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 2, 2011 – October 19, 2015
Preceded by	Jean-Yves Laforest
Succeeded by	François-Philippe Champagne
Personal details
Born	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