Carol Hughes (politician)

Carol R. Hughes MP (born November 26, 1958 in Val Caron, Ontario) is a Canadian politician, who has represented the electoral district of Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing in the House of Commons of Canada since 2008. She is a member of the New Democratic Party.

Carol Hughes

MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing
Assumed office
October 14, 2008
Preceded byBrent St. Denis
Personal details
Born (1958-11-26) November 26, 1958
Val Caron, Ontario
Political partyNew Democratic Party
ResidenceHanmer, Ontario[1]
ProfessionCLC Staff Representative

Prior to being elected, she worked as a staff representative for the Canadian Labour Congress. She ran as the NDP's candidate in the 2004 election and the 2006 election, losing to Liberal incumbent Brent St. Denis both times.

She had told the press that she would not run in the 2008 election, but changed her mind after she stopped in Blind River for dinner on her way home from a Canadian Labour Congress meeting, and a couple she had never met approached her and encouraged her to run again.[2] She won the riding in that election, and was re-elected in the 2011 election.[3]

Hughes endorsed Niki Ashton in the 2012 NDP leadership election,[4] and Charlie Angus in the 2017 leadership election.

Hughes is the Assistant Deputy Speaker and Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole in the 43rd Canadian Parliament.

Electoral record
2019 Canadian federal election: Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticCarol Hughes16,88341.6+1.71
ConservativeDave Williamson10,62526.2+2.52
LiberalHeather Wilson9,87924.3-9.74
GreenMax Chapman2,1925.4+3.09
People'sDave Delisle8872.2new
RhinocerosLe Marquis de Marmalade1230.3-
Total valid votes/Expense limit 40,591100.0  
Total rejected ballots 384
Turnout 40,97562.6
Eligible voters 65,420
New Democratic hold Swing -0.41
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
2015 Canadian federal election: Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticCarol Hughes16,51639.92−10.01$79,801.31
LiberalHeather Wilson14,11134.11+19.66$36,962.72
ConservativeAndré Robichaud9,82023.73−8.77$54,344.43
GreenCalvin John Orok9272.24−0.84–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 41,374100.00 $247,218.89
Total rejected ballots 1610.39–
Turnout 41,53566.32
Eligible voters 62,625
New Democratic hold Swing -14.84
Source: Elections Canada[7][8][9]
2011 Canadian federal election: Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticCarol Hughes18,74751.73+6.24–
ConservativeRay Sturgeon10,94330.19+12.55–
LiberalFrançois Cloutier5,37514.83-17.70–
GreenLorraine Rekmans1,2123.34-0.98–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 36,242 100.00
Total rejected ballots 179 0.49
Turnout 36,421 62.76
  New Democratic Party hold Swing -3.2
2008 Canadian federal election: Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticCarol Hughes15,24945.49+10.98$91,893
LiberalBrent St. Denis10,90232.53-5.65$90,379
ConservativeDianne Musgrove5,91417.64-5.70$8,989
GreenLorraine Rekmans1,4514.32+1.65$5,448
Total valid votes/Expense limit 33,516 100.00$97,228
Total rejected ballots 175 0.52
Turnout 33,691 56.53
  New Democratic Party gain from Liberal Swing +8.3

* Preliminary results

2006 Canadian federal election: Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalBrent St. Denis14,65238.18−2.76$52,836
New DemocraticCarol Hughes13,24434.51+2.82$51,642
ConservativeIan West8,95723.34+0.13$65,745
GreenStan Hutchinson1,0252.67−1.40$647
First Peoples NationalWill Morin3380.88–$829
IndependentDonald Polmateer1640.43–none listed
Total valid votes 38,380100.00
Total rejected ballots 2160.56
Turnout 38,59663.99
Electors on the lists 60,311
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalBrent St. Denis14,27640.94
New DemocraticCarol Hughes11,05131.69
ConservativeBlaine Armstrong8,09323.21
GreenLindsay Killen1,4494.16
Total 34,869–

References
  1. "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  2. "Hughes breaks 73 year Liberal stranglehold", Mid-North Monitor.
  3. "Hughes hails NDP showing" Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine. Sault Star, May 3, 2011.
  4. "Northern Ontario MP Carol Hughes Endorses Ashton for Leader". Local 2 News. January 31, 2012. Archived from the original on August 4, 2012.
  5. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  6. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  7. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing, 30 September 2015
  8. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  9. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
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