Lysane Blanchette-Lamothe Explained

Lysane Blanchette-Lamothe
Office:Shadow Minister for Immigration
Leader:Thomas Mulcair
Term Start:August 13, 2013
Term End:November 19, 2015
Predecessor:Jinny Sims
Successor:Michelle Rempel
Term Start1:May 30, 2011
Term End1:October 19, 2015
Predecessor1:Bernard Patry
Successor1:Frank Baylis
Birth Date:7 April 1984
Birth Place:Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Profession:Community Organizer, Student
Party:New Democratic Party
Residence:Pierrefonds
Office3:Chair of the Standing Committee on
Status of Women
Minister3:Rona Ambrose
Kellie Leitch
Term Start3:30 April 2013
Term End3:28 October 2013
Predecessor3:Marie-Claude Morin
Successor3:Hélène LeBlanc
Spouse:Ronald Rojas Alvarez (2013-present)[1]

Lysane Blanchette-Lamothe (born April 7, 1984) is a Canadian politician. She was elected Member of Parliament for the riding of Pierrefonds—Dollard in the 2011 Canadian federal election as a member of the New Democratic Party, defeating longtime Liberal MP Bernard Patry.

Born in Montreal, Quebec, she has a teaching diploma from the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières in Special Education and is currently pursuing her master's degree in education at Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières. She has worked as a teacher in the Montreal area and in an Inuit school in northern Quebec.[2]

She has lived in her riding for most of her life, and has been active in community work. She has worked with organizations alleviating poverty, and has taken part in events such as the Marche des femmes and demonstrations against high tuition.[3] [4] [5]

Lysane was defeated in the 2015 election by Liberal Frank Baylis.[6]

Electoral record

Source: Elections Canada

Notes and References

  1. News: Despite slumping polls, for the NDP it's been the Summer of Love. CTV News. 29 September 2014. Richard Madan. September 10, 2013.
  2. News: Montreal Gazette . New Pierrefonds-Dollard MP excited about the job . Karen Seidman . May 6, 2011 . 2011-05-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110509033029/http://westislandgazette.com/news/22472 . May 9, 2011 .
  3. Web site: Lac-Saint-Louis/Pierrefonds-Dollard: Liberal bastions under fire . www.montrealgazette.com . 14 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110506151823/http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/decision-canada/Saint%2BLouis%2BPierrefonds%2BLiberal%2Bbastions%2Bunder%2Bfire/4714200/story.html . 6 May 2011 . dead.
  4. News: De COMSEP à députée de Pierrefonds-Dollard. La Presse. 29 September 2014. fr. May 4, 2011. Martin Francoeur.
  5. News: Attendre dans le mauvais bureau électoral. Cites Nouvelles. 29 September 2014. fr. Waiting in the wrong electoral office. Marie-Hélène Verville. May 3, 2011.
  6. cite web|url= http://globalnews.ca/news/2157592/federal-election-2015-pierrefonds-dollard-riding/