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Lise Vaugeois

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Lise Vaugeois
Vaugeois in 2022
Critic, Seniors; Persons Living with Disabilities and Accessibility
Assumed office
July 13, 2022
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Thunder Bay—Superior North
Assumed office
June 2, 2022
Preceded byMichael Gravelle
Personal details
Political partyNew Democratic

Lise Vaugeois is a Canadian politician and academic. A member of the Ontario New Democratic Party, Vaugeois was elected to represent district of Thunder Bay—Superior North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2022 election.[1]

Biography

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Previously Vaugeois was a professor at the Lakehead University. She moved to Thunder Bay to play in the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra.[2] Vaugeois unsuccessfully contested the district in the 2018 Ontario general election.[3]

As of August 11, 2024, she serves as the Official Opposition critic for Seniors, Persons Living with Disabilities, Accessibility, WSIB (Workplace Safety and Insurance Board), and Injured Workers.

Electoral record

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2022 Ontario general election: Thunder Bay—Superior North
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Lise Vaugeois 8,404 34.12 −3.04 $82,144
Progressive Conservative Peng You 7,604 30.87 +12.91 $51,833
Liberal Shelby Ch'ng 6,966 28.28 −11.59 $31,738
Green Tracey MacKinnon 738 3.00 +0.21 $381
Ontario Party Stephen Hufnagel 338 1.37   $215
New Blue Katherine Suutari 314 1.27   $2,301
Northern Ontario Heritage Andy Wolff 145 0.59 −0.66 $0
Consensus Ontario Adam Cherry 125 0.51   $0
Total valid votes/Expense limit 24,634 99.34 +0.21 $90,488
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots 165 0.66 -0.21
Turnout 24,799 43.24 -10.60
Eligible voters 57,378
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing −7.97
Source(s)
  • "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18.
  • "Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21.
2018 Ontario general election: Thunder Bay—Superior North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michael Gravelle 11,973 39.86 -16.11
New Democratic Lise Vaugeois 11,160 37.16 +7.69
Progressive Conservative Derek Parks 5,395 17.96 +10.78
Green Amanda Moddejonge 838 2.79 -0.81
Northern Ontario Andy Wolff 376 1.25 +0.79
Libertarian Tony Gallo 148 0.49 -2.83
Trillium Louise Ewen 145 0.48
Total valid votes 30,035 99.13
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 264 0.87 +0.08
Turnout 30,299 53.84 +3.43
Eligible voters 56,277
Liberal hold Swing -11.90
Source: Elections Ontario[4]

References

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