Lise St-Denis (born April 18, 1940) is a Canadian former politician. She was elected to the

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in the 2011 election and served a single term. She was elected in the electoral district of Saint-Maurice—Champlain as a member of the

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, but

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to the

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on January 10, 2012, saying in

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to explain her move: "Voters voted for Jack Layton. Jack Layton is dead." Prior to being elected, St-Denis was a teacher. She has bachelor's and master's degrees in Quebec literature and education. She previously ran as the New Democratic Party's candidate in Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher in the

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, losing to

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of the

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. Shortly after her election, St-Denis was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. St-Denis did not stand for re-election in

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. Before joining the Liberals, St-Denis supported Thomas Mulcair to be the next leader of the NDP.

Electoral history

Saint-Maurice—Champlain

Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher

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* 1940 births Women members of the House of Commons of Canada Living people Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Liberal Party of Canada MPs New Democratic Party MPs Politicians from Montreal 21st-century Canadian politicians 21st-century Canadian women politicians {{Quebec-MP-stub