Lise Vaugeois
MPP
Critic, Seniors; Persons Living with Disabilities and Accessibility
Assumed office
July 13, 2022
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Thunder Bay—Superior North
Assumed office
June 2, 2022
Preceded byMichael Gravelle
Personal details
Political partyNew Democratic

Lise Vaugeois is a Canadian politician and academic. A member of the Ontario New Democratic Party, Vaugeois was elected to represent district of Thunder Bay—Superior North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2022 election.[1]

Biography

Previously Vaugeois was a professor at the Lakehead University. She moved to Thunder Bay to play in the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra.[2] Vaugeois unsuccessfully contested the district in the 2018 Ontario general election.[3]

Electoral record

2022 Ontario general election: Thunder Bay—Superior North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Lise Vaugeois 8,404 34.12 -3.04
Progressive Conservative Peng You 7,604 30.87 +12.91
Liberal Shelby Ch'ng 6,966 28.28 -11.59
Green Tracey MacKinnon 738 3.00 +0.21
Ontario Party Stephen Hufnagel 338 1.37
New Blue Kathy Suutari 314 1.27
Northern Ontario Andy Wolff 145 0.59 -0.66
Consensus Ontario Adam Cherry 125 0.51
Total valid votes 24,634 99.33 +0.20
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 165 0.67 -0.20
Turnout 24,799 43.82 -10.02
Eligible voters 56,590
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing -4.27
Source: Elections Ontario[4]
2018 Ontario general election: Thunder Bay—Superior North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michael Gravelle 11,973 39.86 -16.11
New Democratic Lise Vaugeois 11,160 37.16 +7.69
Progressive Conservative Derek Parks 5,395 17.96 +10.78
Green Amanda Moddejonge 838 2.79 -0.81
Northern Ontario Andy Wolff 376 1.25 +0.79
Libertarian Tony Gallo 148 0.49 -2.83
Trillium Louise Ewen 145 0.48
Total valid votes 30,035 99.13
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 264 0.87 +0.08
Turnout 30,299 53.84 +3.43
Eligible voters 56,277
Liberal hold Swing -11.90
Source: Elections Ontario[5]

References

  1. ^ "Vaugeois takes Thunder Bay-Superior North as NDP snap Liberal stronghold". CBC News Thunder Bay, June 2, 2022.
  2. ^ "Candidate Profile TB-Superior North: Lise Vaugeois (NDP)".
  3. ^ "Candidate Profile TB-Superior North: Lise Vaugeois (NDP)". TBNewsWatch.com. 2022-05-27. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  4. ^ "Candidates in: Timmins (108)". Elections Ontario. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  5. ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. p. 11. Retrieved 20 January 2019.


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