Canadian
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politician who was elected as a
Member of Parliament
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in the
House of Commons of Canada
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to represent the federal electoral district
Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot
Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot (formerly known as Saint-Hyacinthe and St. Hyacinthe—Bagot) is a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1935. It is located in Quebec, C ...
during the
2015 Canadian federal election
The 2015 Canadian federal election held on October 19, 2015, saw the Liberal Party, led by Justin Trudeau, win 184 seats, allowing it to form a majority government with Trudeau becoming the next prime minister.
The election was held to elect m ...
and served until she was defeated in 2019.
Prior to her election, she was a municipal councillor in the city of
and also was an Advisor to the Quebec Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
Biography
Brigitte Sansoucy holds a bachelor's degree in business administration as well as a master's degree in public administration from the
École nationale d'administration publique
The (ENAP meaning National School of Public Administration) is a graduate school in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. It was established in 1969 by the Quebec provincial government as a means of encouraging people to study professional public admini ...
candidate during a by-election in 2007 in the riding of
Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot
Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot (formerly known as Saint-Hyacinthe and St. Hyacinthe—Bagot) is a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1935. It is located in Quebec, C ...
. During this election, she finished third with about 8% of the votes. In the
2008 Canadian federal election
The 2008 Canadian federal election was held on October 14, 2008, to elect members to the House of Commons of Canada of the 40th Canadian Parliament after the 39th Canadian Parliament, previous parliament had been dissolved by Governor General of ...
she finished again in third place. Also that year, she became national vice president of the NDP, being reconfirmed in this position in 2011 and 2013. She was a municipal councillor in the town of
from 2009 up until her election to the Canadian House of Commons in 2015; she was election in the municipal elections of 2009 and re-elected in 2013.
In the 2011 federal election, Sansoucy was not a candidate, but the riding was won by New Democrat candidate
Marie-Claude Morin
Marie-Claude Morin (born January 25, 1985 in Trois-Rivières, Quebec) is a Canadians, Canadian politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 Canadian federal election, 2011 election. She represented the electoral distr ...
. When Morin made the decision in 2014 not to stand for re-election, Sansoucy was asked to run. She officially became a candidate in December 2014 and was elected to Ottawa as a Member of Parliament on October 19, 2015.
During her term, she was critic for her party for employment and social development as well as in infrastructure and communities. She was also Vice-Chair of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills Development, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities.
In February 2016, Sansoucy introduced Bill C-245, An Act concerning the development of a national poverty reduction strategy in Canada. The bill was defeated at second reading by a vote of 52 For and 238 Against.
In the 2019 federal election, Brigitte Sansoucy was defeated by