Tuesday 15 September 2015

BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY : AFRO-CANADIAN " VIVIAN BARBOT " IS A TEACHER, ACTIVIST AND POLITICIAN - A FORMER MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT AND FORMER VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE BLOCK QUEBECOIS: GOES INTO THE " HALL OF BLACK GENIUS "

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 Vivian Barbot


Vivian Barbot
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Member of Parliament
for Papineau
In office
2006–2008
Preceded byPierre Pettigrew
Succeeded byJustin Trudeau
Interim Leader of the Bloc Québécois
In office
May 3, 2011[1] – December 11, 2011
Preceded byGilles Duceppe
Succeeded byDaniel Paillé
Vice-President of Bloc Québécois
In office
May 15, 2009 – January 24, 2012
Succeeded byAnnie Lessard
Personal details
BornJuly 7, 1941 (age 74)
Saint-Marc, Haiti
Political partyBloc Québécois
ResidenceMontreal
ProfessionPresident/manager, teacher
Vivian Barbot (born July 7, 1941) is a teacher, activist, and politician. She is a former President of the Fédération des femmes du Québec, a former Member of Parliament and former vice-president of the Bloc Québécois.[2][3] She was the party's interim leader and president following the resignation of Gilles Duceppe in May 2011.[1]
Barbot was born in Saint-MarcHaiti. She is the former Member of Parliament for the riding of Papineau. In the 2006 election, she scored a significant victory for the Bloc by defeating former Liberal Cabinet Minister Pierre Pettigrew, but was defeated two years later in the 2008 federal election by Justin Trudeau.[4] Barbot ran against Trudeau in the 2011 election, but was once again defeated.
The 2011 election also saw the defeat of Gilles Duceppe and all but four Bloc MPs.[5] As vice-president of the party, Barbot was appointed interim party leader and president following Duceppe's resignation[6] and remained in the position until Duceppe's successor, Daniel Paillé, was elected on December 11, 2011.

Election results

[hide]Canadian federal election, 2011
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%Expenditures
LiberalJustin Trudeau16,42938.41-3.06
New DemocraticMarcos Radhamés Tejada12,10228.29+19.55
Bloc QuébécoisVivian Barbot11,09125.93-12.76
ConservativeShama Chopra2,0214.73-2.90
GreenDanny Polifroni8061.88-0.96
Marxist–LeninistPeter Macrisopoulos2280.53
IndependentJoseph Young950.22
Total valid votes/Expense limit42,772100.00
Total rejected ballots5581.29-0.04
Turnout43,33061.46
Eligible voters70,500
[hide]Canadian federal election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%Expenditures
LiberalJustin Trudeau17,72441.47+2.99$76,857
Bloc QuébécoisVivian Barbot16,53538.69-2.06$70,872
New DemocraticCosta Zafiropoulos3,7348.74+1.04$5,745
ConservativeMustaque Sarker3,2627.63-0.69$44,958
GreenIngrid Hein1,2132.84-0.76$814
IndependentMahmood Raza Baig2670.62+0.20
Total valid votes/Expense limit42,735100.00$81,172
Total rejected ballots5761.33
Turnout43,311
Note: Mr. Baig's share of popular vote as an independent candidate is compared to his share in the 2006 general election as a Canadian Action Party candidate.
[hide]Canadian federal election, 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisVivian Barbot17,77540.75+0.79$50,886
LiberalPierre Pettigrew16,78538.48-2.62$75,541
ConservativeMustaque Sarker3,6308.32+3.55$34,951
New DemocraticMarc Hasbani3,3587.70-1.07$2,568
GreenLouis-Philippe Verenka1,5723.60+1.03$181
Marxist–LeninistPeter Macrisopoulos3170.73+0.32
Canadian ActionMahmood-Raza Baig1850.42$2,007
Total valid votes/Expense limit43,622100.00$76,023

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