Rosaire L'Italien
Rosaire L'Italien | |
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| Leader of the New Brunswick New Democratic Party Interim | |
| In office January 9, 2017 – August 10, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Dominic Cardy |
| Succeeded by | Jennifer McKenzie |
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| Political party | New Brunswick New Democratic Party, New Democratic Party |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Rosaire L'Italien was the interim leader of the New Brunswick New Democratic Party in 2017. Previously, he had been a journalist for Radio-Canada-owned station CBAFT-DT in Moncton for 42 years, covering New Brunswick and Atlantic Canada before retiring in 2015.[1] In the 2015 federal election, he was the New Democratic Party's candidate in Madawaska—Restigouche where he placed second, ahead of incumbent Conservative MP Bernard Valcourt.[2] On January 9, 2017, he was appointed interim leader of the provincial party by the party's executive following the resignation of Dominic Cardy.[3] He remained leader until August 10, 2017, when Jennifer McKenzie was chosen as the new NDP leader.
Electoral record[edit]
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Madawaska—Restigouche | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | René Arseneault | 20,778 | 55.70 | +20.91 | $66,315.47 | |||
| New Democratic | Rosaire L'Italien | 9,670 | 25.92 | +6.58 | $92,730.82 | |||
| Conservative | Bernard Valcourt | 6,151 | 16.49 | -23.99 | $101,364.85 | |||
| Green | Françoise Aubin | 707 | 1.90 | +0.10 | – | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 37,306 | 99.08 | $199,271.58 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 348 | 0.92 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 37,654 | 74.02 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 50,871 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +22.45 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[4][5] | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "L'ex-journaliste Rosaire L'Italien officiellement au NPD". Fr.canoe.ca. 2015-07-19.
- ^ "Madawaska-Restigouche elects Liberal René Arseneault". CBC News. 2015-10-19. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
- ^ "NDP names Rosaire L'Italien interim leader - New Brunswick - CBC News". Cbc.ca. 2017-01-09. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Madawaska—Restigouche, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
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