Vivian Barbot
Member of Parliament
for Papineau
In office
February 6, 2006 – October 14, 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
Born (1941-07-07) July 7, 1941
Saint-Marc, Haiti
Political partyBloc Québécois
Parent
ResidenceMontreal
ProfessionPresident/manager, teacher

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
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 limit 42,772100.00
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
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 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 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 limit 43,622100.00 $76,023

References

  1. 1 2 "LEADERSHIP ROLES". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 11 May 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). "Devastated Bloc loses all the perks it had in previous life". Montreal Gazette.
  7. ↑ "Daniel Paille new leader of Bloc Quebecois". CBC News. December 11, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
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