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Renfrew - Nipissing - Pembroke

2008 Results

Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke
Party Candidate Votes Status
Updated: Nov. 7, 2008 5:00 PM EST 224/224 polls
CON Cheryl Gallant 28,906 Elected
LIB Carole Devine 9,740
NDP Sue McSheffrey 5,174
GRN Ben Hoffman 3,201
IND Denis Gagné 293

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Cheryl Gallant

Cheryl Gallant

Party: Conservative Party of Canada

Education: B.Sc., University of Western Ontario; pursued post-graduate work in biochemistry, toxicology, pharmacology and environmental chemistry

Profession: Businesswoman

Marital Status: Married

Name of Spouse: Jamie

Children: Four daughters

Career Background: Worked as group insurance executive with a major Canadian life insurance company. Relocated to Pembroke, Ont., and was employed as the chief administrative director for a small professional practice. Served as chair of Pembroke's Downtown Development Commission and as a member of the city's Economic Advisory Committee.

Electoral History

Federal: Elected in Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke in 2000, 2004, and 2006.

Political History

Committee: Former vice-chair of the Canadian Heritage committee. Member: Status of Women; National Defence and Library of Parliament. Former member: subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure; Industry, Science and Technology; National Defence and Veterans Affairs; Canadian Heritage; Procedure and House Affairs; and subcommittee on the Study of Sport in Canada.

Caucus: Member of the Conservative caucus. Former critic for Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario, Small Business, Science, Research and Development, Amateur Sport, National Capital Commission, and Canadian Heritage.

Contact information:

Telephone: 613-735-8840

cherylgallant.com

Ben Hoffman

Ben Hoffman

Party: Green Party of Canada

Birthplace: Pembroke, Ontario

Education:BA and MA in community psychology, Wilfred Laurier University; MA in international relations, Tufts University; PhD in architecture, University of York, United Kingdom. Also specialized in international Ppacemaking, Harvard Law School Program on Negotiation.

Profession:Peace mediator, lecturer, speaker.

Marital Status: Married

Name of Spouse: Ann Suter

Children: Two sons

Career Background: As former United States President Jimmy Carter’s personal representative, mediated peace agreements and worked on international peacebuilding in numerous countries. Is the co-founder of the Canadian International Institute of Applied Negotiation (CIIAN). And is currently directing a peacebuilding and reconciliation project in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa.

Community Activities: Co-founded The Living Without Violence Project and served on the boards of the Cancer Society and the Valley Savings Credit Union in Renfrew, Eganville, and Arnprior.

Mailing address:

RR 4 987 Perrault Road

Eganville, Ontario

K0J 1T0

Contact information:

Telephone: 613-628-1920

aqafed@sympatico.ca

Denis Gagné

Party: Independent

Age: 44

Profession: Farmer

Career Background: Formerly a dairy farmer in Horton Township.

Carole Devine

Carole Devine

Party: Liberal Party of Canada

Birthdate: Dec. 21, 1953

Age: 54

Birthplace: Pembroke, Ont.

Education: BSc in nursing

Profession: Teacher and administrator

Marital Status: Married

Name of Spouse: Joseph Conway

Children: Three

Career Background: Nursing professor at Algonquin College for 17 years. Five years of management experience at Renfrew Victoria Hospital and Bonnechere Manor, a municipal home for the aged, in Renfrew, Ont., and eight years as executive director of Supples Landing Retirement Home in Pembroke, Ont. Owned and operated a small gift shop in Eganville, Ont., for five years.

Community Activities: Soccer coach with the Pembroke and Area recreational soccer club for five years. Chair of school councils: St. James School and Opeongo High School for one term each.

Mailing address:

284 Dickson St.

Pembroke, Ont.

K8A 2X5

Contact information:

Telephone: 613-639-5244

caroledevine@sympatico.ca

www.caroledevine.ca

Sue McSheffrey

Sue McSheffrey

Party: New Democratic Party of Canada

Birthdate: Feb. 14, 1960

Age: 48

Birthplace: Salford, U.K.

Education: Graduated as a physiotherapist, Queen Elizabeth School of Physiotherapy, Birmingham, England

Profession: Physiotherapist

Marital Status: Married

Name of Spouse: Kevin

Children: Two - John and Sarah

Career Background: Community physiotherapist for 16 years working for the Champlain Community Care Access Centre out of the Renfrew office. Prior to that was head of physiotherapy at the Renfrew Victoria Hospital. Worked as director of rehabilitation at the Captain William Jackman Memorial Hospital in Labrador City, N.L.

Community Activities: Vice-chair of St. Joseph's Catholic High School community council; active in Our Lady of Fatima Parish. Former chair of the Renfrew County District Health Council; served as a member for six years. Current president of the Renfrew and District Labour Council.

Electoral History

Federal: Ran unsuccessfully in the 2004 and 2006 general elections.

Riding Association:

187 Cecelia St.

Pembroke, Ont.

K8A 1R7

Contact information:

Telephone: 613-432-7208

suemcsheffrey@ndp.ca

renfrewndp.ca

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2008 Results