Angela Vautour (born April 10, 1960) is a former Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Beauséjour—Petitcodiac in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2000.

Angela Vautour
Member of Parliament
for Beauséjour—Petitcodiac
In office
June 2, 1997 – November 27, 2000
Preceded byFernand Robichaud
Succeeded byDominic LeBlanc
Personal details
Born (1960-04-10) April 10, 1960 (age 63)
Rexton, New Brunswick, Canada
Political partyConservative (since 2004)
Progressive Conservative (1999–2004)
New Democratic (until 1999)
ProfessionCivil servant

Vautour was elected in the 1997 election as a New Democrat, as part of a Maritime breakthrough for the party.[1]

On September 27, 1999, Vautour crossed the floor to join the Progressive Conservative caucus.[2] She stood for election as a PC candidate in the 2000 election, but was defeated by Liberal candidate Dominic LeBlanc.[3] In 2004, she ran for the newly formed Conservative Party of Canada, but again was defeated.

Electoral record edit

Beauséjour - 2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dominic LeBlanc 21,934 53.28 +6.18
Conservative Angela Vautour 11,604 28.19 -17.65
New Democratic Omer Bourque 6,056 14.71 +7.65
Green Anna Girouard 1,574 3.82 Ø
Total valid votes 41,168
Beauséjour—Petitcodiac - 2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dominic LeBlanc 21,465 47.10 +12.27
Progressive Conservative Angela Vautour 14,631 32.11 +16.11
Alliance Tom Taylor 6256 13.73 +3.55
New Democratic Inka Milewski 3217 7.06 -31.93
Total valid votes 45,569
Beauséjour—Petitcodiac - 1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Angela Vautour 18,504 38.99 +33.25
Liberal Dominic LeBlanc 16,529 34.83 -41.20
Progressive Conservative Ian Hamilton 7592 16.00 +0.78
Reform Raymond Braun 4833 10.18 Ø
Total valid votes 47,458

References edit

  1. ^ "Beausejour, not Bay Street". The Chronicle Herald. June 4, 1997. Archived from the original on July 27, 2001. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
  2. ^ "New Democrat MP Vautour moves to the right". CBC News. September 27, 1999. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
  3. ^ "Liberals gain three seats in NB". CBC News. November 28, 2000. Retrieved 2015-05-25.

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