List of MPs who lost their seat in the 2011 Canadian federal election
This is the list of the 91 Members of the Canadian Parliament that lost their seat at the 2011 Canadian federal election.[1]
The leader of the Liberal Party Michael Ignatieff lost his riding of Etobicoke—Lakeshore to Bernard Trottier, a Conservative,[2] and the following day he announced he would resign as Liberal leader.[3] Gilles Duceppe, leader of the Bloc Québécois and incumbent in Laurier—Sainte-Marie was defeated by Hélène Laverdière of the NDP and announced his intention to resign as leader of the Bloc.[4]
Four Cabinet ministers, Lawrence Cannon (Foreign Affairs), Gary Lunn (Sport), Jean-Pierre Blackburn (Veterans Affairs and Agriculture), and Josée Verner (Intergovernmental Affairs and Francophonie) lost their seats. Lunn lost to Green Party leader Elizabeth May, and the New Democratic Party won the other three seats.[5]
List of MPs
edit- Sukh Dhaliwal – The two-term Liberal MP lost his Newton—North Delta seat to New Democratic Party candidate, Jinny Sims.[6] Dhaliwal regained his seat when it was redistricted into the Surrey—Newton riding at the 2015 election[7][8]
- Gary Lunn- The Conservative Minister of Sport lost his Saanich—Gulf Islands seat to the leader of the Green Party of Canada, Elizabeth May. May became the first ever Green MP in to be elected to the House of Commons of Canada.[9][10][11][12]
- Dona Cadman – The one-term Conservative MP lost her seat in Surrey North to New Democrat candidate Jasbir Sandhu.[13] Along with Josée Verner and Sylvie Boucher, Cadman was one of the three female Conservative MPs to be unseated in this election.
- Brian Murphy[14]
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editReferences
edit- ^ Canada, Elections. "Forty-First General Election 2011: Official Voting Results (raw data)". www.elections.ca. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
- ^ "Ignatieff's Liberals lose Official Opposition stats". CBC News. May 2, 2011. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
- ^ "Michael Ignatieff resigns after Canada poll defeat for Liberal party". the Guardian. 2011-05-03. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
- ^ "Duceppe quits after BQ crushed in Quebec". CBC News. May 2, 2011. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
- ^ "Major players fall like bowling pins before Tory, NDP surges". Canadian Press. May 3, 2011. Retrieved May 3, 2011.[dead link]
- ^ "Profile – 2011-05-02". lop.parl.ca. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
- ^ "Election results: Sukh Dhaliwal wins for Liberals in Surrey-Newton". Surrey Now-Leader. 2015-10-19. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
- ^ "Sukh Dhaliwal defeats incumbent Jinny Sims in Surrey-Newton". Global News. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
- ^ "Elizabeth May sees 'clear two-way race' with Tory incumbent Gary Lunn". Retrieved 2020-03-30.
- ^ Chamberlain, Cindy E. Harnett, Judith Lavoie, Carla Wilson and Adrian. "Elizabeth May makes political history as first Green MP; unseats cabinet minister". www.vancouversun.com. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Wintonyk, Darcy (2011-05-02). "Green Party makes history: Elizabeth May wins seat". British Columbia. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
- ^ Geyer, Felix von (2011-05-03). "Canada's Green party looks to bright future following Elizabeth May victory | Felix von Geyer". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
- ^ Hyslop, Katie (2011-05-03). "Orange Crush Comes to Surrey". The Tyee. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
- ^ "'I felt like I was grieving:' former MPs on life after election defeat". Global News. Retrieved 2020-03-30.