| Carol Hughes MP |
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| Preceded by | Brent St. Denis |
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| Born | November 26, 1958 Val Caron, Ontario |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Keith Hughes |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Carol Hughes (born November 26, 1958 in Val Caron, Ontario) is a Canadian politician. She was elected to represent the electoral district of Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing in the 2008 Canadian federal election. She is a member of the New Democratic Party.
Prior to being elected she worked as a staff representative for the Canadian Labour Congress. She ran as the NDP's candidate in the 2004 election and the 2006 election, losing to St. Denis both times. She has told the press that she did not intend to run again in 2008, but changed her mind after she stopped in Blind River for dinner on her way home from a Canadian Labour Congress meeting, and a couple she had never met approached her and encouraged her to run again.[1]
Electoral record
| Canadian federal election, 2008 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| New Democrat | Carol Hughes | 15,246 | 45.49 | +10.99 | ||
| Liberal | Brent St. Denis | 10,902 | 32.53 | -5.64 | ||
| Conservative | Dianne Musgrove | 5,899 | 17.60 | -5.72 | ||
| Green | Lorraine Rekmans | 1,465 | 4.37 | +1.70 | ||
| Total valid votes | 33,512 | |||||
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| Canadian federal election, 2006 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Liberal | Brent St. Denis | 14,652 | 38.17 | -2.77 | ||
| New Democrat | Carol Hughes | 13,244 | 34.50 | +2.81 | ||
| Conservative | Ian West | 8,952 | 23.32 | +0.11 | ||
| Green | Sarah Hutchinson | 1,025 | 2.67 | -1.49 | ||
| First Peoples | Will Morin | 338 | 0.88 | +0.88 | ||
| Independent | Donald Milton Polmateer | 174 | 0.45 | +0.45 | ||
| Total valid votes | 38,385 | |||||
| Canadian federal election, 2004 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Liberal | Brent St. Denis | 14,276 | 40.94 | |||
| New Democrat | Carol Hughes | 11,051 | 31.69 | |||
| Conservative | Blaine Armstrong | 8,093 | 23.21 | |||
| Green | Lindsay Killen | 1,449 | 4.16 | |||
| Total | 34,869 | |||||
References
- ^ "Hughes breaks 73 year Liberal stranglehold", Mid-North Monitor.
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