Francine Lalonde
Francine Lalonde (August 24, 1940 – January 17, 2014) was a politician on the federal (Canada) and provincial (Quebec) levels. Prior to being elected she was a lecturer, teacher and unionist.
She was minister responsible for the status of women in the Lévesque government from January 16, 1985 until June 5, 1985. She resigned following her defeat to Robert Bourassa in the by-election of June 3, 1985 in the electoral district of Bertrand, failing to win a seat in the National Assembly of Quebec.
She was a Bloc Québécois member of the House of Commons of Canada, representing the districts of La Pointe-de-l'Île from 2004 election to 2011, and Mercier from the 1993 election to 2004. She has in the past been the Bloc's critic of Human Resources Development and of Industry, and of Foreign Affairs.
In June 2005, Lalonde introduced in Parliament a private Bill C-407 that would have legalized assisted suicide in Canada. Re-elected in January 2006, she promised to reintroduce her bill to legalize assisted suicide.
On September 13, 2010, Lalonde announced she would not be a candidate for re-election following the expiration of her current mandate "because of the re-emergence of my cancer and the need to pursue new treatments".[1] She died of cancer on January 17, 2014.[2][3]
Electoral record
| Canadian federal election, 2008: La Pointe-de-l'Île |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures |
|
Bloc Québécois | Francine Lalonde (incumbent) | 25,976 | 56.09 | -4.37 | $54,814 |
|
Liberal | Oumy Sarr | 7,403 | 15.99 | +1.88 | $7,501 |
|
New Democratic | Isabelle McGuire | 5,975 | 12.90 | +5.89 | none listed |
|
Conservative | Hubert Pichet | 5,179 | 11.18 | -4.06 | $49,752 |
|
Green | Domita Cundari | 1,340 | 2.89 | -0.29 | none listed |
|
Rhinoceros | Ben 97 Benoit | 261 | 0.56 | – | $1,608 |
|
Marxist–Leninist | Claude Brunelle | 177 | 0.38 | – | none listed |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit |
46,311 | 100.0 | – | $84,945 |
| Total rejected ballots |
688 | 1.46 |
| Turnout |
46,999 | 59.46 | -2.86 |
| Eligible voters |
79,049 |
| Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. |
| Canadian federal election, 2006: La Pointe-de-l'Île |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures |
|
Bloc Québécois | Francine Lalonde (incumbent) | 29,368 | 60.46 | -6.01 | $62,051 |
|
Conservative | Christian Prévost | 7,402 | 15.24 | +11.00 | $7,391 |
|
Liberal | Marie-Migniaud Dominique | 6,855 | 14.11 | -8.82 | $9,649 |
|
New Democratic | Nicolas Tremblay | 3,407 | 7.01 | +3.22 | $1,505 |
|
Green | Benjamin Rankin | 1,544 | 3.18 | +0.61 | $12 |
| Total valid votes |
48,576 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots |
739 |
| Turnout |
49,315 | 62.32 | +3.14 |
| Electors on the lists |
79,135 |
| Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. |
| Canadian federal election, 2004: La Pointe-de-l'Île |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures |
|
Bloc Québécois | (x)Francine Lalonde | 30,713 | 66.47 | +13.35 | $58,592 |
|
Liberal | Jean-Claude Gobé | 10,593 | 22.93 | -9.79 | $62,081 |
|
Conservative | Christian Prévost | 1,961 | 4.24 | -3.11 | $5,476 |
|
New Democratic | André Langevin | 1,751 | 3.79 | +2.69 | none listed |
|
Green | André Levert | 1,186 | 2.57 | – | none listed |
| Total valid votes |
46,204 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots |
1,075 |
| Turnout |
47,279 | 59.18 |
| Electors on the lists |
79,894 |
| Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. |
| Canadian federal election, 2000: Mercier |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures |
| |
Bloc Québécois |
Francine Lalonde |
24,755 |
52.87 |
+1.81 |
$59,075 |
|
Liberal | Normand Biron | 15,416 | 32.93 | +3.81 | $66,350 |
|
Green | Richard Savignac | 1,813 | 3.87 | | $3,116 |
| |
Canadian Alliance |
J. Marc-Antoine Delsoin |
1,684 |
3.60 |
|
$365 |
| |
Progressive Conservative |
Martin Gelgoot |
1,629 |
3.48 |
-14.13 |
none listed |
|
Marijuana | Eric Duquette | 937 | 2.00 | – | none listed |
| |
New Democratic Party |
Nicholas Vikander |
480 |
1.03 |
-0.57 |
none listed |
| |
Marxist-Leninist |
Geneviève Royer |
104 |
0.22 |
-0.40 |
$10 |
| Total valid votes |
46,818 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots |
1,543 |
| Turnout |
48,361 | 63.27 | -8.50 |
| Electors on the lists |
76,437 |
| Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. |
| Canadian federal election, 1997: Mercier |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures |
| |
Bloc Québécois |
Francine Lalonde |
24,649 |
51.06 |
|
$54,212 |
|
Liberal | René Bourgeault | 14,061 | 29.12 | – | $43,179 |
| |
Progressive Conservative |
Eric Champagne |
8,500 |
17.61 |
|
$2,830 |
| |
New Democratic Party |
Cathy Milner |
772 |
1.60 |
|
$0 |
| |
Marxist-Leninist |
Hélène Héroux |
297 |
0.62 |
|
$0 |
| Total valid votes |
48,279 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots |
2,487 |
| Turnout |
50,766 | 71.77 |
| Electors on the lists |
70,737 |
| Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and official contributions and expenses submitted by the candidates, provided by Elections Canada. |
See also
References
- ↑ Mayeda, Andrew (September 13, 2010). "Bloc MP who supported euthanasia steps down to fight cancer", Global Montreal. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
- ↑ "Former Bloc Québécois MP Francine Lalonde dies". The Gazette, January 17, 2014.
- ↑ "Francine Lalonde, retired Bloc MP, dies of cancer at 73". CBC News, January 17, 2014.
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