Anne-Marie Day

Anne-Marie Day (born February 2, 1954) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 election.[1] She represented the electoral district of Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles as a member of the New Democratic Party.

Anne-Marie Day
Anne-Marie Day in 2015
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles
In office
May 2, 2011  August 4, 2015
Preceded byDaniel Petit
Succeeded byPierre Paul-Hus
Personal details
Born (1954-02-02) February 2, 1954
Grande-Rivière, Quebec
Political partyNew Democratic Party
ResidenceQuebec City, Quebec
ProfessionDirector

Prior to being elected, Day was the president of an employment agency, and is a former president of a women's issues group. She has a bachelor's degree in education and a master's degree in local and regional development from Université Laval.

Day also ran in Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles in the 2008 federal election, but lost.

Despite her anglophone-sounding name, Day is a francophone, and French is her preferred language on the Commons floor.

Electoral record

2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativePierre Paul-Hus24,60842.24+11.95
LiberalJean Côté13,52523.22+16.69
New DemocraticAnne-Marie Day11,69020.07-24.92
Bloc QuébécoisMarc Antoine Turmel7,17712.32-3.96
GreenNathalie Baudet1,2562.16+0.6
Total valid votes/Expense limit 58,256100.0 $221,301.50
Total rejected ballots 866
Turnout 59,122
Eligible voters 83,648
Conservative gain from New Democratic Swing +18.44
Source: Elections Canada[2][3]
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticAnne-Marie Day24,13145.0+31.9
ConservativeDaniel Petit16,22030.3-10.8
Bloc QuébécoisFélix Grenier8,73216.3-12.9
LiberalMartine Gaudreault3,5056.5-7.6
GreenSimon Verret8321.6-0.9
Christian HeritageSimon Cormier1890.4-
Total valid votes/Expense limit 53,609 100.0
Total rejected ballots 801 1.5 -0.1
Turnout 54,410 66.2 +2.5
Eligible voters 82,140
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeDaniel Petit20,56641.14+0.1$40,863
Bloc QuébécoisDenis Courteau14,60229.21-9.1$58,190
LiberalDenise Legros7,03914.08+5.3$14,902
New DemocraticAnne-Marie Day6,54213.08+6.9$3,986
GreenFrançois Bédard1,2312.46-0.1$0
Total valid votes/Expense limit 49,980 100.0 $85,288
Rejected ballots 811 1.6
Turnout 50,791 63.66

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