Brigitte Sansoucy

Brigitte Sansoucy MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot
Incumbent
Assumed office October 19, 2015
Preceded by	Marie-Claude Morin
Saint-Hyacinthe Municipal Councillor
In office November 16, 2009 – November 2, 2015
Preceded by	Émilien Pelletier
Succeeded by	Annie Pelletier
Constituency	District 7 (Saint-Sacrement)
Personal details
Political party	New Democratic Party
Children	4
Profession	Administrative Assistant

Brigitte Sansoucy is a Canadian politician who was elected as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada to represent the federal electoral district Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot during the 2015 Canadian federal election.

Prior to her election she was a municipal councillor in the city of Saint-Hyacinthe and also was an Advisor to the Quebec Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

Electoral record

Federal

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Brigitte Sansoucy	15,578	28.7	-23.7	–
	Liberal	René Vincelette	14,980	27.6	+22.2	–
	Bloc Québécois	Michel Filion	13,200	24.3	-0.3	–
	Conservative	Réjean Léveillé	9,098	16.7	+1.0	–
	Green	Lise Durand	1,243	2.3	+0.4	–
	Independent	Ugo Ménard	270	0.5	–	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			54,369	100.0		$216,387.98
Total rejected ballots			1,214	2.18	+0.58
Turnout			55,583	68.80	+2.20
Eligible voters			80,787
Source: Elections Canada
	New Democratic hold		Swing		-22.95

Canadian federal election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Bloc Québécois	Ève-Mary Thaï Thi Lac	22,719	47.3	+5.2	$42,031
	Conservative	René Vincelette	10,203	21.2	-16.2	$72,405
	New Democratic	Brigitte Sansoucy	6,721	14.0	+6.0	$2,914
	Liberal	Denise Tremblay	6,638	13.8	+6.4	$577
	Green	Jacques Tétreault	1,771	3.7	–	$2,351
Total valid votes/Expense limit			48,052	100.0	$83,812
	Bloc Québécois hold		Swing		+10.7

Canadian federal by-election, September 17, 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Bloc Québécois	Ève-Mary Thaï Thi Lac	13,443	42.1	-13.9	$67,621
	Conservative	Bernard Barré	11,965	37.5	+12.7	$78,919
	New Democratic	Brigitte Sansoucy	2,538	7.9	+2.5	$13,886
	Liberal	Jean Caumartin	2,379	7.4	-2.4	$29,337
	Green	Jacques Tétreault	1,169	3.7	-0.2	$2,022
	Rhinoceros	Christian Willie Vanasse	384	1.2	–	$303
	Canadian Action	Michel St-Onge	61	0.2	–	$706
Total valid votes/Expense limit			31,949	100.0	$81,624
By-election due to the resignation of Yvan Loubier.
	Bloc Québécois hold		Swing		-13.3

Municipal

Saint-Hyacinthe Municipal Election 2013, Municipal Councillor, Ward 7
Candidate	Votes	%
Brigitte Sansoucy	843	56.09
Danny LaRoche	512	34.07
Marcel Delage	148	9.85
Total	1,503	100.00

Saint-Hyacinthe Municipal Election 2009, Municipal Councillor, Ward 7
Candidate	Votes	%
Brigitte Sansoucy	684	52.98
Danny LaRoche	607	47.02
Total	1,291	100.00