Diane Bourgeois

Diane Bourgeois (born November 14, 1949) is a Canadian politician. She was a Bloc Québécois Member of the House of Commons of Canada, representing the riding Terrebonne—Blainville from 2000 until 2011. She was the Bloc critic for the international cooperation portfolio — Canada's foreign-aid efforts — and is a former critic for the status of women, parental leave, and housing.

Diane Bourgeois
Member of Parliament for Terrebonne—Blainville
In office 2000–2011
Preceded by	Paul Mercier
Succeeded by	Charmaine Borg
Personal details
Born	(1949-11-14) November 14, 1949 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political party	Bloc Québécois
Residence	Blainville, Quebec
Profession	teacher

Bourgeois was born in Montreal, Quebec.

Electoral record

2011 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Charmaine Borg	28,236	49.4	+35.9%
	Bloc Québécois	Diane Bourgeois	17,634	30.8	-21.5%
	Conservative	Jean-Philippe Paiement	5,222	9.1	-4.9%
	Liberal	Robert Frégeau	4,885	8.5	-8%
	Green	Michel Paulette	1,218	2.1	0%

2008 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Bloc Québécois	Diane Bourgeois	28,303	52.3%	-6.8%
	Liberal	Eva Nassif	8,937	16.5%	+7.6%
	Conservative	Daniel Lebel	7,551	14.0%	-6.0%
	New Democratic	Michel Le Clair	7,278	13.5%	+6.0%
	Green	Martin Drapeau	1,714	3.2%	-1.2%
	Independent	M. Zamboni Cadieux	283	0.5%
Total valid votes			54,066	100.0%
Total rejected ballots			911
Turnout			54,977	65.9%

2006 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Bloc Québécois	Diane Bourgeois	30,197	59.2%	-9.0%
	Conservative	Daniel Lebel	10,212	20.0%	+14.4%
	Liberal	Maxime Thériault	4,576	9.0%	-10.7%
	New Democratic	Michel Leclair	3,829	7.5%	+4.3%
	Green	Martin Drapeau	2,216	4.3%	+1.0%
Total valid votes			51,030	100.0%
Total rejected ballots			886
Turnout			51,916	62.3%

2004 Canadian federal election: Terrebonne—Blainville
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Bloc Québécois	Diane Bourgeois	31,288	68.13	+12.75	$60,942
	Liberal	Pierre Gingras	9,048	19.70	−8.94	$48,266
	Conservative	Patrick Légaré	2,582	5.62	−6.13	$3,477
	Green	Martin Drapeau	1,554	3.38	-	none listed
	New Democratic	Normand Beaudet	1,451	3.16	+1.12	none listed
Total valid votes			45,923	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,252
Turnout			47,175	63.58
Electors on the lists			74,197
Percentage change figures are factored for redistribution. Conservative Party percentages are contrasted with the combined Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative figures from 2000. Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.

2000 Canadian federal election: Terrebonne—Blainville
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Bloc Québécois	Diane Bourgeois	28,933	51.91		$53,014
	Liberal	François-Hugues Liberge	17,668	31.70	–	$43,169
	Alliance	Guylaine St-Georges	3,741	6.71		$1,009
	Progressive Conservative	Mélanie Gemme	3,089	5.54		none listed
	Natural Law	Pascale Levert	1,193	2.14		none listed
	New Democratic	Normand Beaudet	1,111	1.99		$606
Total valid votes			55,735	100.00
Total rejected ballots			2,458
Turnout			58,193	64.81
Electors on the lists			89,796
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.

External links

• Diane Bourgeois – Parliament of Canada biography
• How'd They Vote?: Diane Bourgeois' voting history and quotes