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Caroline St-Hilaire

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Caroline St-Hilaire
Caroline St-Hilaire at Montreal, Quebec, Canada at the Salon du livre de Montréal 2017.
30th Mayor of Longueuil
In office
November 10, 2009 – November 5, 2017
Preceded byClaude Gladu
Succeeded bySylvie Parent
MP for Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher
In office
June 2, 1997 – October 14, 2008
Preceded byNic LeBlanc
Succeeded byJean Dorion
Personal details
Born (1969-11-16) November 16, 1969 (age 54)
Longueuil, Quebec
Political partyBloc Québécois (federal)
Coalition Avenir Québec (provincial)
Action Longueuil (municipal)
SpouseMaka Kotto
ChildrenÉtienne,
Louis-Félix
Alma materUniversité du Québec à Montréal
Professionexecutive manager/consultant

Caroline St-Hilaire (born November 16, 1969, in Longueuil, Quebec) is a Canadian politician, who served as Mayor of Longueuil under the banner of Action Longueuil from November 10, 2009, to November 5, 2017. She was previously a Member of Parliament, representing the Bloc Québécois for the riding of Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher.

In 2022, she ran as a Coalition Avenir Québec candidate in Sherbrooke for the provincial election, and lost to incumbent MNA Christine Labrie.

Member of Parliament (1997–2008)

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St-Hilaire was re-elected in the 2000 Canadian federal election and again in the 2004 Canadian federal election. She served as the Bloc's Deputy House leader from 2000 to 2004 and has served as the critic to the Status of Women, Amateur Sport, Persons with Disabilities and critic to the Minister of Transport. Her committee duties included the Government Operations and Estimates Committee as well as the Commons SubCommittee on International Human Rights where she served as the Vice Chair. In the 38th Parliament she served as the Vice Chair of the House Transport Committee.

An administrator, consultant and executive manager, she was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1997 Canadian federal election. She is a mother of two, Étienne and Louis-Félix.

On January 14, 2008, St-Hilaire announced she would not be seeking re-election in the 2008 election. The MP told a news conference in Longueuil she was looking forward to spending more time with her children. She said her partner, Bloc Québécois MP Maka Kotto's decision to run for the Parti Québécois in a provincial by-election played a role in her decision.

Mayor of Longueuil (2009–2017)

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On November 1, 2009, St-Hilaire was elected as mayor of Longueuil for the first time, defeating Jacques Goyette of the ruling Parti municipal Longueuil. She is also the current leader of the Longueuil municipal political party Action Longueuil.

St-Hilaire has expressed a strong dislike of the use of English in Longueuil council meetings and would like Bill 101 amended to prevent its use.[1]

On July 1, 2016, St-Hilaire was expected to make a speech at the annual Canada Day parade in the Longueuil borough of Greenfield Park however she failed to show up. St-Hilaire is known for being an advocate for Quebec sovereignty.[2]

Electoral record (incomplete)

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Federal

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2000 Canadian federal election: Longueuil
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Caroline St-Hilaire 20,868 52.25 $60,728
Liberal Sophie Joncas 12,991 32.53 $45,206
Progressive Conservative Richard Lafleur 2,210 5.53 $93
Alliance Michel Minguy 2,066 5.17 $7,361
Marijuana David Fiset 968 2.42 none listed
New Democratic Timothy Spurr 655 1.64 none listed
Marxist–Leninist Stéphane Chénier 183 0.46 $10
Total valid votes 39,941 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,181
Turnout 41,122 59.66
Electors on the lists 68,927
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.

Provincial

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2022 Quebec general election: Sherbrooke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Québec solidaire Christine Labrie 15,548 41.91 +7.64
Coalition Avenir Québec Caroline St-Hilaire 13,076 35.25 +11.86
Parti Québécois Yves Bérubé-Lauzière 3,373 9.09 -5.05
Conservative Zoée St-Amand 2,501 6.74
Liberal François Vaes 2,166 5.84 -18.83
Green Victoria Karny 204 0.55 -0.63
Parti nul Raphaëlle Dompierre 113 0.30 -0.09
Climat Québec Alain Barbier 69 0.19
Démocratie directe Alexandre Asselin 48 0.13
Total valid votes 37,098
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Electors on the lists

Municipal

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2009 Longueuil municipal election[3]
Party Mayoral candidate Vote %
  Action Longueuil Caroline St-Hilaire 34,291 51.41%
  Parti municipal de Longueuil Jacques Goyette 30,504 45.74%
  Total valid votes 64,795 100%
  Rejected ballots 1,892

References

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  1. ^ "Caroline St-Hilaire wants Bill 101 amended to prohibit English in council". cbc.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Longueuil mayor a no-show for Greenfield Park Canada Day Celebrations". Global News Network. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  3. ^ Elections Longueuil (in French)
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