Caroline St-Hilaire
Caroline St-Hilaire (born November 16, 1969, in Longueuil, Quebec) is a Canadian politician, who served as Mayor of Longueuil under the banner of Action Longueuil from November 10, 2009, to November 5, 2017. She was previously a Member of Parliament, representing the Bloc Québécois for the riding of Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher.
Caroline St-Hilaire | |
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Caroline St-Hilaire at Montreal, Quebec, Canada at the Salon du livre de Montréal 2017. | |
| 30th Mayor of Longueuil | |
| In office November 10, 2009 – November 5, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Claude Gladu |
| Succeeded by | Sylvie Parent |
| MP for Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher | |
| In office June 2, 1997 – October 14, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Nic LeBlanc |
| Succeeded by | Jean Dorion |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 16, 1969 Longueuil, Quebec |
| Political party | Bloc Québécois (federal) Coalition Avenir Québec (provincial) Action Longueuil (municipal) |
| Spouse | Maka Kotto |
| Children | Étienne, Louis-Félix |
| Alma mater | Université du Québec à Montréal |
| Profession | executive manager/consultant |
In 2022, she ran as a Coalition Avenir Québec candidate in Sherbrooke for the provincial election, and lost to incumbent MNA Christine Labrie.
Member of Parliament (1997–2008) edit
St-Hilaire was re-elected in the 2000 Canadian federal election and again in the 2004 Canadian federal election. She served as the Bloc's Deputy House leader from 2000 to 2004 and has served as the critic to the Status of Women, Amateur Sport, Persons with Disabilities and critic to the Minister of Transport. Her committee duties included the Government Operations and Estimates Committee as well as the Commons SubCommittee on International Human Rights where she served as the Vice Chair. In the 38th Parliament she served as the Vice Chair of the House Transport Committee.
An administrator, consultant and executive manager, she was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1997 Canadian federal election. She is a mother of two, Étienne and Louis-Félix.
On January 14, 2008, St-Hilaire announced she would not be seeking re-election in the 2008 election. The MP told a news conference in Longueuil she was looking forward to spending more time with her children. She said her partner, Bloc Québécois MP Maka Kotto's decision to run for the Parti Québécois in a provincial by-election played a role in her decision.
Mayor of Longueuil (2009–2017) edit
On November 1, 2009, St-Hilaire was elected as mayor of Longueuil for the first time, defeating Jacques Goyette of the ruling Parti municipal Longueuil. She is also the current leader of the Longueuil municipal political party Action Longueuil.
St-Hilaire has expressed a strong dislike of the use of English in Longueuil council meetings and would like Bill 101 amended to prevent its use.[1]
On July 1, 2016, St-Hilaire was expected to make a speech at the annual Canada Day parade in the Longueuil borough of Greenfield Park however she failed to show up. St-Hilaire is known for being an advocate for Quebec sovereignty.[2]
| Party | Mayoral candidate | Vote | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action Longueuil | Caroline St-Hilaire | 34,291 | 51.41% | |
| Parti municipal de Longueuil | Jacques Goyette | 30,504 | 45.74% | |
| Total valid votes | 64,795 | 100% | ||
| Rejected ballots | 1,892 | |||
Electoral record (incomplete) edit
| 2022 Quebec general election: Sherbrooke | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Québec solidaire | Christine Labrie | 15,548 | 41.91 | +7.64 | ||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Caroline St-Hilaire | 13,076 | 35.25 | +11.86 | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Yves Bérubé-Lauzière | 3,373 | 9.09 | -5.05 | ||||
| Conservative | Zoée St-Amand | 2,501 | 6.74 | – | ||||
| Liberal | François Vaes | 2,166 | 5.84 | -18.83 | ||||
| Green | Victoria Karny | 204 | 0.55 | -0.63 | ||||
| Parti nul | Raphaëlle Dompierre | 113 | 0.30 | -0.09 | ||||
| Climat Québec | Alain Barbier | 69 | 0.19 | – | ||||
| Démocratie directe | Alexandre Asselin | 48 | 0.13 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 37,098 | – | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | – | |||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Electors on the lists | – | – | ||||||
| 2000 Canadian federal election: Longueuil | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Caroline St-Hilaire | 20,868 | 52.25 | $60,728 | ||||
| Liberal | Sophie Joncas | 12,991 | 32.53 | $45,206 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Richard Lafleur | 2,210 | 5.53 | $93 | ||||
| Alliance | Michel Minguy | 2,066 | 5.17 | $7,361 | ||||
| Marijuana | David Fiset | 968 | 2.42 | none listed | ||||
| New Democratic | Timothy Spurr | 655 | 1.64 | none listed | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Stéphane Chénier | 183 | 0.46 | $10 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 39,941 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,181 | |||||||
| Turnout | 41,122 | 59.66 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 68,927 | |||||||
| Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. | ||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Caroline St-Hilaire wants Bill 101 amended to prohibit English in council". cbc.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ^ "Longueuil mayor a no-show for Greenfield Park Canada Day Celebrations". Global News Network. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ Elections Longueuil (in French)
External links edit
- Caroline St-Hilaire – Parliament of Canada biography