Nicole Roy-Arcelin

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Nicole Roy-Arcelin was a Canadian politician, a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1993 and a City Councillor in Montreal.

1 Background
2 Federal Politics
3 City Politics
4 Footnotes
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Background

She was born on October 12, 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.

[edit] 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.

She subsequently tried three times to make 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.

Each time she lost.

[edit] City Politics

She ran as the Vision Montreal candidate for City Councillor in the district of Jean-Rivard in 1998 against incumbent Daniel Boucher. She won with 39% of the vote. However she lost her bid for re-election to a candidate of Mayor Gérald Tremblay's party in 2001.