Canadian politician
Mylène Freeman (born March 7, 1989) is a former Canadian politician who was the New Democratic Party (NDP) Member of Parliament for the riding of Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel in Quebec . She was elected in the 2011 Canadian federal election after defeating incumbent Mario Laframboise of the Bloc Québécois .
Biography
Born in Stouffville, Ontario , she is fluent in both French and English .[ 1] Irish Canadian father and a French Canadian mother.[ 2]
She holds a Bachelor of Arts from McGill University , where she studied political theory. She was co-president of the university's New Democratic Party student group and co-ordinator of the university's Women in House program, which has young women shadow female MPs in hopes of fostering their interest in getting involved in politics.[ 1]
In the 2009 Montreal municipal election , Freeman stood on behalf of Projet Montréal in Outremont as a candidate for borough councillor in Claude-Ryan.[ 1] [ 2]
Freeman defeated Bloc Québécois MP Mario Laframboise by 8,000 votes in Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel in the 2011 federal election .[ 1] Charmaine Borg , Laurin Liu , Matthew Dubé and Jamie Nicholls , elected to Parliament in the 2011 election following the NDP's unexpected mid-campaign surge in Quebec.[ 1] Tom Mulcair named her to the shadow cabinet as critic for the status of women. She succeeded Niki Ashton , who was reassigned to be critic for Aboriginal affairs.[ 3]
Amid a drop in support for the NDP in the 2015 election , Dubé was re-elected while Freeman and the other three were defeated. Following her defeat, Freeman went on to pursue doctoral studies at the University of Virginia .[ 4]
Electoral record
2015 Canadian federal election : Mirabel
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Simon Marcil 18,710
31.49
+0.48
–
New Democratic Mylène Freeman 17,873
30.08
-19.47
–
Liberal Karl Trudel
15,514
26.11
+18.36
–
Conservative Gordon Ferguson
6,020
10.13
+0.91
–
Green Jocelyn Gifford
1,301
2.19
+0.17
–
Total valid votes/Expense limit
59,418 100.0 $225,548.06
Total rejected ballots
1,178 – –
Turnout
60,596 – –
Eligible voters
87,622
Bloc Québécois gain from New Democratic
Swing
+9.98
Source: Elections Canada [ 5] [ 6]
2011 Canadian federal election : Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
New Democratic Mylène Freeman 25,801 44.24 +31.84 $0.00
Bloc Québécois Mario Laframboise 16,876
28.94
-19.16
$77,499.72
Liberal Daniel Fox
7,175
12.30
-5.85
$67,191.80
Conservative Yvan Patry
6,497
11.14
-6.29
$30,881.78
Green Stephen Matthews
1,506
2.58
-1.16
$888.62
Independent Michel Daniel Guibord
342
0.59
–
$1,904.02
Marxist–Leninist Christian-Simon Ferlatte
123
0.21
+0.03
$0.00
Total valid vote/Expense limit
58,320 100.00
Source: Elections Canada
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