Hélène Alarie | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Louis-Hébert | |
| In office 1997–2000 | |
| Preceded by | Philippe Paré |
| Succeeded by | Hélène Scherrer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 June 1941 La Pocatière, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | 26 October 2023 (aged 82) Lévis, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Bloc Québécois |
| Occupation | Agronomist |
Hélène Alarie (6 June 1941 – 26 October 2023) was a Canadian politician who was a member of the House of Commons from 1997 to 2000. By career, she had work in teaching, government and agriculture.
Born in La Pocatière, Quebec, she was elected in the Louis-Hébert electoral district under the Bloc Québécois party in the 1997 general election, serving in the 36th Canadian Parliament. During her term of office she participated in parliamentary committees relating to agriculture. She was defeated in the 2000 general election by Liberal candidate Hélène Scherrer. Alarie died on 26 October 2023 in Lévis, Quebec, at the age of 82.[1]
Electoral record
| 2000 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Hélène Scherrer | 23,695 | 41.14 | +7.52 | ||||
| Bloc Québécois | Hélène Alarie | 21,240 | 36.88 | -2.97 | ||||
| Alliance | Léonce-E. Roy | 5,887 | 10.22 | +8.50 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Clermont Gauthier | 5,189 | 9.01 | -12.90 | ||||
| New Democratic | Karl Adomeit | 1,200 | 2.08 | +0.13 | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Gisèle Desrochers | 382 | 0.66 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 57,593 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Liberal gain from Bloc Québécois | Swing | +5.25 | ||||||
Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.
| 1997 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Bloc Québécois | Hélène Alarie | 23,653 | 39.85 | -15.78 | ||||
| Liberal | Hélène Scherrer | 19,955 | 33.62 | +7.86 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Christian Lessard | 13,002 | 21.91 | +6.62 | ||||
| New Democratic | Karl Adomeit | 1,161 | 1.96 | +0.60 | ||||
| Reform | Gilles St-Laurent | 1,024 | 1.73 | |||||
| Natural Law | Réal Croteau | 558 | 0.94 | -0.51 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 59,353 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Bloc Québécois hold | Swing | +11.82 | ||||||
References
- ↑ Du Ruisseau, Olivier (27 October 2023). "Décès d'Hélène Alarie, première femme agronome du Québec et ex-députée bloquiste". Le Devoir. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
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