Carole Poirier
Carole Poirier (born October 2, 1958) is a Canadian politician. Poirier was elected to represent the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district in the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2008 provincial election. She is a member of the Parti Québécois (PQ).
Carole Poirier | |
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| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Hochelaga-Maisonneuve | |
| In office December 8, 2008 – October 18, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Louise Harel |
| Succeeded by | Alexandre Leduc |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 2, 1958 Montreal, Quebec |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Parti Québécois |
| Alma mater | Université du Québec à Montréal |
Poirier is a graduate from the Université du Québec à Montréal with certificates in administration, municipal services management and public services administration. She also obtained a master's degree in public administration from the École nationale d'administration publique.
From 1997 to 2006, she was the cabinet director for the Minister of employment and social solidarity (1997–1998), the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Metropolitan (1998–2002), the President of the National Assembly of Quebec (2002–2003) and the leader of the official opposition (2005–2006). She was also the treasurer and political organizer for the PQ's Hochelaga-Maisonneuve office.
She was defeated in the 2018 election.
Electoral record
| 2008 Quebec general election: Hochelaga-Maisonneuve | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Carole Poirier | 10,530 | 54.31 | +1.60 | ||||
| Liberal | Julie Tremblay | 4,115 | 21.22 | +7.66 | ||||
| Québec solidaire | Serge Mongeau | 2,508 | 12.93 | +3.26 | ||||
| Action démocratique | Jean-Levy Champagne | 1,303 | 6.72 | −8.82 | ||||
| Green | Sylvie Woods | 817 | 4.21 | −2.88 | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Christine Dandenault | 117 | 0.60 | +0.34 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 19,390 | 98.39 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 317 | 1.61 | ||||||
| Turnout | 19,707 | 47.82 | −14.36 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 41,210 | |||||||
| Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec. | ||||||||
External links
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
- Parti Quebecois biopage (in French)