Karine Trudel

Karine Trudel is a Canadian politician who was elected as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada to represent the federal riding of Jonquière during the 2015 Canadian federal election and served until her defeat in the 2019 Canadian federal election.[1]

Karine Trudel
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Jonquière (electoral district)
In office
October 19, 2015 – October 21, 2019
Preceded byClaude Patry
Succeeded byMario Simard
Personal details
Political partyNew Democratic Party
ProfessionLetter Carrier, Politician

Early life and education

Raised as a catholic, Trudel was baptized in the Catholic Church of Montreal Sainte-Thérèse-de-L'enfant-Jésus.[2]

Prior to her political career, Trudel was a regional president for the Canadian Union of Postal Workers[3] in Saguenay−Lac-Saint-Jean from 2007 to 2015.[2] Speaking about her time as president, Trudel "loved [her] eight years as President."[4] Trudel also worked as a letter carrier for Canada Post.[4]

Political career

Mrs. Trudel cites Peter MacKay as her inspiration for running for federal politics.[4] In a 2016 interview, Trudel spoke about hearing MacKay comment in 2014 "that the reason women were underrepresented on the Supreme Court was that they felt guilty about leaving the house because they had children to raise."[4] With many years experience in balancing work and childcare responsibilities, Trudel was encouraged to run for government by Dany Morin, after she spoke to him about being infuriated by MacKay's comments.[4]

Personal life

Trudel is an ambassador for Arvida, created by the Committee for the Heritage Designation of Arvida (CORPA), which focuses on preserving the heritage of the city.[2]

Trudel has two children.[4]

Electoral record
2019 Canadian federal election: Jonquière
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisMario Simard17,57735.6
New DemocraticKarine Trudel12,14124.6
ConservativePhilippe Gagnon10,33820.9
LiberalVincent Garneau7,84915.9
GreenLyne Bourdages1,0092.0
People'sSylvie Théodore4530.9
Total valid votes/Expense limit 49,367100.0
Total rejected ballots 999
Turnout 50,36669.3
Eligible voters 72,713
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticKarine Trudel14,03929.19-13.31–
LiberalMarc Pettersen13,70028.48+25.77–
Bloc QuébécoisJean-François Caron11,20223.29+4.03–
ConservativeUrsula Larouche8,12416.89-17.24–
GreenCarmen Budilean6561.36+0.07–
RhinocerosMarielle Couture3820.79––
Total valid votes/Expense limit 48,103100.0 $243,988.74
Total rejected ballots 899––
Turnout 49,002––
Eligible voters 72,605
New Democratic hold Swing -19.54
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]

References
  1. "Federal Election 2015: Jonquière riding results". Global News. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  2. "Arvida | The Ambassadors Club". arvida.saguenay.ca. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  3. ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Politique-. "Karine Trudel : de factrice à politicienne | Élections Canada 2019". Radio-Canada.ca (in French). Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  4. "PERSPECTIVE" (PDF). Canadian Union of Postal Workers Newsletter. 2016-04-01. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  5. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  6. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  7. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Jonquière, 30 September 2015
  8. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
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