Sharon Labchuk (born November 25, 1952 in
Trenton, Ontario
Trenton (2001 population 16,770) is a large unincorporated community in Central Ontario in the municipality of Quinte West, Ontario, Canada. Located on the Bay of Quinte, it is the starting point for the Trent-Severn Waterway, which continues n ...
) is an environmental activist and political organizer for the
Green Party of Canada
The Green Party of Canada (french: Parti vert du Canada) is a federal political party in Canada, founded in 1983 with a focus on green politics.
The Green Party is currently the fifth largest party in the House of Commons by seat count. It ...
(GPC). She was also the first leader of the
Green Party of Prince Edward Island
The Green Party of Prince Edward Island is a registered provincial political party and one of the three major parties in Prince Edward Island, Canada. The party was founded by Sharon Labchuk, a political organizer for the federal Green Party of Can ...
.
Career
Labchuk founded the
Green Party of Prince Edward Island
The Green Party of Prince Edward Island is a registered provincial political party and one of the three major parties in Prince Edward Island, Canada. The party was founded by Sharon Labchuk, a political organizer for the federal Green Party of Can ...
in 2004.
Labchuk is national director of organizing for the GPC.
She resigned the leadership of the Green Party of PEI on July 12, 2012.
Election results
In the 2006 federal election Labchuk was the GPC candidate in
Malpeque, placing 4th with 901 votes or 4.65%.
She was defeated in the district of
Rustico-Emerald during the
2007 Prince Edward Island general election
The 2007 Prince Edward Island general election was held on May 28, 2007. It elected members of the 63rd General Assembly of Prince Edward Island, Legislative Assembly of the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Prince Edward Island, Ca ...
running for the Green Party. Labchuk took 6% of the vote, finishing in third place.
In
2011, Labchuk stood against the provincial Minister of Environment, Energy and Forestry, in the
Charlottetown-Victoria Park riding.
2011 general election
2007 general election
Federal
Personal life
Labchuk lives in Millvale,
Queens County, in a solar-powered house. She grows her own fruit and vegetables.
See also
*
List of Green party leaders in Canada
This is a list of Green Party leaders and deputy leaders in Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, c ...
References
External links
CTV bio
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Leaders of the Green Party of Prince Edward Island
Green Party of Canada candidates in the 2004 Canadian federal election
Living people
1952 births
People from Quinte West
Female Canadian political party leaders
Women in Prince Edward Island politics
Prince Edward Island candidates for Member of Parliament
21st-century Canadian women politicians