Diane Bourgeois

Diane Bourgeois (born November 14, 1949) is a Canadian politician. She was a Bloc Québécois Member of the House of Commons of Canada, representing the riding Terrebonne—Blainville from 2000 until 2011. She was the Bloc critic for the international cooperation portfolio — Canada's foreign-aid efforts — and is a former critic for the status of women, parental leave, and housing.

Diane Bourgeois
Member of Parliament
for Terrebonne—Blainville
In office
2000–2011
Preceded byPaul Mercier
Succeeded byCharmaine Borg
Personal details
Born (1949-11-14) November 14, 1949
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political partyBloc Québécois
ResidenceBlainville, Quebec
Professionteacher

Bourgeois was born in Montreal, Quebec.

Electoral record

2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticCharmaine Borg28,23649.4+35.9%
Bloc QuébécoisDiane Bourgeois17,63430.8-21.5%
ConservativeJean-Philippe Paiement5,2229.1-4.9%
LiberalRobert Frégeau4,8858.5-8%
GreenMichel Paulette1,2182.10%
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Bloc QuébécoisDiane Bourgeois28,30352.3%-6.8%
LiberalEva Nassif8,93716.5%+7.6%
ConservativeDaniel Lebel7,55114.0%-6.0%
New DemocraticMichel Le Clair7,27813.5%+6.0%
GreenMartin Drapeau1,7143.2%-1.2%
IndependentM. Zamboni Cadieux2830.5%
Total valid votes 54,066100.0%
Total rejected ballots 911
Turnout 54,977 65.9%
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Bloc QuébécoisDiane Bourgeois30,19759.2%-9.0%
ConservativeDaniel Lebel10,21220.0%+14.4%
LiberalMaxime Thériault4,5769.0%-10.7%
New DemocraticMichel Leclair3,8297.5%+4.3%
GreenMartin Drapeau2,2164.3%+1.0%
Total valid votes 51,030100.0%
Total rejected ballots 886
Turnout 51,916 62.3%
2004 Canadian federal election: Terrebonne—Blainville
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisDiane Bourgeois31,28868.13+12.75$60,942
LiberalPierre Gingras9,04819.70−8.94$48,266
ConservativePatrick Légaré2,5825.62−6.13$3,477
GreenMartin Drapeau1,5543.38-none listed
New DemocraticNormand Beaudet1,4513.16+1.12none listed
Total valid votes 45,923 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,252
Turnout 47,175 63.58
Electors on the lists 74,197
Percentage change figures are factored for redistribution. Conservative Party percentages are contrasted with the combined Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative figures from 2000. Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.
2000 Canadian federal election: Terrebonne—Blainville
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisDiane Bourgeois28,93351.91$53,014
LiberalFrançois-Hugues Liberge17,66831.70$43,169
AllianceGuylaine St-Georges3,7416.71$1,009
Progressive ConservativeMélanie Gemme3,0895.54none listed
Natural LawPascale Levert1,1932.14none listed
New DemocraticNormand Beaudet1,1111.99$606
Total valid votes 55,735 100.00
Total rejected ballots 2,458
Turnout 58,193 64.81
Electors on the lists 89,796
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.


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