Manon Perreault

Canadian politician

Manon Perreault

Member of Parliament for Montcalm
In office May 2, 2011 – August 4, 2015
Preceded by	Roger Gaudet
Succeeded by	Luc Thériault

Personal details
Born	(1965-12-29) December 29, 1965 (age 58) Rimouski, Quebec, Canada
Political party	Strength in Democracy
Other political affiliations	Independent (2014–2015) New Democratic (2011–2014)
Residence	Saint-Jacques, Quebec

Manon Perreault (born December 29, 1965)^[1] is a former Canadian politician, who served in the House of Commons of Canada from 2011 until 2015.^[2] Following her election, she was named to the NDP's shadow cabinet as critic for people with disabilities. She represented the electoral district of Montcalm as a member of the New Democratic Party until June 6, 2014, when she was suspended from the NDP caucus after being charged with public mischief. She had told police some items had been stolen from her office, when in fact a former employee had the items and voluntarily offered to return them. She was convicted on March 20, 2015.^[3] She sat as an Independent until August 12, 2015, when she joined Strength in Democracy as their candidate in Montcalm,^[4]^[5] but she was soundly defeated in the 2015 federal election by Bloc Québécois candidate Luc Thériault.

Perreault was a municipal councillor in Sainte-Marie-Salomé, Quebec from 2002 to 2009. Before being elected to parliament, Perreault was an administrator and trainer. As a person living with restricted mobility, she worked with Kéroul, an organization promoting tourism for people with disabilities, and Handami, a regional association for people with disabilities.^[6] Perreault became a paraplegic, following an equestrian accident in 1993.^[7]

She joined former cabinet minister Steven Fletcher as a member of Parliament who uses a wheelchair, and sought, among others, to use her parliamentary position to defend people with disabilities.^[8]^[9]

v t e 2011 Canadian federal election: Montcalm
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Manon Perreault	34,434	52.97	+39.1
	Bloc Québécois	Roger Gaudet	19,609	30.16	-25.5
	Conservative	Jason Fuoco	5,118	7.87	-5.6
	Liberal	Yves Dufour	3,501	5.39	-8.5
	Green	Marianne Girard	2,347	3.61	+0.5
Total valid votes/expense limit			65,009	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,183	1.79	-0.3
Turnout			66,192	61.76	–
Eligible voters			107,180	–	–

References

^ "PARLINFO - Parliamentarian File - Complete File - PERREAULT, Manon". Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 2012-04-28.
^ Election 2011: Montcalm. The Globe and Mail, May 2, 2011.
^ "MP Manon Perreault found guilty of public mischief | CBC News".
^ "Manon Perreault, NDP MP, faces criminal charges". CBC News. June 6, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
^ "Forces et Démocratie adds ousted NDP MP Perreault to election roster". iPolitics. August 12, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
^ "Get to know your MPs, NDP edition." Vancouver Sun, May 8, 2011.
^ " Number of MPs with physical disabilities doubles in the 41st Parliament Archived 2011-08-26 at the Wayback Machine Samara Canada 21 October 2011
^ "Montcalm aussi devient orange." La Revue (Terrebonne), May 3, 2011.
^ "Une députée NPD veut plus d'accessibilité pour les chaises roulantes." La Presse (Montreal), 1 October 2011