Paulina Ayala

Paulina Ayala (born June 25, 1962) is a Canadian politician who served as Member of Parliament for the riding of Honoré-Mercier from 2011 to 2015. She is a member of the New Democratic Party. She succeeded Pablo Rodríguez of the Liberal Party.[1]

Paulina Ayala
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Honoré-Mercier
In office May 2, 2011 – October 19, 2015
Preceded by	Pablo Rodríguez
Succeeded by	Pablo Rodríguez
Personal details
Born	(1962-06-25) June 25, 1962 Santiago, Chile
Political party	New Democratic Party
Residence	Montreal, Quebec
Profession	Teacher

She was born in Santiago, Chile and was a leader in the student movement and in citizens’ rights organizations during the Pinochet dictatorship. She later immigrated to Canada in 1995 and settled in Montreal. She earned a certificate in French as a second language and multicultural education from the Université du Québec à Montréal. She has a diploma in education, history and geography.

In the 2015 federal election, Rodriguez defeated Ayala in a re-match.

Ayala ran in the 2018 Quebec general election in Rosemont for the provincial NDP but lost by a large margin.

Ayala contested the riding of Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel in the 2019 federal election but lost.

Electoral record

2019 Canadian federal election: Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Patricia Lattanzio	27,866	61.3
	Conservative	Ilario Maiolo	5,423	11.9
	Bloc Québécois	Dominique Mougin	4,351	9.6
	Independent	Hassan Guillet	3,061	6.7
	New Democratic	Paulina Ayala	2,964	6.5
	Green	Alessandra Szilagyi	1,183	2.6
	People's	Tina Di Serio	501	1.1
	Marxist–Leninist	Garnet Colly	85	0.2
Total valid votes/Expense limit			45,434	100.0
Total rejected ballots			993
Turnout			46,427	60.4
Eligible voters			76,885
Source: Elections Canada[2][3]

2018 Quebec general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Québec solidaire	Vincent Marissal	12,919	35.25	+16.57 re-match. Electoral record 2018 Quebec general election Party Candidate Votes % ±% Québec solidaire Vincent Marissal 12,919 35.25 +16.57 Parti Québécois Jean-François Lisée 10,419 28.43 -5.84 Liberal Agata La Rosa 6,148 16.77 -13.19 Coalition Avenir Québec Sonya Cormier 5,703 15.56 +1.40 Green Karl Dubois 521 1.42 +0.10 New Democratic Paulina Ayala 314 0.86 New Parti nul Catherine Raymond-Poirier 224 0.61 New Conservative Alexandra Liendo 218 0.59 New Bloc Pot Coralie Laperrière 130 0.35 -0.19 Marxist–Leninist Stéphane Chénier 55 0.15 -0.06 Total valid votes 100.0   Total rejected ballots Turnout Eligible voters Québec solidaire gain from Parti Québécois Swing +11.20 2015 Canadian federal election: Honoré-Mercier Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal Pablo Rodríguez 29,211 56.55 +20.18 – New Democratic Paulina Ayala 8,478 16.41 -13.94 – Bloc Québécois Audrey Beauséjour 6,680 12.93 -5.59 – Conservative Guy Croteau 6,226 12.05 -0.37 – Green Angela Budilean 814 1.58 -0.02 – Strength in Democracy Dayana Dejean 168 0.33 – – Marxist–Leninist Yves Le Seigle 81 0.16 -0.19 – Total valid votes/Expense limit 51,658 100.0     $212,950.75 Total rejected ballots 682 – – Turnout 52,340 – – Eligible voters 78,428 Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +17.11 Source: Elections Canada[4][5] 2011 Canadian federal election: Honoré-Mercier Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures New Democratic Paulina Ayala 17,545 36.37 +26.26 Liberal Pablo Rodriguez 14,641 30.35 -13.32 Bloc Québécois Martin Laroche 8,935 18.52 -9.60 Conservative Gérard Labelle 5,992 12.42 -2.88 Green Gaëtan Bérard 770 1.60 -1.20 Rhinoceros Valery Chevrefils-Latulippe 181 0.38 – Marxist–Leninist Jean-Paul Bédard 170 0.35 – Total valid votes 48,234 100.00 Total rejected ballots 622 1.27 -0.06 Turnout 48,856 59.98 -2.18 New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +19.79 References CBC (May 3, 2011), "Honoré-Mercier", CBC News, retrieved May 3, 2011 "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 10, 2019. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Honoré-Mercier, 30 September 2015 Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates External links Paulina Ayala – Parliament of Canada biography Official website