Angela Vautour
Member of Parliament
for Beauséjour—Petitcodiac
In office
June 2, 1997  November 27, 2000
Preceded byFernand Robichaud
Succeeded byDominic LeBlanc
Personal details
Born (1960-04-10) April 10, 1960
Rexton, New Brunswick, Canada
Political partyConservative (since 2004)
Progressive Conservative (1999–2004)
New Democratic (until 1999)
ProfessionCivil servant

Angela Vautour (born April 10, 1960) is a former Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Beauséjour—Petitcodiac in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2000.

Vautour was elected in the 1997 election as a New Democrat, as part of a Maritime breakthrough for the party.[1]

On September 27, 1999, Vautour crossed the floor to join the Progressive Conservative caucus.[2] She stood for election as a PC candidate in the 2000 election, but was defeated by Liberal candidate Dominic LeBlanc.[3] In 2004, she ran for the newly formed Conservative Party of Canada, but again was defeated.

Electoral record

Beauséjour - 2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalDominic LeBlanc21,93453.28+6.18
ConservativeAngela Vautour11,60428.19-17.65
New DemocraticOmer Bourque6,05614.71+7.65
GreenAnna Girouard1,5743.82Ø
Total valid votes 41,168
Beauséjour—Petitcodiac - 2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalDominic LeBlanc21,46547.10+12.27
Progressive ConservativeAngela Vautour14,63132.11+16.11
AllianceTom Taylor625613.73+3.55
New DemocraticInka Milewski32177.06-31.93
Total valid votes 45,569
Beauséjour—Petitcodiac - 1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New DemocraticAngela Vautour18,50438.99+33.25
LiberalDominic LeBlanc16,52934.83-41.20
Progressive ConservativeIan Hamilton759216.00+0.78
ReformRaymond Braun483310.18Ø
Total valid votes 47,458

References

  1. "Beausejour, not Bay Street". The Chronicle Herald. June 4, 1997. Archived from the original on July 27, 2001. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
  2. "New Democrat MP Vautour moves to the right". CBC News. September 27, 1999. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
  3. "Liberals gain three seats in NB". CBC News. November 28, 2000. Retrieved 2015-05-25.


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