Pauline Rochefort
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Pauline Rochefort | |
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| Member of Parliament for Nipissing—Timiskaming | |
| Assumed office April 28, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Anthony Rota |
| Mayor of East Ferris | |
| In office October 1, 2018 – May 8, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Vrebosch |
| Succeeded by | Richard Champagne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 17, 1958 Astorville, Ontario, Canada, |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Ronald Roy |
| Education | Laurentian University (BCom) |
| Alma mater | University of Ottawa (MBA) |
| Profession |
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| Website | paulinerochefort |
Pauline Rochefort MP is a Canadian politician from the Liberal Party of Canada. She was elected Member of Parliament for Nipissing—Timiskaming in the 2025 Canadian federal election.[1]
Rochefort graduated from École secondaire Algonquin in North Bay in 1976.
Rochefort holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Laurentian University and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Ottawa. She served as the Deputy Mayor of East Ferris from 2014 to 2018 before being elected mayor later in 2018, a position she held until May 8, 2025, when she resigned after being elected the Member of Parliament for Nipissing–Timiskaming.[2]
Rochefort's cousin, Bernard Grandmaître, served as the Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Ottawa East from 1984 to 1999. He was a member of Premier David Peterson's cabinet, holding the positions of Minister of Municipal Affairs and Minister of Revenue.
Parliamentary Positions
[edit]On June 5, 2025, Rochefort was named Parliamentary Secretary to the Secretary of State for Rural Development.[3] She is a member of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates (OGGO).
Electoral record
[edit]| 2025 Canadian federal election: Nipissing—Timiskaming | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Pauline Rochefort | 27,033 | 46.99 | +10.13 | ||||
| Conservative | Garry Keller | 25,774 | 44.80 | +12.92 | ||||
| New Democratic | Valerie Kennedy | 3,506 | 6.09 | –17.24 | ||||
| People's | John Janssen | 640 | 1.11 | –6.82 | ||||
| Green | Louise Poitras | 578 | 1.00 | N/A | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | ||||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 57,531 | 68.04 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 84,549 | |||||||
| Liberal notional hold | Swing | –1.40 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[4][5] | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Nipissing-Timiskaming remains red with a new Liberal MP | CBC News". Archived from the original on 2025-04-29. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
- ^ "2018 Nipissing District municipal elections", Wikipedia, 2023-09-08, retrieved 2025-05-03
- ^ "Parliamentary Secretaries". Prime Minister of Canada. 2025-06-03. Archived from the original on 2025-06-07. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
- ^ "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
- ^ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. 29 April 2025. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
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