# Sharon Labchuk

Sharon Labchuk (born November 25, 1952 in Trenton, Ontario) is an environmental activist and political organizer for the Green Party of Canada (GPC). She was also the first leader of the Green Party of Prince Edward Island.

## Career

Labchuk founded the Green Party of Prince Edward Island in 2004. Labchuk is national director of organizing for the GPC. She resigned the leadership of the Green Party of PEI on July 12, 2012.

## Election results

In the 2006 federal election Labchuk was the GPC candidate in Malpeque, placing 4th with 901 votes or 4.65%.
She was defeated in the district of Rustico-Emerald during the 2007 Prince Edward Island general election running for the Green Party. Labchuk took 6% of the vote, finishing in third place.
In 2011, Labchuk stood against the provincial Minister of Environment, Energy and Forestry, in the Charlottetown-Victoria Park riding.

### 2011 general election

2011 Prince Edward Island general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Richard Brown | 1105 | 51.13% | -2.19% |
| Progressive Conservative | Miles MacKinnon | 582 | 26.93% | -6.48% |
| Green | Sharon Labchuk | 278 | 12.86% | +7.07% |
| New Democratic | Rita Jackson | 177 | 8.19% | +0.97% |
| Island | Phillip Stewart | 19 | 0.88% | |

### 2007 general election

2007 Prince Edward Island general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Liberal | Carolyn Bertram | 1,970 | 60.28% |
| Progressive Conservative | David Blacquiere | 1,101 | 33.69% |
| Green | Sharon Labchuk | 197 | 6.03% |

### Federal

vte2006 Canadian federal election: Malpeque :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Wayne Easter | 9,779 | 50.48 | -1.42 | $51,121.23 |
| | Conservative | George Noble | 6,708 | 34.63 | +2.13 | $52,989.45 |
| | New Democratic | George Marshall | 1,983 | 10.24 | +0.15 | $3,388.31 |
| | Green | Sharon Labchuk | 901 | 4.65 | -0.85 | $2,925.11 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 19,371 | 100.0 | | $62,210 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 114 | 0.59 | -0.17 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,485 | 75.10 | +2.09 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 25,945 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -1.78 |
vte2004 Canadian federal election: Malpeque :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Wayne Easter | 9,782 | 51.90 | +3.28 | $49,256.92 |
| | Conservative | Mary Crane | 6,126 | 32.50 | -13.28 | $52,127.38 |
| | New Democratic | Ken Bingham | 1,902 | 10.09 | +5.86 | $3,055.96 |
| | Green | Sharon Labchuk | 1,037 | 5.50 | +4.15 | $2,989.44 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 18,847 | 100.0 | | $60,645 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 144 | 0.76 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,991 | 73.01 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 26,010 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +8.28 |
| Change for the Conservatives is from the combined totals of the Progressive Conservatives and the Canadian Alliance. |||||||

## Personal life

Labchuk lives in Millvale, Queens County, in a solar-powered house. She grows her own fruit and vegetables.