Diane Marleau | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian House of Commons forSudbury | |
| In office December 12, 1988 – September 7, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Doug Frith |
| Succeeded by | Glenn Thibeault |
| Minister for International Cooperation in theGovernment of Canada | |
| In office June 11, 1997 – August 2, 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Don Boudria |
| Succeeded by | Maria Minna |
| Minister responsible for La Francophonie in the Government of Canada | |
| In office June 11, 1997 – August 2, 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Don Boudria |
| Succeeded by | Ron Duhamel[1] |
| Minister of Public Works and Government Services in the Government of Canada | |
| In office July 12, 1996 – June 10, 1997 | |
| Preceded by | legislation enacted |
| Succeeded by | Alfonso Gagliano |
| Minister of Public Works in the Government of Canada | |
| In office January 25, 1996 – July 11, 1996 | |
| Preceded by | David Dingwall |
| Succeeded by | legislation enacted |
| Minister of Supply and Services in the Government of Canada | |
| In office January 25, 1996 – July 11, 1996 | |
| Preceded by | David Dingwall |
| Succeeded by | legislation enacted |
| Minister of National Health and Welfare in the Government of Canada | |
| In office November 4, 1993 – January 24, 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Mary Collins |
| Succeeded by | David Dingwall |
| Minister of Amateur Sport in the Government of Canada | |
| In office November 4, 1993 – January 24, 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Mary Collins |
| Succeeded by | David Dingwall |
| Parliamentary secretary to thePresident of the Treasury Board in the Government of Canada | |
| In office July 20, 2004 – February 5, 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Joe Jordan |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Poilievre |
| Parliamentary secretary to theMinister responsible for the Canadian Wheat Board in the Government of Canada | |
| In office July 20, 2004 – February 5, 2006 | |
| Preceded by | position created |
| Succeeded by | David L. Anderson[2] |
| Member of the Sudbury City Council and the Regional Municipality of Sudbury Council | |
| In office 1980–1985 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Diane Paulette Lebel (1943-06-21)June 21, 1943 |
| Died | January 30, 2013(2013-01-30) (aged 69) |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Paul Marleau |
| Residence(s) | Sudbury,Ontario, Canada |
| Profession | Accountant |
Diane Marleau,PC MP (June 21, 1943 – January 30, 2013)[3] was a Canadian politician. She represented the riding ofSudbury in theHouse of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 2008, and was acabinet minister in the government ofJean Chrétien. Marleau was a member of theLiberal Party of Canada.
She was married to Paul Marleau, a prominent businessman in Sudbury who ran formayor of the city in the2003 municipal election.[3]
Marleau was bornDiane Paulette Lebel[4] inKirkland Lake,Ontario, one of three children raised by a single mother in a low-income household. She was a childhood friend ofMarie-Paule Charette, who later became aSenator and president of the Liberal Party.
She studied Commerce at theUniversity of Ottawa, but left after three years when she married fellow student Paul Marleau, with whom she had three children: Brigitte, Donald and Stéphane, and moved toSudbury. She worked as the secretary to a medical doctor for five years, prior to the introduction ofMedicare. She later said that this experience made her realize the importance of a publicly funded health system, saying "I was the one who had to collect the bills. It gave me an understanding of what it means when people are obliged to pay to see a doctor."
Marleau returned toLaurentian University as a mature student, and completed aBachelor's Degree in Economics (1976).[5] She worked as an accountant, managed an office for a firm of chartered accountants (Thorne and Riddell and then with Collins, Barrow-Maheux Noiseux),[6] and operated a restaurant she co-owned with her husband. She also served on the boards of Laurentian University andLaurentian Hospital.[7] Marleau worked onJudy Erola's campaign in the1980 federal election, and later credited Erola as arole model for her own career in public life.[8]
Marleau entered politics at the municipal level, serving as a Sudbury alderman and aRegional Municipality of Sudbury councillor from 1980 to 1985. She chaired the city's Finance Committee, and backed a "pay as you go" debt-elimination plan that prohibited borrowing on capital investments.[9] She served on the board of governors ofCambrian College, and was a member of the Ontario Advisory Council on Women's Issues.[10] In 1983, she chaired the Canadian Games for Physically Disabled.[11]
After the1985 provincial election,Ontario Liberal Party leaderDavid Peterson appointed Marleau to a ten-member transition team that assisted the party as it formed government for the first time in 42 years.[12] She ran for Mayor of Sudbury in the1985 municipal elections, and lost to incumbentPeter Wong.[13] She was asked to run for the Ontario Liberal Party in the1987 provincial election, but declined.[14] Marleau was considered to be on the right-wing of the Liberal Party in this period, although she later identified with a more left-wing position.[15]
Marleau was first elected to the House of Commons in the1988 federal election. TheProgressive Conservative Party underBrian Mulroney won amajority government in this election, and Marleau served in theOfficial Opposition as critic for Energy, Mines and Resources. She supportedJean Chrétien's successful bid for the party leadership in 1990, and was appointed to a five-person working group to design the party's tax policy.[16] She was named deputy Liberalwhip in 1991, and became associate finance critic in 1992.[17] Marleau criticizedBank of Canada governorJohn Crow during this period, arguing that his high interest rate policy was driving the economy into arecession.[18]
The Liberals won a majority government in1993 federal election, and incoming Prime MinisterJean Chrétien appointed Marleau asMinister of National Health and Welfare andMinister of Amateur Sport on November 4, 1993. This came as a surprise to many political observers, as Marleau did not have the national profile normally associated with Health portfolio. Some have speculated that Chrétien originally planned to appoint Marleau asMinister of National Revenue, and assigned her to Health as a late replacement forSheila Copps and/orHedy Fry.[19]
Marleau is a vocal supporter of public medicare. As Health Minister, she once said that she opposeduser fees on the grounds that they discourage poor people from seeking medical treatment until the advanced stages of illness.[20]
She intervened on more than one occasion to ensure that provincial governments upheld the principles of theCanada Health Act. Marleau withheld $750,000 in transfer payments toBritish Columbia in April 1994, after some doctors in that province extra-billed their patients for services.[21] She defended this decision by arguing that it was inappropriate for taxpayers to subsidize private medicine.[22] The British Columbia government supported her decision, and pledged to work with her in the future against extra-billing.[23] Marleau also expressed concern aboutOntario's cuts to out-of-country hospital insurance in the same period, though she added that her government could do little to intervene in this particular situation.[24]
Marleau later took action to stop provincial governments from funding semi-private clinics that required patients to pay facility fees. This was primarily directed againstAlberta, where the provincial government ofRalph Klein argued that such fees were not in violation of the Canada Health Act.[25] In 1995, Marleau warned the Alberta government that it would face transfer cuts if it did not shut down its private eye and diagnostic clinics before a federal deadline.[26] Alberta agreed to develop a new policy shortly before time expired.[27] Marleau later indicated that her standoff with Alberta was opposed by some in the Prime Minister's Office, who worried about encroaching on a provincial jurisdiction during the period of the1995 Quebec referendum.[28] For his part, Chrétien described Marleau's stand against the Klein government as "courageous" in his 2007 memoirs.[29]
After Marleau left the Health portfolio, the Chrétien government allowed Alberta doctors to work in both the public and private sectors by selling services not deemed "medically necessary". This did not technically constitute extra billing, as the services were not covered by medicare. Marleau opposed this decision.[30]
The Chrétien government's 1995 austerity budget reduced transfer payments to the provinces, and provided lump-sum financing for health and social spending in place of separate budgetary envelopes. Marleau argued that the new approach would free the provinces to spend more money on health, and allow them to better carry out the Canada Health Act's provisions. Some critics argued that the change put medicare at risk, while others suggested it would jeopardize other social programs in favour of health spending.[31]
The Chrétien government introduced a significant tax cut ontobacco in early 1994, to counter powerful smuggling rings that had emerged inQuebec. This decision was opposed by health professionals, on the grounds that it would lead to increased smoking rates among youth. Marleau personally opposed the strategy but could not prevent its implementation, a fact that undermined her reputation in the health community.[32] She argued that the Chrétien government still favoured high tobacco taxes as a long-term strategy, and would seek to mitigate the cuts with a youth education program on the dangers of tobacco.[33]
In April 1994, Marleau announced plans for legislation requiring that cigarettes be sold only in plain packages without corporate logos. This was strongly opposed by the tobacco industry, and ran into delays in the federal health committee.[34] In June 1994, committee chairRoger Simmons issued a report indicating that Marleau's proposal was viable, but should be deferred pending research as to whether it would actually reduce smoking levels.[35] A May 1995 report found no conclusive proof that plain packaging would reduce smoking, but suggested it would be effective in deterring children from starting the habit.[36]
Marleau's plans suffered a setback later in 1995, when theSupreme Court of Canada unexpectedly struck down a law against tobacco advertising that had been passed by the Mulroney government in 1988. She expressed disappointment at the ruling,[37] but later introduced a blueprint for new legislation that would ban all tobacco advertising and severely restrict tobacco companies from sponsoring arts and cultural events. The latter measure was opposed by some in the arts community,[38] although polls showed that most Canadians supported the proposal.[39]
Marleau left the Health portfolio before the legislation was introduced, and it was left to her successorDavid Dingwall to introduce modified legislation in late 1996.[40] The resultingTobacco Act was passed in early 1997.
Marleau established a section of Canada's Health department specifically devoted to women's issues, and introduced Canada's first Centre of Excellence focused on Women's Health. She brought forward a pilot project to better inform women aboutbreast cancer in 1994,[41] and later introduced a program to ensure that low-income pregnant women would have access to proper nutrition and prenatal care.[42] In 1995, she announced the first conference on women's health issues sponsored by both Canada and theUnited States.[43]
Marleau received a report on new reproductive technologies shortly after her appointment as Health Minister, and welcomed its primary thesis that conception and child-bearing should not become for-profit industries.[44] She reiterated this view in late 1994, when speaking about the need for legislation to prevent the sale of human sperm and eggs.[45] She called for a voluntary moratorium on commercial surrogate motherhood contracts the following year, as a first step toward greater regulation. Some believed this approach fell short of the 1993 report's recommendations, and expressed concern that it would be ineffective.[46] Marleau later acknowledged that the voluntary approach was not successful, and indicated that legislation banning the sale of human eggs was forthcoming.[47] Her successor introduced the legislation in June 1996.[48]
In March 1994, Marleau announced that her government would legalize cannabis for commercialhemp production.[49] In the same year, however, she introduced a bill to create a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act that would increase penalties for simple possession of marijuana. This was criticized by many in the Liberal caucus.[50] The bill passed committee hearings more-or-less intact, but was withdrawn from the House of Commons agenda in July 1995.[51]
Marleau introduced some programs to alleviate health problems in aboriginal communities during her tenure as Health Minister.[52] A deal between the federal government and theAssembly of Manitoba Chiefs was delayed in early 1995, as the result of disagreements on whether First Nations health care was a treaty right.[53]
The Chrétien government set up a 22-member National Forum on Health in 1994, with Chrétien as chair and Marleau as vice-chair. They were joined by twenty health professionals and private citizens, with a mandate that focused on matters such as the health costs associated with an aging society, patient choice and responsibility, and research priorities.[54] Some provincial governments criticized the structure of the panel, and some in the media argued thatRoy Romanow would have been a better choice for chair.[55]
In addition to serving as Health Minister, Marleau also served on a committee of cabinet that focused on jobs and the economy.[56]
Marleau's performance as Health Minister was frequently criticized in the national press. AGlobe and Mail report in April 1994 argued that the government's tobacco tax cuts had made her the most undermined minister in Chrétien's cabinet. Throughout 1994 and 1995, there was frequent speculation that she would be shifted to another portfolio.[57] One of the few occasions in which the national media supported her was during her stand against Alberta's semi-private clinics.[58] Marleau later acknowledged that she was regarded as a weak minister after failing to stop the tobacco tax cut, but defended her overall performance by saying that she consistently stood up for public health care against powerful opposition.[59]
Marleau was appointed asMinister of Public Works andMinister of Supply and Services on January 25, 1996. During her term, these positions were amalgamated into the position ofMinister of Public Works and Government Services. Her first major act in this portfolio was to introduce Canada's newly mintedtwo-dollar coin at aMontreal civic landmark in February 1996.[60]
In late 1996,George Radwanski submitted a report to the federal government on the future ofCanada Post. Although he opposed privatisation, he argued that thecrown corporation was "needlessly and unfairly" competing with the private sector in some areas. Marleau accepted Radwanski's primary findings, and said thatCanada Post would withdraw from delivering most store fliers and unaddressedjunk mail. Canada Post responded by announcing that it would need to dismiss almost 10,000 part-time workers, and theCanadian Union of Postal Workers held a series of protests against the government.[61] Marleau did not endorse Radwanski's recommendation that Canada Post should concentrate solely on delivering regular mail, and also disagreed with his call for the government to sellPurolator Courier.[62]
Shortly before the1997 federal election, Marleau announced that the federal government would review Canada Post's urban and rural delivery services and appoint anombudsman to oversee the corporation.[63]
In November 1996, Marleau and Jean Chrétien sought and received $34 million from theTreasury Board of Canada for sponsorship spending earmarked toward national unity. This followed a narrow federalist victory in the1995 Quebec referendum, and was intended to reduce the threat ofQuebec separatism. The program continued under Marleau's successor,Alfonso Gagliano. Some of these funds were later discovered to have been misappropriated, leading to a national controversy known as thesponsorship scandal.[64] Marleau subsequently testified before a public inquiry that she did not personally oversee the program, and that she had declined on procedural grounds to receive direct reports from sponsorship headChuck Guité. Her account was confirmed by others involved in the program, and she was cleared of any wrongdoing by a commission led by JusticeJohn Gomery.[65]
Marleau privatized the Canada Communications Group's printing, warehousing and distribution operations in 1996, but took steps to ensure that jobs, wage levels and benefits would be protected after the sale.[66] She later warned the Ontario provincial government ofMike Harris against its plans to download social housing to the municipalities, arguing that any such move would require Ottawa's concurrence.[67] Her successor formally rejected the Harris government's plan in July 1997.[68]
Marleau announced that the Department of Public Works would tighten its anti-discriminatory regulations in 1996, after an employee working on repairs at thePeace Tower complained of sexual discrimination.[69] One of her last major acts as Public Works Minister was to officially openConfederation Bridge, a permanent land link betweenPrince Edward Island and the rest of Canada.[70]
Reflecting on Marleau's tenure as Public Works Minister in 2002, journalist Edward Greenspon wrote that she did not fit the profile of the "pork barrel" politician usually assigned to the portfolio and that her term in office was necessarily brief.[71]
Marleau was re-elected without difficulty in the1997 federal election, in which the Liberals won a second consecutive majority government. On June 11, 1997, she was appointed asMinister for International Co-operation andMinister responsible for La Francophonie.[72] Shortly after her appointment, she called on Canada to take a stronger role in developinginformation technology services in theglobal south.[73] She later wrote a piece supportingmicrocredit loans, arguing that they would promote women's rights in under-developed countries.[74]
Marleau announced in late 1997 that she would try to convince her cabinet colleagues not to proceed with a scheduled $150 million cut in international aid. She argued that the cut was initially planned as part of a deficit-fighting strategy, and said that Canada's improved financial situation made it unnecessary.[75] The budget cuts were eventually held to $60 million, and Marleau expressed hope that no further reductions would occur in the future.[76]
Marleau introduced several aid programs during her tenure as International Cooperation Minister. She committed two million dollars to land mine removal inAfghanistan andCambodia,[77] and announced $23.8 million for infrastructure, water and environmental projects inBangladesh.[78] She pledged $500,000 to promoting dialogue betweenIsraelis andPalestinians in June 1998,[79] and promised $100 million over three to four years forCentral American rebuilding efforts following the devastation ofHurricane Mitch.[80] She also committed over fifty million dollars in new money forKosovar refugees in March 1999.[81]
Marleau gave permission for Canadian organizations to send direct famine relief toNorth Korea in 1997, during a period of widespread starvation in that country. Direct aid to North Korea is normally prohibited for geopolitical reasons, but Marleau and others argued that humanitarian intervention was necessary in this instance.[82]
In April 1998, Marleau said that Canada would consider restoring foreign aid toBurma after ten years of sanctions for human rights abuses. She argued that Canada was often able to bring about quiet diplomacy with repressive regimes, after earning their trust through development work.[83] Her comments about Burma were widely criticized, and she later indicated that the restoration of foreign aid was conditional on improved human rights conditions.[84]
Marleau was dropped from cabinet on August 3, 1999. She became increasingly critical of Jean Chrétien's leadership after being sent to thebackbenches, and developed a reputation as a partymaverick.[85] In 2000, she argued that Chrétien was not doing enough to protect medicare and called on the government to block Alberta's plans to allow public funding for private, for-profit clinics.[86] Some Liberal MPs were unhappy with Marleau's remarks; when asked about the matter, Chrétien remarked, "It looks like [bitterness], but I don't know".[85]
Prior to the2000 federal election, Marleau aligned herself with a group of Liberal MPs who supportedPaul Martin's ambition to succeed Chrétien as party leader.[87] Nothing came of this in the short term, and Chrétien led the Liberals to a third consecutive majority government. Marleau ran to becomeSpeaker of the House of Commons in January 2001, but was eliminated on the first ballot.[88] In July 2002, she became one of the first sixteen Liberal MPs to openly call on Chrétien to resign as party leader.[89]
In May 2003, Marleau introduced the first-ever Older Adults Justice Act in Canada. It called for the creation of a national ombudsman on the rights of older Canadians, and sought to amend the Criminal Code to make it a criminal offence to knowingly target the elderly for criminal purposes.[90] The legislation died at committee when parliament was dissolved for the2004 federal election, and was re-introduced byLloyd St. Amand in the next Parliament.
Paul Martin succeeded Jean Chrétien as Liberal Party leader andPrime Minister of Canada in December 2003, and led the Liberals to aminority government in the 2004 election. Marleau was re-elected to a fifth term, and was appointed asparliamentary secretary to thePresident of the Treasury Board and the minister responsible for theCanadian Wheat Board. There was speculation that she would be returned to cabinet in late 2005, but nothing came of this.[91]
The Liberals were defeated in the2006 federal election, as theConservatives underStephen Harper won a minority government. Marleau ran for Speaker again at the start of the new parliament, arguing that she would work to restore decorum duringQuestion Period.[92] She was defeated by incumbent speakerPeter Milliken.
Marleau endorsedBob Rae in the2006 Liberal Party leadership contest, and moved to the camp ofStéphane Dion when Rae was eliminated on the next-to-last ballot.[93] She later became a prominent supporter of Dion'sGreen Shift plan within the Liberal Party.[94] Marleau chaired theHouse Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates in the 39th parliament,[95] and was also elected chair of the Liberal Women's Caucus in March 2008.[96]
Marleau was defeated byNew Democratic Party candidateGlenn Thibeault in the2008 federal election. She later said that comments made by SudburyMember of Provincial ParliamentRick Bartolucci shortly before election day played a "crucial" role in her defeat.[97] Marleau later said that she would probably not seek re-election to the House of Commons.[98]
The Conservative Party won a second minority government in the 2008 election. In December 2008, the Liberals and New Democrats announced plans to defeat the Conservatives on amotion of non-confidence and form a newcoalition government. Marleau was a supporter of the proposed coalition, which dissolved when Stephen Harper prorogued parliament andMichael Ignatieff replaced Dion as Liberal leader.[99]
Marleau was awarded the Bernadine Yackman Award from the Business and Professional Women's Club of Greater Sudbury in March 2009.[100]
She died on January 30, 2013, following a battle withcolorectal cancer.[3] Following her death, statements of tribute were issued by a variety of political figures in the Sudbury area, including former mayor and formerNickel Belt MPJohn Rodriguez, incumbent mayorMarianne Matichuk, incumbent Sudbury MPGlenn Thibeault and provincial MPPsRick Bartolucci andFrance Gélinas,[4] as well as byPaul Martin,[101]Bob Rae,Leona Aglukkaq andDwight Duncan.[102]
| 2008 Canadian federal election:Sudbury | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Glenn Thibeault | 15,094 | 35.15 | +3.20 | $71,329 | |||
| Liberal | Diane Marleau | 12,969 | 30.20 | −11.37 | $50,177 | |||
| Conservative | Gerry Labelle | 11,073 | 25.79 | +4.11 | $85,730 | |||
| Green | Gordon Harris | 3,330 | 7.75 | +5.02 | $8,704 | |||
| First Peoples National | Will Morin | 397 | 0.92 | $0 | ||||
| Independent | David Popescu | 80 | 0.19 | +0.08 | $148 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 42,943 | 100.00 | $82,461 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 192 | 0.45 | −0.03 | |||||
| Turnout | 43,135 | 58.51 | −7.48 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 73,724 | |||||||
| Note: italicized expenditure totals refer to data that has not yet been finalized by Elections Canada. | ||||||||
| 2006 Canadian federal election:Sudbury | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Diane Marleau | 19,809 | 41.57 | −2.62 | $78,232 | |||
| New Democratic | Gerry McIntaggart | 15,225 | 31.95 | +2.09 | $38,386 | |||
| Conservative | Kevin Serviss | 10,332 | 21.68 | +0.63 | $73,294 | |||
| Green | Joey Methé | 1,301 | 2.73 | −1.94 | $420 | |||
| Progressive Canadian | Stephen L. Butcher | 782 | 1.64 | – | $365 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Dave Starbuck | 77 | 0.16 | −0.07 | ||||
| Communist | Sam Hammond | 70 | 0.15 | $280 | ||||
| Independent | David Popescu | 54 | 0.11 | – | $365 | |||
| Total valid votes | 47,650 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 228 | 0.48 | −0.07 | |||||
| Turnout | 47,878 | 65.99 | +5.91 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 72,552 | |||||||
| Sources:Official Results, Elections Canada andFinancial Returns, Elections Canada. | ||||||||
| 2004 Canadian federal election:Sudbury | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Diane Marleau | 18,914 | 44.19 | −12.80 | $56,246 | |||
| New Democratic | Gerry McIntaggart | 12,781 | 29.86 | +16.42 | $19,265 | |||
| Conservative | Stephen L. Butcher | 9,008 | 21.05 | −6.44 | $60,810 | |||
| Green | Luke Norton | 1,999 | 4.67 | $1,348 | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Dave Starbuck | 100 | 0.23 | $660 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 42,802 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 235 | 0.55 | −0.06 | |||||
| Turnout | 43,037 | 60.08 | +5.77 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 71,627 | |||||||
| Percentage change figures are factored for redistribution. Conservative Party percentages are contrasted with the combined Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative percentages from 2000. | ||||||||
| Sources:Official Results, Elections Canada andFinancial Returns, Elections Canada. | ||||||||
| 2000 Canadian federal election:Sudbury | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Diane Marleau | 20,290 | 58.52 | +3.10 | $49,746 | |||
| Alliance | Mike Smith | 6,554 | 18.90 | +5.94 | $24,801 | |||
| New Democratic | Paul Chislett | 4,368 | 12.60 | −8.52 | $10,732 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Alex McGregor | 2,642 | 7.62 | −1.01 | $3,827 | |||
| Green | Thomas Gerry | 503 | 1.45 | $327 | ||||
| Canadian Action | Kathy Wells-McNeil | 215 | 0.62 | −0.63 | $2,006 | |||
| Communist | Daryl Janet Shandro | 98 | 0.28 | $591 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 34,670 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 210 | 0.60 | −0.41 | |||||
| Turnout | 34,880 | 54.31 | −8.20 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 64,220 | |||||||
| Sources:Official Results, Elections Canada andFinancial Returns, Elections Canada. | ||||||||
| 1997 Canadian federal election:Sudbury | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Diane Marleau | 22,223 | 55.42 | −9.56 | $38,251 | |||
| New Democratic | John Filo | 8,471 | 21.12 | −0.93 | $43,509 | |||
| Reform | Jim Rollo | 5,198 | 12.96 | +11.66 | $10,657 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Bill Lee | 3,459 | 8.63 | +0.28 | $6,493 | |||
| Canadian Action | Kathy McNeil | 502 | 1.25 | $1,258 | ||||
| Natural Law | Roy Hankonen | 247 | 0.62 | $0.00 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 40,100 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 412 | 1.02 | +0.72 | |||||
| Turnout | 40,512 | 62.51 | −2.82 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 64,806 | |||||||
| Percentage change figures are factored for redistribution. | ||||||||
| Sources:Official Results, Elections Canada andFinancial Returns, Elections Canada. | ||||||||
| 1993 Canadian federal election:Sudbury | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Diane Marleau | 27,951 | 66.08 | +24.05 | $37,453 | |||
| Reform | Mike Smith | 5,788 | 13.68 | $8,233 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Maurice Lamoureux | 3,679 | 8.70 | −13.29 | $35,719 | |||
| New Democratic Party | Rosemarie Blenkinsop | 3,675 | 8.69 | −19.08 | $36,968 | |||
| National | Paul Chislett | 512 | 1.21 | $1,555 | ||||
| Non-affiliated (CoR) | Billie Christiansen | 276 | 0.65 | −7.32 | $2,852 | |||
| Natural Law | David Shaw | 202 | 0.48 | $141 | ||||
| Independent | Ed Pokonzie | 129 | 0.30 | $230 | ||||
| Abolitionist | Richard Lionel Gouin | 86 | 0.20 | $0 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 42,298 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 379 | 0.89 | +0.34 | |||||
| Turnout | 42,677 | 65.41 | −8.15 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 65,243 | |||||||
| Source: Thirty-fifth General Election, 1993: Official Voting Results, Published by the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada. Financial figures taken fromofficial contributions and expenses provided byElections Canada. | ||||||||
| 1988 Canadian federal election:Sudbury | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Diane Marleau | 17,879 | 42.03 | +0.9 | $37,582 | |||
| New Democratic | Bill Major | 11,811 | 27.77 | +2.0 | $36,732 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Bob Fera | 9,356 | 21.99 | −10.1 | $43,024 | |||
| Confederation of Regions | S. Brent Ridley | 3,391 | 7.97 | $8,808 | ||||
| Communist | Mike Phillips | 102 | 0.24 | $2,044 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 42,539 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 234 | 0.55 | ||||||
| Turnout | 42,773 | 73.56 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 58,144 | |||||||
| Note: The +/- totals are factored for redistribution. | ||||||||
| 1985 Sudbury municipal election:Mayor of Sudbury | ||||||||
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| Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||
| (x)Peter Wong | elected | |||||||
| Diane Marleau | defeated | |||||||
| Ted Szilva | defeated | |||||||
| other candidates? | ||||||||
| Total votes cast | ||||||||
Marleau was elected to the Sudbury City Council in 1980 and 1982. She also served on the Sudbury Regional Council.
All statistical information is taken fromElections Canada. Italicized expenditures from elections after 1997 refer to submitted totals, and are presented when the final reviewed totals are not available.
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