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Canadian politician
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25 June 1962(Santiago)
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Biography
Introduction
Paulina Ayala (born June 25, 1962) is a Canadian politician, who served as Member of Parliament for the riding of Honoré-Mercier from 2011 to 2015. She is a member of the New Democratic Party. She succeeded Pablo Rodríguez of the Liberal Party.
She was born in Santiago, Chile and was a leader in the student movement and in citizens’ rights organizations under the Pinochet dictatorship. She later immigrated to Canada in 1995 and settled in Montreal. She earned a certificate in French as a second language and multicultural education from the Université du Québec à Montréal. She has a diploma in education, history and geography.
In the 2015 election, Rodriguez defeated Ayala in a re-match.
Electoral record
| Canadian federal election, 2015: Honoré-Mercier | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Pablo Rodríguez | 29,211 | 56.55 | +20.18 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Paulina Ayala | 8,478 | 16.41 | -13.94 | – | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Audrey Beauséjour | 6,680 | 12.93 | -5.59 | – | |||
| Conservative | Guy Croteau | 6,226 | 12.05 | -0.37 | – | |||
| Green | Angela Budilean | 814 | 1.58 | -0.02 | – | |||
| Strength in Democracy | Dayana Dejean | 168 | 0.33 | – | – | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Yves Le Seigle | 81 | 0.16 | -0.19 | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 51,658 | 100.0 | $212,950.75 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 682 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 52,340 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 78,428 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | +17.11 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada | ||||||||
| Canadian federal election, 2011: Honoré-Mercier | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Paulina Ayala | 17,545 | 36.37 | +26.26 | ||||
| Liberal | Pablo Rodriguez | 14,641 | 30.35 | -13.32 | ||||
| Bloc Québécois | Martin Laroche | 8,935 | 18.52 | -9.60 | ||||
| Conservative | Gérard Labelle | 5,992 | 12.42 | -2.88 | ||||
| Green | Gaëtan Bérard | 770 | 1.60 | -1.20 | ||||
| Rhinoceros | Valery Chevrefils-Latulippe | 181 | 0.38 | – | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Jean-Paul Bédard | 170 | 0.35 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 48,234 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 622 | 1.27 | -0.06 | |||||
| Turnout | 48,856 | 59.98 | -2.18 | |||||
| New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | +19.79 | ||||||