Jennifer Maccarone | |
|---|---|
| Member of theNational Assembly of Quebec forWestmount–Saint-Louis | |
| Assumed office October 1, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Jacques Chagnon |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Quebec Liberal Party |
| Alma mater | Marianopolis CollegeMcGill University |
| Profession | Entrepreneur |
Jennifer Maccarone is aCanadian politician in the province ofQuebec. Maccarone was elected to theNational Assembly of Quebec in the2018 provincial election.[1] She represents the electoral district ofWestmount–Saint-Louis as a member of theQuebec Liberal Party. Maccarone has served as the Official Opposition Critic for Families and for People Living with a Handicap or on the Autism Spectrum[2] and the Official Opposition Critic for LGBTQ2 Rights.[3] As of September 7, 2024, she serves as the Official Opposition Critic for Family, Public Security, 2SLGBTQIA+ Community, Fight Against Racism, and Mauricie.
Maccarone studied atMarianopolis College andMcGill University. She began her career as an entrepreneur in marketing and communications, gaining over twenty years of experience in the industry.[4]
Her career in public service began with Quebec's English school boards, as Chair of theSir Wilfrid Laurier School Board.[5] From 2015 until September 2018,[6] she served as the President of theQuébec English School Boards Association.
A mother of two autistic children, Maccarone was designated as the first politician in Canada to hold the responsibility for people on the Autism Spectrum.[7] In the November 2019, she proposed that the National Assembly's Health and Social Services Committee study services for young people with autism as they transition to adulthood.[8]
In February 2020, Maccarone became the first elected official of the National Assembly to hold the official title of Critic for LGBTQ2 Rights. She is also the first elected member of the Quebec Liberal Party to openly describe themselves as LGBTQ2.[9]
| 2022 Quebec general election:Westmount-Saint-Louis | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Jennifer Maccarone | 10,576 | 50.48 | -16.23 | ||||
| Québec solidaire | David Touchette | 2,687 | 12.82 | +2.57 | ||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Maria-Luisa Torres-Piaggio | 2,112 | 10.08 | +0.40 | ||||
| Conservative | Katya Rossokhata | 1,930 | 9.21 | +7.01 | ||||
| Parti Québécois | Florence Racicot | 1,267 | 6.05 | +0.98 | ||||
| Canadian | Colin Standish | 1,029 | 4.91 | – | ||||
| Bloc Montreal | Heidi Small | 735 | 3.51 | – | ||||
| Green | Sam Kuhn | 616 | 2.94 | -0.41 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 20,952 | 99.27 | – | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 155 | 0.73 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 21,107 | 44.99 | -3.47 | |||||
| Electors on the lists | 46,919 | – | – | |||||
| Liberalhold | Swing | |||||||
| 2018 Quebec general election:Westmount-Saint-Louis | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Jennifer Maccarone | 14,547 | 66.71 | -16.49 | ||||
| Québec solidaire | Ekaterina Piskunova | 2,236 | 10.25 | +4.01 | ||||
| Coalition Avenir Québec | Michelle Morin | 2,110 | 9.68 | |||||
| Parti Québécois | J. Marion Benoit | 1,105 | 5.07 | -1.46 | ||||
| Green | Samuel Dajakran Kuhn | 730 | 3.35 | -0.67 | ||||
| New Democratic | Nicholas Peter Lawson | 598 | 2.74 | |||||
| Conservative | Mikey Colangelo Lauzon | 479 | 2.20 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 21,805 | 99.19 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 178 | 0.81 | ||||||
| Turnout | 21,983 | 48.47 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 45,352 | |||||||
| Liberalhold | Swing | -10.25 | ||||||
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