Lise St-Denis

Lise St-Denis (born April 18, 1940) is a Canadian former politician. She was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 election and served a single term.[1] She was elected in the electoral district of Saint-Maurice—Champlain as a member of the New Democratic Party, but crossed the floor to the Liberal Party of Canada on January 10, 2012, saying in French to explain her move: "Voters voted for Jack Layton. Jack Layton is dead."[2][3]

Lise St-Denis M.A., M.Ed., B.A.
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Saint-Maurice—Champlain
In office May 30, 2011 – October 19, 2015
Preceded by	Jean-Yves Laforest
Succeeded by	François-Philippe Champagne
Personal details
Born	(1940-04-18) April 18, 1940 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political party	Liberal Party (2012–present)
Other political affiliations	New Democratic Party (2008–2012)
Residence	Montreal
Profession	Teacher

Prior to being elected, St-Denis was a teacher. She has bachelor's master's degrees in Quebec literature and education. She previously ran as the New Democratic Party's candidate in Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher in the 2008 election, losing to Jean Dorion of the Bloc Québécois.

Shortly after her election, St-Denis was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.[4] St-Denis did not stand for re-election in 2015.

Before joining the Liberals, St-Denis supported Thomas Mulcair to be the next leader of the NDP.[5]

Electoral history

Saint-Maurice—Champlain

2011 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Lise St-Denis	18,628	39.1	+31.3
	Bloc Québécois	Jean-Yves Laforest	13,961	29.3	-14.7
	Conservative	Jacques Grenier	8,447	17.7	-6.2
	Liberal	Yves Tousignant	5,670	11.9	-9.1
	Green	Pierre Audette	972	2.0	-1.4
Total valid votes/Expense limit			47,678	100.0
Total rejected ballots			1,193	2.4	–
Turnout			48,871	60.8	–
Eligible voters			80,315	–	–

Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher

2008 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Bloc Québécois	Jean Dorion	23,118	46.1	-9.1	$49,818
	Liberal	Ryan Hillier	10,920	21.8	+9.2	$10,797
	Conservative	Jacques Bouchard	7,210	14.4	-4.4	$55,552
	New Democratic	Lise St-Denis	7,021	14.0	+5.4	$1,131
	Green	Danielle Moreau	1,752	3.5	-0.5
	Marxist–Leninist	Serge Patenaude	103	0.2	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			50,124	100.0	$83,504
Total rejected ballots			682	1.34
Turnout			50,806

References

1. Election 2011: Saint-Maurice—Champlain. The Globe and Mail, May 2, 2011.
2. "NDP MP Lise St-Denis jumps to Liberals". CBC News. January 11, 2012.
3. Lise St-Denis, Quebec MP for Saint-Maurice-Champlain, defects from NDP to Liberals. National Post, January 10, 2012.
4. "Lise St-Denis continues to serve her constituents" Archived 2011-08-03 at the Wayback Machine. NDP, July 13, 2011.
5. Leblanc, Daniel (10 January 2012). "As St-Denis defects to Liberals, cracks emerge in NDP's Quebec base". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. Retrieved 26 May 2015.

External links

• Lise St-Denis – Parliament of Canada biography