Linda Lapointe

Linda Lapointe
MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Rivière-des-Mille-Îles
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded by Laurin Liu
Member of the National Assembly of Québec for Groulx
In office
April 25, 2007 – November 5, 2008
Preceded by Pierre Descoteaux
Succeeded by René Gauvreau
Personal details
Born (1960-07-02) July 2, 1960
Laval, Quebec
Political party Liberal Party of Canada
Other political
affiliations		 Quebec Liberal Party
Action démocratique du Québec
Children 4
Residence Boisbriand, Quebec

Linda Lapointe (born July 2, 1960 in Laval, Quebec) is a politician from Quebec, Canada. She was an Action démocratique du Québec (ADQ) Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Groulx from 2007 to 2008. She was elected as the federal Member of Parliament for Rivière-des-Mille-Îles in the October 19, 2015 general election, as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.

Background

Lapointe has a college diploma in health sciences from the CEGEP Ahuntsic. She also went at the Université de Montréal and receive a bachelor's degree in business administration. Before her election, she managed and owned a Provigo grocery store. She also worked for the Association des détaillants en alimentation du Québec (Quebec food retailers association) as a treasurer, for the Boisbriand Economic Development Committee and for Emploi-Quebec. She was also a candidate in the Boisbriand municipal election in 2005.

Provincial politics

Lapointe was first elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2007 election. At one point, she had considered running for the Liberals, but eventually joined the ADQ.[1] She received 37% of the vote. Liberal incumbent Pierre Descoteaux finished third with 27% of the vote. Lapointe took office on April 12, 2007 and was named the critic for economic development and the Montreal region until 2008.[2] She was also the assistant whip of the official opposition party, until her defeat in the 2008 election.

She was a candidate for the Quebec Liberal Party in the 2012 election in Groulx.

Federal politics

She campaigned on behalf of local Conservative candidate Claude Carignan during the federal election of 2008.[3] Carignan finished a distant second against Bloc Québécois candidate Luc Desnoyers in the district of Rivière-des-Mille-Îles.

She was the Liberal Party's candidate for 2015 federal election in Rivière-des-Mille-Îles. She defeated NDP incumbent Laurin Liu.[4]

Electoral record

Quebec general election, 2007: Groulx
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Action démocratiqueLinda Lapointe 13,630 37.45 +18.07
Parti QuébécoisRachel Gagnon 10,513 28.89 -9.78
LiberalPierre Descoteaux 9,898 27.20 -12.34
GreenRobert Harenclak 1,503 4.13 –
Québec solidaireAdam Veilleux 850 2.34 +1.09*
Total valid votes 36,39499.15–
Total rejected ballots 3110.85–
Turnout 36,70575.35+1.83
Electors on the lists 48,715––
Canadian federal election, 2015: Rivière-des-Mille-Îles
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
LiberalLinda Lapointe 18,787 32.37 +21.27 –
New DemocraticLaurin Liu 17,111 29.48 -19.64 –
Bloc QuébécoisFélix Pinel 14,755 25.42 -1.70 –
ConservativeÉrick Gauthier 6,099 10.51 +0.21 –
GreenAlec Ware 1,136 1.96 -0.41 –
IndependentLuis Quinteros 158 0.27 n/a –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 58,046100.00; $216,995.77
Total rejected ballots 9271.57–
Turnout 58,97372.42–
Eligible voters 81,429
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +20.45
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Les nouveaux visages de l'ADQ, La Presse, March 27, 2007
  2. ↑ Au tour de l'ADQ, Radio-Canada, April 12, 2007
  3. ↑ L’ADQ monte au front pour aider les conservateurs, Joël-Denis Bellavance, La Presse, September 11, 2008
  4. ↑ Kestler-D'Amours, Jillian (October 20, 2015). "Joe Oliver, Olivia Chow and more surprising election night upsets". Toronto Star. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  5. ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Rivière-des-Mille-Îles, 30 September 2015
  6. ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
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