Anne-Marie Day

Anne-Marie Day

Anne-Marie Day in 2015
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles
In office
May 2, 2011  October 19, 2015
Preceded by Daniel Petit
Succeeded by Pierre Paul-Hus
Personal details
Born (1954-02-02) February 2, 1954
Grande-Rivière, Quebec
Political party New Democratic Party
Profession Director

Anne-Marie Day (born February 2, 1954) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 2011 election.[1] She represents the electoral district of Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles as a member of the New Democratic Party.

Prior to being elected, Day was the President of an employment agency, and is a former president of a women's issues group. She has a bachelor's degree in education and a Master's degree in local and regional development from Université Laval.

Day also ran in Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles in the 2008 federal election, but lost.

Despite her anglophone-sounding name, Day is a francophone, and French is her preferred language on the Commons floor.

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativePierre Paul-Hus 24,608 42.24 +11.95
LiberalJean Côté 13,525 23.22 +16.69
New DemocraticAnne-Marie Day 11,690 20.07 -24.92
Bloc QuébécoisMarc Antoine Turmel 7,177 12.32 -3.96
GreenNathalie Baudet 1,256 2.16 +0.6
Total valid votes/Expense limit 58,256100.0 $221,301.50
Total rejected ballots 866
Turnout 59,122
Eligible voters 83,648
Conservative gain from New Democratic Swing +18.44
Source: Elections Canada[2][3]
Canadian federal election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
New DemocraticAnne-Marie Day 24,131 45.0 +31.9
Conservative Daniel Petit 16,220 30.3 -10.8
Bloc QuébécoisFélix Grenier 8,732 16.3 -12.9
LiberalMartine Gaudreault 3,505 6.5 -7.6
GreenSimon Verret 832 1.6 -0.9
Christian HeritageSimon Cormier 189 0.4 -
Total valid votes/Expense limit 53,609 100.0
Total rejected ballots 801 1.5 -0.1
Turnout 54,410 66.2 +2.5
Eligible voters 82,140
Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeDaniel Petit 20,566 41.14 +0.1 $40,863
Bloc QuébécoisDenis Courteau 14,602 29.21 -9.1 $58,190
LiberalDenise Legros 7,039 14.08 +5.3 $14,902
New DemocraticAnne-Marie Day 6,542 13.08 +6.9 $3,986
GreenFrançois Bédard 1,231 2.46 -0.1 $0
Total valid votes/Expense limit 49,980 100.0 $85,288
Rejected ballots 811 1.6
Turnout 50,791 63.66

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