Sylvie Boucher (born December 18, 1962, in Victoriaville, Quebec) is a Canadian politician who was served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Beauport—Limoilou from 2006 to 2011 and as the MP for Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix from 2015 to 2019. She is a member of the Conservative Party.
Sylvie Boucher | |
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| Official Opposition Critic for La Francophonie | |
| In office November 20, 2015 – August 30, 2017 | |
| Leader | Rona Ambrose Andrew Scheer |
| Preceded by | Pierre Dionne Labelle |
| Succeeded by | Alupa Clarke |
| Member of Parliament for Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix | |
| In office October 19, 2015 – September 11, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Jonathan Tremblay |
| Succeeded by | Caroline Desbiens |
| Member of Parliament for Beauport—Limoilou | |
| In office January 23, 2006 – March 26, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Christian Simard |
| Succeeded by | Raymond Côté |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 18, 1962 Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Conservative (federal) CAQ (provincial) |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal Party of Quebec (1999-2006) |
| Spouse | divorced |
| Residence | Beauport, Quebec |
| Profession | administrator, political advisor, sales consultant |
Background
Boucher has studied office systems technology, gerontology, information technology, and literature. Before politics, she worked in the private sector and specialized in marketing and sales. She has also worked in the National Assembly of Quebec with various jobs and has served as Assistant Chief of Staff to the Canadian Minister of Tourism.[1]
Federal politics
Boucher was elected Member of Parliament for the riding of Beauport—Limoilou, Quebec in the 2006 election by a margin of 820 votes over her Bloc Québécois opponent.[2]
On February 7, 2006, Boucher was appointed as parliamentary secretary to Prime Minister Stephen Harper. On April 10, 2007, she also became Parliamentary Secretary for La Francophonie and Official Languages. On October 10, 2007, she was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister and for Status of Women. She was re-elected in the 2008 election, but was defeated in the 2011 election by Raymond Côté of the New Democratic Party.[1]
She returned to parliament in the 2015 election and defeated incumbent Jonathan Tremblay in the new riding of Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix.[3] She was defeated in the 2019 election.[4]
Electoral record
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Caroline Desbiens | 18,407 | 36.35 | +17.21 | $10,197.29 | |||
| Conservative | Sylvie Boucher | 15,044 | 29.71 | -3.82 | none listed | |||
| Liberal | Manon Fortin | 10,608 | 20.95 | -5.94 | none listed | |||
| New Democratic | Gérard Briand | 2,841 | 5.61 | -12.85 | none listed | |||
| Green | Richard Guertin | 1,355 | 2.68 | +0.98 | $5,913.35 | |||
| No affiliation | Raymond Bernier | 1,335 | 2.64 | – | $5,886.96 | |||
| People's | Jean-Claude Parent | 1,045 | 2.06 | – | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 50,635 | 98.11 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 976 | 1.89 | ||||||
| Turnout | 51,611 | 67.33 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 76,657 | |||||||
| Bloc Québécois gain from Conservative | Swing | +10.52 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[5][6] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Sylvie Boucher | 16,903 | 33.53 | +10.53 | – | |||
| Liberal | Jean-Roger Vigneau | 13,556 | 26.89 | +21.55 | – | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Sébastien Dufour | 9,650 | 19.14 | -12.51 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Jonathan Tremblay | 9,306 | 18.46 | -19.79 | – | |||
| Green | Patrick Kerr | 859 | 1.7 | -0.01 | – | |||
| Strength in Democracy | Mario Desjardins Pelchat | 182 | 0.36 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 50,406 | 100.0 | $219,234.02 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 846 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 51,302 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 76,452 | |||||||
| Conservative gain from New Democratic | Swing | +15.16 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[7][8] | ||||||||
| 2011 Canadian federal election: Beauport—Limoilou | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Raymond Côté | 24,306 | 46.07 | +33.85 | ||||
| Conservative | Sylvie Boucher | 13,845 | 26.24 | -10.52 | ||||
| Bloc Québécois | Michel Létourneau | 10,250 | 19.43 | -13.18 | ||||
| Liberal | Lorraine Chartier | 3,162 | 5.99 | -8.37 | ||||
| Green | Louise Courville | 950 | 1.80 | -0.98 | ||||
| Christian Heritage | Anne-Marie Genest | 124 | 0.24 | - | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Claude Moreau | 122 | 0.23 | - | ||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 52,759 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 843 | 1.57 | -0.14 | |||||
| Turnout | 53,602 | 63.26 | +3.86 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 84,738 | – | – | |||||
| New Democratic gain from Conservative | Swing | +22.19 | ||||||
| 2008 Canadian federal election: Beauport—Limoilou | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Sylvie Boucher | 17,994 | 36.76 | -2.68 | $48,176 | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Éléonore Mainguy | 15,962 | 32.61 | -5.26 | $28,254 | |||
| Liberal | Yves Picard | 7,030 | 14.36 | +4.32 | $19,558 | |||
| New Democratic | Simon-Pierre Beaudet | 5,986 | 12.22 | +4.24 | $4,297 | |||
| Green | Luc Côté | 1,363 | 2.78 | -1.30 | $0 | |||
| Independent | Simon Bédard | 610 | 1.23 | – | – | $5,911 | ||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 48,945 | 100.00 | $87,843 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 849 | 1.71 | ||||||
| Turnout | 49,794 | 59.40 | ||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.29 | ||||||
| 2006 Canadian federal election: Beauport—Limoilou | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Sylvie Boucher | 19,409 | 39.54 | $46,042 | ||||
| Bloc Québécois | Christian Simard | 18,589 | 37.87 | 47,697 | ||||
| Liberal | Yves Picard | 4,929 | 10.04 | – | $28,843 | |||
| New Democratic | Simone-Pierre Beaudet | 3,917 | 7.98 | $3,093 | ||||
| Green | Mario Laprise | 2,005 | 4.08 | – | $913 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Jean Bédard | 234 | 0.48 | – | not listed | |||
| Total valid votes | 49,083 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 638 | |||||||
| Turnout | 49,721 | 59.67 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 83,327 | |||||||
| Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. | ||||||||