| Claude Gravelle MP |
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| Preceded by | Ray Bonin |
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| Born | October 26, 1949 [1] Sudbury, Ontario |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Marie-Claire Breton |
| Profession | machinist, labour union organizer |
Claude Gravelle (born October 26, 1949) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the electoral district of Nickel Belt in the 2008 Canadian federal election. He is a member of the New Democratic Party.
Gravelle is a retired machinist and union organizer at Inco's mining operations in Sudbury, where he was a member of the United Steelworkers union. Gravelle first entered politics in 1997 on the town council of Rayside-Balfour. He did not run for re-election to Greater Sudbury City Council following the municipal amalgamation of 2000, but became co-chair of the Rayside-Balfour Community Action Network.
Gravelle ran as the federal New Democratic Party candidate in Nickel Belt in the 2004 and 2006 federal elections, losing narrowly to incumbent MP Ray Bonin both times. He won the riding in 2008 following Bonin's retirement, easily beating the new Liberal candidate, former city councillor Louise Portelance.
Electoral record
| Canadian federal election, 2008 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| New Democrat | Claude Gravelle | 19,019 | 46.5% | |||
| Liberal | Louise Portelance | 10,713 | 26.2% | |||
| Conservative | Ian McCracken | 8,851 | 21.7% | |||
| Green | Fred Twilley | 2,050 | 5.0% | |||
| Marxist-Leninist | Steve Rutchinski | 125 | 0.3% | |||
| Independent | Yves Villeneuve | 115 | 0.3% | |||
| Total valid votes | 40,873 | |||||
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| Turnout | 40,873 | 57.9% | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 2006 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Ray Bonin | 19,775 | |||
| New Democrat | Claude Gravelle | 17,668 | |||
| Conservative | Margaret Schwartzentruber | 5,822 | |||
| Progressive Canadian | Mathieu Péron | 1,044 | |||
| Green | Mark McAllister | 975 | |||
| Marijuana | Michel D. Ethier | 421 | |||
| Marxist-Leninist | Steve Rutchinski | 42 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 2004 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Ray Bonin | 17,188 | |||
| New Democrat | Claude Gravelle | 13,980 | |||
| Conservative | Mike Dupont | 7,628 | |||
| Green | Steve Lafleur | 1,031 | |||
| Marijuana | Michel D. Ethier | 430 | |||
| Independent | Don Lavallee | 217 | |||
| Marxist-Leninist | Steve Rutchinski | 51 | |||
External links
References
- ^ "Claude Gravelle". 2009-12-22. http://www2.parl.gc.ca/parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=bfdca679-680e-498a-ae44-3d75b0950da0&Language=E&MenuID=Lists.Members.aspx&MenuQuery=http%3A%2F%2Fwww2.parl.gc.ca%2Fparlinfo%2Flists%2FMembers.aspx%3FLanguage%3DE%26SortColumn%3DConstituencyName%26SortDirection%3DASC%26Parliament%3D8714654b-cdbf-48a2-b1ad-57a3c8ece839%26Riding%3D%26Name%3D%26Party%3D%26Province%3D01af46d5-b145-4531-84b7-ea39742bd2b6%26Gender%3D%26New%3DFalse%26Current%3DTrue%26First%3DFalse%26Picture%3DFalse%26Section%3DFalse. Retrieved 2009-12-22.
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