# Diane Bourgeois

Diane Bourgeois (born November 14, 1949) is a Canadian politician. She was a Bloc Québécois Member of the House of Commons of Canada, representing the riding Terrebonne—Blainville from 2000 until 2011. She was the Bloc critic for the international cooperation portfolio — Canada's foreign-aid efforts — and is a former critic for the status of women, parental leave, and housing.
Bourgeois was born in Montreal, Quebec.

## Electoral record

2011 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| New Democratic | Charmaine Borg | 28,236 | 49.4 | +35.9% |
| Bloc Québécois | Diane Bourgeois | 17,634 | 30.8 | -21.5% |
| Conservative | Jean-Philippe Paiement | 5,222 | 9.1 | -4.9% |
| Liberal | Robert Frégeau | 4,885 | 8.5 | -8% |
| Green | Michel Paulette | 1,218 | 2.1 | 0% |
2008 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Bloc Québécois | Diane Bourgeois | 28,303 | 52.3% | -6.8% |
| | Liberal | Eva Nassif | 8,937 | 16.5% | +7.6% |
| | Conservative | Daniel Lebel | 7,551 | 14.0% | -6.0% |
| | New Democratic | Michel Le Clair | 7,278 | 13.5% | +6.0% |
| | Green | Martin Drapeau | 1,714 | 3.2% | -1.2% |
| | Independent | M. Zamboni Cadieux | 283 | 0.5% | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 54,066 | 100.0% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 911 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,977 | 65.9% |
2006 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Bloc Québécois | Diane Bourgeois | 30,197 | 59.2% | -9.0% |
| | Conservative | Daniel Lebel | 10,212 | 20.0% | +14.4% |
| | Liberal | Maxime Thériault | 4,576 | 9.0% | -10.7% |
| | New Democratic | Michel Leclair | 3,829 | 7.5% | +4.3% |
| | Green | Martin Drapeau | 2,216 | 4.3% | +1.0% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 51,030 | 100.0% |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 886 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,916 | 62.3% |
vte2004 Canadian federal election: Terrebonne—Blainville :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Diane Bourgeois | 31,288 | 68.13 | +12.75 | $60,942 |
| | Liberal | Pierre Gingras | 9,048 | 19.70 | −8.94 | $48,266 |
| | Conservative | Patrick Légaré | 2,582 | 5.62 | −6.13 | $3,477 |
| | Green | Martin Drapeau | 1,554 | 3.38 | - | none listed |
| | New Democratic | Normand Beaudet | 1,451 | 3.16 | +1.12 | none listed |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 45,923 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 1,252 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,175 | 63.58 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 74,197 |
| Percentage change figures are factored for redistribution. Conservative Party percentages are contrasted with the combined Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative figures from 2000. Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. |||||||
vte2000 Canadian federal election: Terrebonne—Blainville :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Diane Bourgeois | 28,933 | 51.91 | | $53,014 |
| | Liberal | François-Hugues Liberge | 17,668 | 31.70 | – | $43,169 |
| | Alliance | Guylaine St-Georges | 3,741 | 6.71 | | $1,009 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Mélanie Gemme | 3,089 | 5.54 | | none listed |
| | Natural Law | Pascale Levert | 1,193 | 2.14 | | none listed |
| | New Democratic | Normand Beaudet | 1,111 | 1.99 | | $606 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 55,735 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 2,458 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,193 | 64.81 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 89,796 |
| Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. |||||||