19	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			51,658	100.0		$212,950.75
Total rejected ballots			682	–	–
Turnout			52,340	–	–
Eligible voters			78,428
	Liberal gain from New Democratic		Swing		+17.11
Source: Elections Canada

2011 Canadian federal election: Honoré-Mercier
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Paulina Ayala	17,545	36.37	+26.26
	Liberal	Pablo Rodriguez	14,641	30.35	-13.32
	Bloc Québécois	Martin Laroche	8,935	18.52	-9.60
	Conservative	Gérard Labelle	5,992	12.42	-2.88
	Green	Gaëtan Bérard	770	1.60	-1.20
	Rhinoceros	Valery Chevrefils-Latulippe	181	0.38	–
	Marxist–Leninist	Jean-Paul Bédard	170	0.35	–
Total valid votes			48,234	100.00
Total rejected ballots			622	1.27	-0.06
Turnout			48,856	59.98	-2.18
	New Democratic gain from Liberal		Swing		+19.79

External links

• Paulina Ayala – Parliament of Canada biography
• Official website