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Vivian Barbot
Vivian Barbot
Member of Parliament; for Papineau
	In office; February 6, 2006 – October 14, 2008
Preceded by	Pierre Pettigrew
Succeeded by	Justin Trudeau
Interim Leader of the Bloc Québécois
	In office; May 3, 2011 – December 11, 2011
Preceded by	Gilles Duceppe
Succeeded by	Daniel Paillé
Vice-President of Bloc Québécois
	In office; May 15, 2009 – January 24, 2012
Succeeded by	Annie Lessard
Personal details
Born	July 7, 1941 (age 83); Saint-Marc, Haiti
Political party	Bloc Québécois
Parent	Clément Barbot (father);
Residence	Montreal
Profession	President/manager, teacher

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Vivian Barbot (born July 7, 1941) is a Canadian 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 became the first person of a visible minority group to lead a Canadian federal political party with parliamentary representation.

Barbot was born in Saint-Marc, Haiti. 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.^[7]

Election results

2011 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Justin Trudeau	16,429	38.41	-3.06
	New Democratic	Marcos Radhamés Tejada	12,102	28.29	+19.55
	Bloc Québécois	Vivian Barbot	11,091	25.93	-12.76
	Conservative	Shama Chopra	2,021	4.73	-2.90
	Green	Danny Polifroni	806	1.88	-0.96
	Marxist–Leninist	Peter Macrisopoulos	228	0.53	–
	Independent	Joseph Young	95	0.22	–
Total valid votes/expense limit			42,772	100.00
Total rejected ballots			558	1.29	-0.04
Turnout			43,330	61.46
Eligible voters			70,500	–	–

2008 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Justin Trudeau	17,724	41.47	+2.99	$76,857
	Bloc Québécois	Vivian Barbot	16,535	38.69	-2.06	$70,872
	New Democratic	Costa Zafiropoulos	3,734	8.74	+1.04	$5,745
	Conservative	Mustaque Sarker	3,262	7.63	-0.69	$44,958
	Green	Ingrid Hein	1,213	2.84	-0.76	$814
	Independent	Mahmood Raza Baig	267	0.62	+0.20
Total valid votes/expense limit			42,735	100.00	$81,172
Total rejected ballots			576	1.33
Turnout			43,311

Note: 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.

2006 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Bloc Québécois	Vivian Barbot	17,775	40.75	+0.79	$50,886
	Liberal	Pierre Pettigrew	16,785	38.48	-2.62	$75,541
	Conservative	Mustaque Sarker	3,630	8.32	+3.55	$34,951
	New Democratic	Marc Hasbani	3,358	7.70	-1.07	$2,568
	Green	Louis-Philippe Verenka	1,572	3.60	+1.03	$181
	Marxist–Leninist	Peter Macrisopoulos	317	0.73	+0.32
	Canadian Action	Mahmood-Raza Baig	185	0.42	–	$2,007
Total valid votes/expense limit			43,622	100.00	$76,023

References

^ ^a ^b "LEADERSHIP ROLES". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
^ "Bloc faces growing pressure to delay choosing Duceppe replacement". The Globe and Mail, August 12, 2011.
^ "Bloc VP Barbot resigns, defends party spending". CTV News.ca. January 24, 2012.
^ "Trudeau 'ready to learn,' says mother". CBC News. November 6, 2008. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
^ "Duceppe quits after BQ crushed in Quebec". CBC News. May 2, 2011. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
^ Authier, Philip (June 2, 2011). "Decimated Bloc loses all the perks it had in previous life". Montreal Gazette. Montreal, Quebec. p. A4. Retrieved February 15, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Daniel Paille new leader of Bloc Quebecois". CBC News. December 11, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2018.

External links

Vivian Barbot – Parliament of Canada biography

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[BlocLeadership-1] "LEADERSHIP ROLES". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved May 11, 2011.

[2] "Bloc faces growing pressure to delay choosing Duceppe replacement". The Globe and Mail, August 12, 2011.

[3] "Bloc VP Barbot resigns, defends party spending". CTV News.ca. January 24, 2012.

[4] "Trudeau 'ready to learn,' says mother". CBC News. November 6, 2008. Retrieved May 19, 2018.

[5] "Duceppe quits after BQ crushed in Quebec". CBC News. May 2, 2011. Retrieved May 19, 2018.

[6] Authier, Philip (June 2, 2011). "Decimated Bloc loses all the perks it had in previous life". Montreal Gazette. Montreal, Quebec. p. A4. Retrieved February 15, 2024 – via newspapers.com.

[7] "Daniel Paille new leader of Bloc Quebecois". CBC News. December 11, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2018.

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-'''Vivian Barbot''' (born July 7, 1941) is a Canadian 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]].<ref>"Bloc faces growing pressure to delay choosing Duceppe replacement". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', August 12, 2011.</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://montreal.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20120124/mtl_barbot_120124?hub=MontrealHome |title=Bloc VP Barbot resigns, defends party spending|work=CTV News.ca|date=January 24, 2012}}</ref> She was the party's interim leader and president following the resignation of [[Gilles Duceppe]] in May 2011.<ref name="BlocLeadership" /> Barbot became the first person of a visible minority group to lead a Canadian federal political party with parliamentary representation.
+'''Vivian Barbot''' (born July 7, 1941) is a Canadian 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]].<ref>"Bloc faces growing pressure to delay choosing Duceppe replacement". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', August 12, 2011.</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/bloc-vp-barbot-resigns-defends-party-spending-1.758302 |title=Bloc VP Barbot resigns, defends party spending|work=CTV News.ca|date=January 24, 2012}}</ref> She was the party's interim leader and president following the resignation of [[Gilles Duceppe]] in May 2011.<ref name="BlocLeadership" /> Barbot became the first person of a visible minority group to lead a Canadian federal political party with parliamentary representation.
-Barbot was born in [[Saint-Marc]], [[Haiti]]. She is the former [[Member of Parliament (Canada)|Member of Parliament]] for the riding of [[Papineau (electoral district)|Papineau]]. In the [[Canadian federal election, 2006|2006 election]], she scored a significant victory for the Bloc by defeating former [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] [[Cabinet of Canada|Cabinet Minister]] [[Pierre Pettigrew]], but was defeated two years later in the [[Canadian federal election, 2008|2008 federal election]] by [[Justin Trudeau]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2008/11/06/mtl-trudeau1106.html |title=Trudeau 'ready to learn,' says mother |date=November 6, 2008 |work=CBC News}}</ref> Barbot ran against Trudeau in the [[Canadian federal election, 2011|2011 election]], but was once again defeated.
+Barbot was born in Saint-Marc, Haiti. She is the former [[Member of Parliament (Canada)|Member of Parliament]] for the riding of [[Papineau (electoral district)|Papineau]]. In the [[2006 Canadian federal election|2006 election]], she scored a significant victory for the Bloc by defeating former [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] [[Cabinet of Canada|Cabinet Minister]] [[Pierre Pettigrew]], but was defeated two years later in the [[2008 Canadian federal election|2008 federal election]] by [[Justin Trudeau]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/trudeau-ready-to-learn-says-mother-1.697526 |title=Trudeau 'ready to learn,' says mother |date=November 6, 2008 |publisher=CBC News |access-date=May 19, 2018}}</ref> Barbot ran against Trudeau in the [[2011 Canadian federal election|2011 election]], but was once again defeated.
-The 2011 election also saw the defeat of Gilles Duceppe and all but four Bloc MPs.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canadavotes2011/story/2011/05/02/cv-election-bloc-wrap-652.html |title=Duceppe quits after BQ crushed in Quebec |work=CBC News |date=May 2, 2011}}</ref> As vice-president of the party, Barbot was appointed interim party leader and president following Duceppe's resignation<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Devastated+Bloc+loses+perks+previous+life/4878197/story.html |title=Devastated Bloc loses all the perks it had in previous life  |first=PHILIP |last=AUTHIER |work=Montreal Gazette |date=June 2, 2011}}</ref> and remained in the position until Duceppe's successor, [[Daniel Paillé]], was elected on December 11, 2011.
+The 2011 election also saw the defeat of Gilles Duceppe and all but four Bloc MPs.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/duceppe-quits-after-bq-crushed-in-quebec-1.1080086 |title=Duceppe quits after BQ crushed in Quebec |publisher=CBC News |date=May 2, 2011 |access-date=May 19, 2018}}</ref> As vice-president of the party, Barbot was appointed interim party leader and president following Duceppe's resignation<ref>{{cite news |last=Authier |first=Philip |date=June 2, 2011 |title=Decimated Bloc loses all the perks it had in previous life |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-gazette-decimated-bloc-loses-all-the/140991430/ |work=[[Montreal Gazette]] |location=Montreal, Quebec |page=A4 |access-date=February 15, 2024 |via=newspapers.com}} </ref> and remained in the position until Duceppe's successor, [[Daniel Paillé]], was elected on December 11, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/daniel-paillé-new-leader-of-bloc-québécois-1.1073544|title=Daniel Paille new leader of Bloc Quebecois|publisher=[[CBC News]]|date=December 11, 2011|accessdate=June 4, 2018}}</ref>
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 {{CANelec|CA|Independent|[[Joe Young (politician)|Joseph Young]]|95|0.22|&ndash;| }}
-{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes/Expense limit|42,772|100.00| }}
+{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes/expense limit|42,772|100.00| }}
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 {{CANelec|CA|Green|Ingrid Hein|1,213|2.84|-0.76| $814}}
 {{CANelec|CA|Independent|Mahmood Raza Baig|267|0.62|+0.20| }}
-{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes/Expense limit|42,735| 100.00| $81,172}}
+{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes/expense limit|42,735| 100.00| $81,172}}
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 {{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|43,311| }}
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-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.
+Note: 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.
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-{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Pierre Pettigrew|16,785| 38.48| -2.62| $75,541}}
+{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|[[Pierre Pettigrew]]|16,785| 38.48| -2.62| $75,541}}
 {{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Mustaque Sarker|3,630| 8.32| +3.55| $34,951}}
 {{CANelec|CA|NDP|Marc Hasbani|3,358| 7.70| -1.07| $2,568}}
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+{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes/expense limit|43,622|100.00 | $76,023}}
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v t e Bloc Québécois
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