Rick Laliberte
MP
Member of Parliament
for Churchill River
In office
June 2, 1997 – June 28, 2004
Preceded byriding created
Succeeded byJeremy Harrison
Personal details
Born (1958-09-13) September 13, 1958
Île-à-la-Crosse, Saskatchewan, Canada
Political partyNDP (1997–2000)
Liberal (2000–2004)
Independent (2004)
ProfessionSchool administrator

Rick Laliberte (born September 13, 1958) is a Canadian former politician. Laliberte was a Member of Parliament for the riding of Churchill River, a riding that encompasses the northern half of the province of Saskatchewan.

Laliberte was born and raised in Beauval, Saskatchewan. He is Métis and is fluent in Cree-Michif.[1] He was elected as a New Democratic Party candidate in the 1997 federal election, but crossed the floor on September 27, 2000, to join the Liberal Party of Canada.[2][3] He was re-elected as a Liberal party member in the 2000 federal election.[4] He then left the Liberal Party prior to the 2004 election and failed to win reelection as an independent, coming in fourth behind the NDP, Liberals and the winning Conservative, Jeremy Harrison.[5]

Electoral record

2004 Canadian federal election: Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeJeremy Harrison7,27937.39+1.62$27,194
LiberalAl Ducharme5,81529.87-11.94$52,686
New DemocraticEarl Cook3,91020.09-1.72$9,005
Independent(x)Rick Laliberte1,9239.88-31.93–
GreenMarcella Gall5392.77––
Total valid votes 19,466100.00  –
Total rejected ballots 760.39-0.01
Turnout 19,54247.41-12.1
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing -6.8

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in the 2000 election.

2000 Canadian federal election: Churchill River
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Liberal(x)Rick Laliberte9,85641.81+13.41$39,223
AllianceKerry Peterson7,67932.57+0.59$62,019
New DemocraticRay Funk5,14121.81-12.72$48,853
Progressive ConservativeDavid J. Rogers7553.20-1.90–
Canadian ActionBrendan Cross1430.61–$1,398
Total valid votes 23,574100.00  –
Total rejected ballots 950.40-0.09
Turnout 23,66959.5+2.3
  Liberal gain from New Democrat Swing -13.1

Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in the 1997 election.

1997 Canadian federal election: Churchill River
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticRick Laliberte7,28834.53–$41,198
ReformDaryl Wiberg6,75031.98–$25,132
LiberalRoy Bird5,99428.40–$40,104
Progressive ConservativeBert Provost1,0775.10–$79
Total valid votes 21,109100.00  –
Total rejected ballots 1050.49
Turnout 21,21457.2

See also

References

  1. ↑ Rick Laliberte - MP
  2. ↑ "NDP MP defects to Liberal party". CBC News. September 28, 2000. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
  3. ↑ "Chrétien reels in another defector". The Globe and Mail. September 28, 2000. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
  4. ↑ "West shows it considers itself a different kind of place". The Globe and Mail. November 28, 2000. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
  5. ↑ "Harrison ousts Laliberte". The Star Phoenix. Saskatoon. June 29, 2004.


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