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Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet

Member of Parliament for Hochelaga
In office May 2, 2011 – September 11, 2019
Preceded by	Daniel Paillé
Succeeded by	Soraya Martinez Ferrada
New Democratic Party Whip
In office November 12, 2015 – September 11, 2019
Leader	Tom Mulcair Jagmeet Singh
Preceded by	Nycole Turmel
Succeeded by	Rachel Blaney

Personal details
Born	(1955-10-03) October 3, 1955 (age 69) Abitibi, Quebec
Political party	New Democratic Party
Profession	museum interpretive guide, teacher, union organizer

Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet (born October 3, 1955) is a Canadian anthropologist, unionist, and politician, who was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 election. She represented the electoral district of Hochelaga as a member of the New Democratic Party. From November 2015 to October 2019, she was also the NDP's Whip. She did not run for re-election in 2019.

Career

After obtaining her Master's degree of anthropology at the University of Alberta, Boutin-Sweet participated in various archeological digs in Canada and the United States. She also taught at the University of Alberta Campus Saint-Jean and at Grant McEwan University. From 1992 to 2011, Boutin-Sweet worked as a guide/animator at the Pointe-à-Callière Museum and was involved in union activities. Co-founder and treasurer of the museum’s employees union, which is affiliated with the Centrale des syndicats démocratiques (CSD), she was a member of the pay equity and bargaining committees. With the CSD, she sat on the committee on the status of women and served as trainer, auditor and vice-president, trade and services. Until 2011, Marjolaine worked both as an archeologist and as a trade-unionist for the Pointe-à-Callière museum.

Political career

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In 2011, she decided to put her name forward as a candidate for the New Democratic Party in the federal district of Hochelaga. In the 41st Canadian federal election, she was elected with 48.17% of the votes, defeating the incumbent candidate Daniel Paillé, from the Bloc Québécois. She was re-elected in Hochelaga in the 42nd Canadian federal election, an election that was subject to a recount, in which she was declared the victor by 500 votes, giving her 30.89% of the vote. On 12 November 2015, she was named Chief Whip for the NDP, as well as being asked to continue her role as Housing Critic.

After the 2015 election, Boutin-Sweet was appointed the NDP Whip as well as the critic for Housing in the 42nd Canadian Parliament.

On February 21, 2019, Boutin-Sweet announced that she wouldn't run for re-election in the 2019 Canadian federal election.

Personal life

She is married and has two grown sons.

Electoral record

2015 Canadian federal election: Hochelaga
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet	16,034	30.89	-16.59	–
	Liberal	Marwah Rizqy	15,534	29.93	+18.20	–
	Bloc Québécois	Simon Marchand	14,389	27.72	-3.04	–
	Conservative	Alexandre Dang	3,555	6.85	-0.35	–
	Green	Anne-Marie Saint-Cerny	1,654	3.19	+1.52	–
	Rhinoceros	Nicolas Lemay	411	0.79	+0.26	–
	Communist	Marianne Breton Fontaine	179	0.34	-0.05	–
	Marxist–Leninist	Christine Dandenault	148	0.29	-0.02	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			51,904	100.0		$219,055.87
Total rejected ballots			877	–	–
Turnout			52,781	–	–
Eligible voters			82,783
These results were subject to a judicial recount, 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.
Source: Elections Canada

v t e 2011 Canadian federal election: Hochelaga
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet	22,314	48.17	+33.72	$18,453
	Bloc Québécois	Daniel Paillé	14,451	31.20	−18.53	$46,974
	Liberal	Gilbert Thibodeau	5,064	10.93	−9.74	$17,622
	Conservative	Audrey Castonguay	3,126	6.75	−2.45	$5,647
	Green	Yaneisy Delgado Dihigo	798	1.72	−2.54	none listed
	Rhinoceros	Hugo Samson Veillette	246	0.53	+0.03	none listed
	Communist	Marianne Breton Fontaine	180	0.39	−0.01	$1,772
	Marxist–Leninist	Christine Dandenault	143	0.31	−0.08	none listed
Total valid votes			46,322	100.00
Total rejected ballots			725
Turnout			47,047	58.43	+0.19
Electors on the lists			80,515
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. Percentage change figures refer to voting shifts as compared with the 2008 general election, not the 2009 by-election.

References

Election 2011: Hochelaga. The Globe and Mail, 2 May 2011.
^ "About Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet - NDP". marjolaineboutinsweet.ndp.ca. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
"Quebec NDP winners: From lawyer to pub worker". The Gazette. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
Kirkup, Kristy (12 November 2015). "Tom Mulcair taps Nathan Cullen, Charlie Angus, Guy Caron for top critic roles". CBC News. The Canadian Press. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
"NDP loses another incumbent as Quebec MP says she won't seek re-election". CTV News Montreal. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
"Judicial Recount to Be Held in the Electoral District of Hochelaga". Elections Canada. 29 October 2015.
"Judicial recount confirms NDP's Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet won in Hochelaga". CBC News. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
"Voter Information Service - Find your electoral district".
"Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.

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