Anne-Marie Saint-Cerny

Anne-Marie Saint-Cerny is a Canadian writer and political activist from Quebec.[1] She is most noted for her 2018 book Mégantic: Une tragédie annoncée, an examination of the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster of 2013, which was a shortlisted finalist for the Governor General's Award for French-language non-fiction at the 2018 Governor General's Awards.[2]

She previously published the Zan series of children's books, as well as the novel La jouissance du loup à l'instant de mordre.

She was a Green Party of Canada candidate in Hochelaga in the 2015 federal election.[3]

Electoral record
2015 Canadian federal election: Hochelaga (electoral district)
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticMarjolaine Boutin-Sweet16,03430.89-16.59$64,664.42
LiberalMarwah Rizqy15,53429.93+18.20$19,746.32
Bloc QuébécoisSimon Marchand14,38927.72-3.04$47,613.01
ConservativeAlexandre Dang3,5556.85-0.35$3,363.29
GreenAnne-Marie Saint-Cerny1,6543.19+1.52–
RhinocerosNicolas Lemay4110.79+0.26$651.34
CommunistMarianne Breton Fontaine1790.34-0.05–
Marxist–LeninistChristine Dandenault1480.29-0.02–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 51,904100.0 $219,682.85
Total rejected ballots 877––
Turnout 52,781––
Eligible voters 82,783
These results were subject to a judicial recount,[4] and modified from the validated results in accordance with the Judge's rulings. The margin of Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet over Marwah Rizqy decreased from 541 votes to 500 votes as a result of the recount.[5]
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]

References
  1. "De Wall Street à Lac-Mégantic, enquête sur la tragédie du 6 juillet 2013". Le Devoir, June 16, 2018.
  2. "Lumière sur les finalistes des Prix littéraires du Gouverneur général". Le Devoir, October 4, 2018.
  3. "Spotlight on Montreal ridings: Hochelaga". CBC News Montreal, September 30, 2015.
  4. "Judicial Recount to Be Held in the Electoral District of Hochelaga". Elections Canada. October 29, 2015.
  5. "Judicial recount confirms NDP's Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet won in Hochelaga". CBC News. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  6. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Hochelaga, 30 September 2015
  7. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine


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