Audrey McLaughlin, PC, OC was leader of Canada's New Democratic Party from 1989 to 1995. She was the first female leader of a political party with representation in the Canadian House of Commons, as well as the first (and, to date, only) federal political party leader to represent an electoral district in a Canadian territory. Born as Audrey Marlene Brown in Dutton, Ontario, she worked as a social worker in Toronto, Ontario and in Ghana.
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- Audrey McLaughlin, PC, OC was leader of Canada's New Democratic Party from 1989 to 1995. She was the first female leader of a political party with representation in the Canadian House of Commons, as well as the first (and, to date, only) federal political party leader to represent an electoral district in a Canadian territory. Born as Audrey Marlene Brown in Dutton, Ontario, she worked as a social worker in Toronto, Ontario and in Ghana. In 1955, she graduated from the University of Guelph with a Diploma in Home Science from the MacDonald Institute. In 1979, McLaughlin moved to the Yukon and set up a consultancy business. In 1987, she ran in a by-election and won, the first federal NDP candidate to win in Yukon. In 1988, she was appointed caucus chair, and in 1989, she won the NDP leadership convention, replacing the retiring Ed Broadbent. McLaughlin had taken over the NDP at its height. However, the party began a steady decline in the polls for several reasons. One was the NDP's provincial affiliates in British Columbia and Ontario, whose unpopularity reflected badly on the federal party. The rise of the Reform Party also sapped much NDP support in Western Canada. In the 1993 election, the NDP lost badly, and was left with only nine seats in Parliament. McLaughlin won her seat in the Yukon, but resigned as leader in 1995, and was succeeded by Alexa McDonough. McLaughlin did not run for re-election in the 1997 election. In 1991, she was sworn in as a member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada so that she could access classified documents during the Gulf War. In August 2003 she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. She published an autobiography, A Woman's Place: My Life and Politics, in 1992.
- L'honorable Audrey Marlene McLaughlin, est une femme politique canadienne. Elle fut chef du Nouveau Parti démocratique et la première femme à diriger un parti politique fédéral majeur au Canada. Née à Dutton, en Ontario, elle travaille d'abord en tant que travailleuse sociale à Toronto et au Ghana. En 1979, McLaughlin s'installe au Yukon et établit une entreprise de consultation. En 1987 elle est candidate lors d'une élection partielle et est la première candidate du Nouveau Parti démocratique fédéral à être élue au Yukon. En 1988, elle est nommée présidente du caucus néo-démocrate, et en 1989 elle remporte la course à l'investiture du Nouveau Parti démocratique pour succéder Ed Broadbent, qui prend sa retraite. McLaughlin prend les rênes du NPD alors que ce dernier est à son sommet. Toutefois, le parti amorce un déclin soutenu dans les sondages pour plusieurs raisons. Premièrement, l'impopularité des partis provinciaux affiliés en Colombie-Britannique et en Ontario colle au parti fédéral. La montée du Parti réformiste lui enlève également beaucoup d'appuis dans l'Ouest canadien. Lors de l'élection fédérale de 1993, le NPD subit des pertes importantes, passant de 43 à seulement neuf sièges à la Chambre des communes. McLaughlin conserve son siège dans sa circonscription du Yukon, mais démissionne comme chef en 1994. Alexa McDonough lui succéda. McLaughlin ne se représente pas à la réélection dans l'élection de 1997. En 1991, elle avait été assermentée dans le Conseil privé de la Reine pour le Canada afin de lui permettre d'avoir accès à des documents secrets durant la guerre du Golfe. En août 2003 elle devient Officier de l'Ordre du Canada.
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- Hon. Audrey Marlene McLaughlin
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- Author, business consultant, researcher, social worker, teacher
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- Don McLaughlin (1954-1972, div.)
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- Audrey McLaughlin, PC, OC was leader of Canada's New Democratic Party from 1989 to 1995. She was the first female leader of a political party with representation in the Canadian House of Commons, as well as the first (and, to date, only) federal political party leader to represent an electoral district in a Canadian territory. Born as Audrey Marlene Brown in Dutton, Ontario, she worked as a social worker in Toronto, Ontario and in Ghana.
- L'honorable Audrey Marlene McLaughlin, est une femme politique canadienne. Elle fut chef du Nouveau Parti démocratique et la première femme à diriger un parti politique fédéral majeur au Canada. Née à Dutton, en Ontario, elle travaille d'abord en tant que travailleuse sociale à Toronto et au Ghana. En 1979, McLaughlin s'installe au Yukon et établit une entreprise de consultation.
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- Hon. Audrey Marlene McLaughlin
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