Lyse Leduc
Lyse Leduc (born September 17, 1938) is a Quebec politician, she previously served as the member for Mille-Îles in the Quebec National Assembly as a member of the Parti Québécois from 1994 until 2003.
Lyse Leduc | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Mille-Îles | |
| In office September 12, 1994 – April 14, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Pierre Bélisle |
| Succeeded by | Maurice Clermont |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 17, 1938 Montreal, Quebec |
| Political party | Parti Québécois |
| Profession | Educator |
Biography
Leduc was born in Montreal, the daughter of two teachers. She earned her certificate in art history and a certificate in andragogy from the Université de Montréal.
Leduc taught at the Montreal Catholic School Commission for twenty five years. She also served as Director General of the Intervention Council for Women's Access to Work.
Political career
Leduc ran in the 1989 Quebec provincial election for the seat of Mille-Îles and lost to the incumbent Jean-Pierre Bélisle, she ran again in 1994 Quebec provincial election, with Bélisle having chosen not to run again and the PQ winning the election, she won in a very tight contest.
During her time in office, Leduc founded and was president of the Network of Women Parliamentarians of the Americas.
Leduc was re-elected in 1998 Quebec provincial election by a reduced margin in another tight race. She did not seek re-election in 2003.[1]
Electoral Record
Provincial
| 1998 Quebec general election: Mille-Îles | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Lyse Leduc | 17,465 | 43.61 | -2.07 | ||||
| Liberal | Sylvain Lefebvre | 16,600 | 41.45 | -0.61 | ||||
| Action démocratique | André Beaulieu | 5,440 | 13.58 | +2.56 | ||||
| Bloc Pot | Christian Lajoie | 322 | 0.80 | – | ||||
| Socialist Democracy | Jocelyne Desaultels | 156 | 0.39 | – | ||||
| Innovator | Benoît Raymond | 68 | 0.17 | -0.30 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 40,051 | 99.02 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 395 | 0.98 | -0.94 | |||||
| Turnout | 40,446 | 84.39 | -2.28 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 47,928 | |||||||
| Parti Québécois hold | Swing | -1.34 | ||||||
| 1994 Quebec general election: Mille-Îles | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Lyse Leduc | 17,337 | 45.68 | +2.35 | ||||
| Liberal | Chantal Tremblay | 15,966 | 42.06 | -14.61 | ||||
| Action démocratique | Michel Ayotte | 4,182 | 11.02 | – | ||||
| Natural Law | Claire Viau | 295 | 0.78 | – | ||||
| Innovator | Léonard Huard | 177 | 0.47 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 37,957 | 98.08 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 742 | 1.92 | -1.66 | |||||
| Turnout | 38,699 | 86.87 | +6.91 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 44,549 | |||||||
| Parti Québécois gain from Liberal | Swing | +8.46 | ||||||
| 1989 Quebec general election: Mille-Îles | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Jean-Pierre Bélisle | 16,436 | 56.67 | +2.47 | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Lyse Leduc | 12,569 | 43.33 | +1.00 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 29,005 | 96.42 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,078 | 3.58 | +2.11 | |||||
| Turnout | 30,083 | 79.66 | -1.20 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 37,763 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +1.74 | ||||||