Susan Leblanc (born October 1, 1973)[1] is a Canadian politician and actor who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2017 provincial election. A member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party, she represents the electoral district of Dartmouth North.[2]
Susan Leblanc | |
|---|---|
| House Leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party | |
| Assumed office July 1, 2022 | |
| Leader | Claudia Chender |
| Critic, Health; Communities, Culture, Tourism & Heritage; Film and the Television | |
| Assumed office July 1, 2022 | |
| Leader | Claudia Chender |
| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Dartmouth North | |
| Assumed office May 30, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Joanne Bernard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 1, 1973 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Occupation | Actor, artistic director |
As of September 22, 2024, Leblanc serves as the Third Party spokesperson for Health, Communities, Culture, Tourism & Heritage, Communications NS, and Natural Resources. She also serves as House Leader of the Third Party.
Early life and education
editLeblanc was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba but grew up in Prospect Bay, Nova Scotia. She graduated from University of King's College in 1998 with a bachelor of arts (honours) in theatre and acting.[3]
Career
editFor 20 years, Leblanc was an actor on stage and film, most notably as one of the leading members and the artistic director of the Zuppa Theatre Company.[4] In her film career, she was also known as Susan Leblanc-Crawford.
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | The Lighter Game | Cara | Short |
| 2004 | Table Dancer | Short | |
| 2005 | The Heavy Breather | Leslie - Script Supervisor/Hailey - T.A.D. | Short |
| 2012 | Blackbird | Court Clerk | |
| 2024 | Sharp Corner | Mourning mother |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | A Town Without Christmas | Local Parent | TV movie |
| 2003 | Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion | Head Nurse | TV mini-series |
| 2005 | Ambulance Girl | Fan at Bus | TV movie |
| 2008 | The Memory Keeper's Daughter | Lee | TV movie |
| 2013 | Forgive Me | Marguerite-Corrine | TV series |
| 2013 | Haven | Haven Cop | TV series |
Electoral record
edit| 2024 Nova Scotia general election: Dartmouth North | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Susan Leblanc | 3,696 | 63% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Karina Sanford | 1,349 | 23% | |||||
| Liberal | Pam Cooley | 826 | 14% | |||||
| Total valid votes | ||||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 5,871 | |||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | |||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[5] | ||||||||
| 2021 Nova Scotia general election: Dartmouth North | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Susan Leblanc | 3,731 | 49.75 | +10.39 | $59,923.85 | |||
| Liberal | Pam Cooley | 2,361 | 31.48 | -3.20 | $47,442.64 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Lisa Coates | 1,278 | 17.04 | -2.62 | $22,946.06 | |||
| Green | Carolyn Marshall | 129 | 1.72 | -2.80 | $200.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 7,499 | 99.42 | – | $93,790.97 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 44 | 0.58 | ||||||
| Turnout | 7,543 | 46.02 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 16,392 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +6.80 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[6] | ||||||||
| 2017 Nova Scotia general election: Dartmouth North | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Susan Leblanc | 2,771 | 39.36 | +9.22 | ||||
| Liberal | Joanne Bernard | 2,442 | 34.68 | -9.38 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Melanie Russell | 1,384 | 19.66 | -5.42 | ||||
| Green | Tyler Colburne | 318 | 4.52 | |||||
| Atlantica | David Boyd | 126 | 1.79 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 7,041 | 100 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 33 | 0.47 | ||||||
| Turnout | 7,074 | 42.7 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 16,566 | |||||||
| New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.30 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[7][8] | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia: a biographical directory from 1984 to the Present: Leblanc, Susan, page 146 Nova Scotia Legislature
- ^ "Nova Scotia election: NDP Susan Leblanc unseats Liberal Joanne Bernard in Dartmouth North". Global News, May 30, 2017.
- ^ Co-Artistic Directors
- ^ About Susan Leblanc
- ^ https://globalnews.ca/news/10865516/nova-scotia-election-2024-dartmouth-north/
- ^ "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
- ^ "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume I" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- ^ "May 30th, 2017 - 40th Nova Scotia Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.