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Karine Trudel
Member of Parliament
for Jonquière
In office
October 19, 2015 – October 21, 2019
Preceded byClaude Patry
Succeeded byMario Simard
Personal details
Political partyNew Democratic Party
Residence(s)Chicoutimi (Saguenay), Quebec[1]
ProfessionLetter carrier, politician

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.[2]

Early life and education

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Raised as a catholic, Trudel was baptized in the Catholic Church of Montreal Sainte-Thérèse-de-L'enfant-Jésus.[3]

Prior to her political career, Trudel was a regional president for the Canadian Union of Postal Workers[4] in Saguenay−Lac-Saint-Jean from 2007 to 2015.[3] Speaking about her time as president, Trudel "loved [her] eight years as President."[5] Trudel also worked as a letter carrier for Canada Post.[5]

Political career

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Ms. Trudel cites Peter MacKay as her inspiration for running for federal politics.[5] 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."[5] 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.[5]

Personal life

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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.[3]

Trudel has two children.[5]

Electoral record

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2019 Canadian federal election: Jonquière
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Mario Simard 17,577 35.6 +12.31 $11,695.16
New Democratic Karine Trudel 12,141 24.6 -4.59 $58,005.08
Conservative Philippe Gagnon 10,338 20.9 +4.01 $52,967.51
Liberal Vincent Garneau 7,849 15.9 -12.58 $42,992.12
Green Lyne Bourdages 1,009 2.0 +0.64 $0.00
People's Sylvie Théodore 453 0.9 $1,360.01
Total valid votes/expense limit 49,367 100.0
Total rejected ballots 999
Turnout 50,366 69.3
Eligible voters 72,713
Bloc Québécois gain from New Democratic Swing +8.45
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Karine Trudel 14,039 29.19 -13.31 –
Liberal Marc Pettersen 13,700 28.48 +25.77 –
Bloc Québécois Jean-François Caron 11,202 23.29 +4.03 –
Conservative Ursula Larouche 8,124 16.89 -17.24 –
Green Carmen Budilean 656 1.36 +0.07 –
Rhinoceros Marielle Couture 382 0.79 – –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 48,103 100.0   $243,988.74
Total rejected ballots 899 – –
Turnout 49,002 – –
Eligible voters 72,605
New Democratic hold Swing -19.54
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]

References

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  1. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "Federal Election 2015: Jonquière riding results". Global News. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  3. ^ a b c "Arvida | The Ambassadors Club". arvida.saguenay.ca. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  4. ^ ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Politique-. "Karine Trudel : de factrice à politicienne | Élections Canada 2019". Radio-Canada.ca (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "PERSPECTIVE" (PDF). Canadian Union of Postal Workers Newsletter. 2016-04-01. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  6. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  7. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  8. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Jonquière, 30 September 2015
  9. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
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