Nicole Roy-Arcelin

Nicole Roy-Arcelin
Nicole Roy-Arcelin
Member of Parliament; for Ahuntsic
	In office; 1988–1993
Preceded by	riding re-established
Succeeded by	Michel Daviault
Personal details
Born	12 October 1941 (age 82); Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Spouse	André Arcelin

Nicole Roy-Arcelin (born 12 October 1941) is a Canadian politician, a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1993 and a city councillor in Montreal.

Background

She was born on 12 October 1941 in Chicoutimi, Quebec. Prior to her election, she was pursuing a career in nursing. Her background also includes special events arrangement and performances as a singer. Her husband is André Arcelin, a doctor who emigrated from Haiti in 1964.^[2]

Federal politics

She became the Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament for the district of Ahuntsic electoral district in 1988. She served in the 34th Canadian Parliament. She was defeated by Bloc Québécois candidate Michel Daviault in the 1993 election.

She subsequently made three unsuccessful attempts at a political comeback in federal politics:

in a 1996 by-election in the district of Papineau—Saint-Michel;
in Ahuntsic in 1997;
in LaSalle—Émard against Prime Minister Paul Martin in 2004.

City politics

She ran as the Vision Montreal candidate for city councillor in the district of Jean-Rivard in 1998 against incumbent Daniel Boucher, winning with 39% of the vote. During her term in municipal office, she served on Pierre Bourque's executive committee.^[3] However she lost her bid for re-election to a candidate of Mayor Gérald Tremblay's party in 2001.

Electoral record (partial)

Template:Canadian federal election, 1988/Electoral District/Ahuntsic (electoral district)

Footnotes

^ Canadian Parliamentary Guide. Globe and Mail Publishing. Spring 1992.
^ ^a ^b McGovern, Sheila (23 November 1988). "Personal touch helped little-known Tory beat Garneau". The Gazette. Montreal. p. 1.
^ Van Praet, Nicolas (19 August 2000). "Who speaks for city Haitians? I do, Andre Arcelin says". The Gazette. Montreal. p. B1.

References

"Vision Montréal: Nicole Roy-Arcelin profile". Archived from the original on 18 January 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2006. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

Nicole Roy-Arcelin – Parliament of Canada biography

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[CPG-1] Canadian Parliamentary Guide. Globe and Mail Publishing. Spring 1992.

[MG1-2] McGovern, Sheila (23 November 1988). "Personal touch helped little-known Tory beat Garneau". The Gazette. Montreal. p. 1.

[MG2-3] Van Praet, Nicolas (19 August 2000). "Who speaks for city Haitians? I do, Andre Arcelin says". The Gazette. Montreal. p. B1.

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