Vivian Barbot (born July 7, 1941) is a Canadian teacher, activist, and politician. She is a former president of the Fédération des femmes du Québec, a former member of Parliament and former vice-president of the Bloc Québécois.[2][3] She was the party's interim leader and president following the resignation of Gilles Duceppe in May 2011.[1] Barbot became the first person of a visible minority group to lead a Canadian federal political party with parliamentary representation.
Vivian Barbot | |
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| Member of Parliament for Papineau | |
| In office February 6, 2006 – October 14, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Pierre Pettigrew |
| Succeeded by | Justin Trudeau |
| Interim Leader of the Bloc Québécois | |
| In office May 3, 2011[1] – December 11, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Gilles Duceppe |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Paillé |
| Vice-President of Bloc Québécois | |
| In office May 15, 2009 – January 24, 2012 | |
| Succeeded by | Annie Lessard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 7, 1941 Saint-Marc, Haiti |
| Political party | Bloc Québécois |
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| Residence | Montreal |
| Profession | President/manager, teacher |
Barbot was born in Saint-Marc, Haiti. She is the former Member of Parliament for the riding of Papineau. In the 2006 election, she scored a significant victory for the Bloc by defeating former Liberal Cabinet Minister Pierre Pettigrew, but was defeated two years later in the 2008 federal election by Justin Trudeau.[4] Barbot ran against Trudeau in the 2011 election, but was once again defeated.
The 2011 election also saw the defeat of Gilles Duceppe and all but four Bloc MPs.[5] As vice-president of the party, Barbot was appointed interim party leader and president following Duceppe's resignation[6] and remained in the position until Duceppe's successor, Daniel Paillé, was elected on December 11, 2011.[7]
Election results
edit| 2011 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Justin Trudeau | 16,429 | 38.41 | -3.06 | ||||
| New Democratic | Marcos Radhamés Tejada | 12,102 | 28.29 | +19.55 | ||||
| Bloc Québécois | Vivian Barbot | 11,091 | 25.93 | -12.76 | ||||
| Conservative | Shama Chopra | 2,021 | 4.73 | -2.90 | ||||
| Green | Danny Polifroni | 806 | 1.88 | -0.96 | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Peter Macrisopoulos | 228 | 0.53 | – | ||||
| Independent | Joseph Young | 95 | 0.22 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 42,772 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 558 | 1.29 | -0.04 | |||||
| Turnout | 43,330 | 61.46 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 70,500 | – | – | |||||
| 2008 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Justin Trudeau | 17,724 | 41.47 | +2.99 | $76,857 | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Vivian Barbot | 16,535 | 38.69 | -2.06 | $70,872 | |||
| New Democratic | Costa Zafiropoulos | 3,734 | 8.74 | +1.04 | $5,745 | |||
| Conservative | Mustaque Sarker | 3,262 | 7.63 | -0.69 | $44,958 | |||
| Green | Ingrid Hein | 1,213 | 2.84 | -0.76 | $814 | |||
| Independent | Mahmood Raza Baig | 267 | 0.62 | +0.20 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 42,735 | 100.00 | $81,172 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 576 | 1.33 | ||||||
| Turnout | 43,311 | |||||||
Note: Baig's share of popular vote as an independent candidate is compared to his share in the 2006 general election as a Canadian Action Party candidate.
| 2006 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Vivian Barbot | 17,775 | 40.75 | +0.79 | $50,886 | |||
| Liberal | Pierre Pettigrew | 16,785 | 38.48 | -2.62 | $75,541 | |||
| Conservative | Mustaque Sarker | 3,630 | 8.32 | +3.55 | $34,951 | |||
| New Democratic | Marc Hasbani | 3,358 | 7.70 | -1.07 | $2,568 | |||
| Green | Louis-Philippe Verenka | 1,572 | 3.60 | +1.03 | $181 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Peter Macrisopoulos | 317 | 0.73 | +0.32 | ||||
| Canadian Action | Mahmood-Raza Baig | 185 | 0.42 | – | $2,007 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 43,622 | 100.00 | $76,023 | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b "LEADERSHIP ROLES". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
- ^ "Bloc faces growing pressure to delay choosing Duceppe replacement". The Globe and Mail, August 12, 2011.
- ^ "Bloc VP Barbot resigns, defends party spending". CTV News.ca. January 24, 2012.
- ^ "Trudeau 'ready to learn,' says mother". CBC News. November 6, 2008. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
- ^ "Duceppe quits after BQ crushed in Quebec". CBC News. May 2, 2011. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
- ^ Authier, Philip (June 2, 2011). "Decimated Bloc loses all the perks it had in previous life". Montreal Gazette. Montreal, Quebec. p. A4. Retrieved February 15, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Daniel Paille new leader of Bloc Quebecois". CBC News. December 11, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
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