Vivian Barbot

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.

Vivian Barbot
Member of Parliament for Papineau
In office 2006–2008
Preceded by	Pierre Pettigrew
Succeeded by	Justin Trudeau
Leader of the Bloc Québécois
Interim
In office May 3, 2011[1] – December 11, 2011
Preceded by	Gilles Duceppe
Succeeded by	Daniel Paillé
Vice-President of Bloc Québécois
In office May 15, 2009 – January 24, 2012
Succeeded by	Annie Lessard
Personal details
Born	July 7, 1941 Saint-Marc, Haiti
Political party	Bloc Québécois
Residence	Montreal
Profession	President/manager, teacher

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.

Election results

2011 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Justin Trudeau	16,429	38.41	-3.06
	New Democratic	Marcos Radhamés Tejada	12,102	28.29	+19.55
	Bloc Québécois	Vivian Barbot	11,091	25.93	-12.76
	Conservative	Shama Chopra	2,021	4.73	-2.90
	Green	Danny Polifroni	806	1.88	-0.96
	Marxist–Leninist	Peter Macrisopoulos	228	0.53	–
	Independent	Joseph Young	95	0.22	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			42,772	100.00
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
	Liberal	Justin Trudeau	17,724	41.47	+2.99	$76,857
	Bloc Québécois	Vivian Barbot	16,535	38.69	-2.06	$70,872
	New Democratic	Costa Zafiropoulos	3,734	8.74	+1.04	$5,745
	Conservative	Mustaque Sarker	3,262	7.63	-0.69	$44,958
	Green	Ingrid Hein	1,213	2.84	-0.76	$814
	Independent	Mahmood Raza Baig	267	0.62	+0.20
Total valid votes/Expense limit			42,735	100.00	$81,172
Total rejected ballots			576	1.33
Turnout			43,311

Note: Mr. 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 Québécois	Vivian Barbot	17,775	40.75	+0.79	$50,886
	Liberal	Pierre Pettigrew	16,785	38.48	-2.62	$75,541
	Conservative	Mustaque Sarker	3,630	8.32	+3.55	$34,951
	New Democratic	Marc Hasbani	3,358	7.70	-1.07	$2,568
	Green	Louis-Philippe Verenka	1,572	3.60	+1.03	$181
	Marxist–Leninist	Peter Macrisopoulos	317	0.73	+0.32
	Canadian Action	Mahmood-Raza Baig	185	0.42	–	$2,007
Total valid votes/Expense limit			43,622	100.00	$76,023

References

1. "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.

External links

• Vivian Barbot – Parliament of Canada biography