# Karine Trudel

Karine Trudel is a Canadian politician who was elected as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada to represent the federal riding of Jonquière during the 2015 Canadian federal election and served until her defeat in the 2019 Canadian federal election.

## Early life and education

Raised as a catholic, Trudel was baptized in the Catholic Church of Montreal Sainte-Thérèse-de-L'enfant-Jésus.
Prior to her political career, Trudel was a regional president for the Canadian Union of Postal Workers in Saguenay−Lac-Saint-Jean from 2007 to 2015. Speaking about her time as president, Trudel "loved [her] eight years as President." Trudel also worked as a letter carrier for Canada Post.

## Political career

Ms. Trudel cites Peter MacKay as her inspiration for running for federal politics. In a 2016 interview, Trudel spoke about hearing MacKay comment in 2014 "that the reason women were underrepresented on the Supreme Court was that they felt guilty about leaving the house because they had children to raise." With many years experience in balancing work and childcare responsibilities, Trudel was encouraged to run for government by Dany Morin, after she spoke to him about being infuriated by MacKay's comments.

## Personal life

Trudel is an ambassador for Arvida, created by the Committee for the Heritage Designation of Arvida (CORPA), which focuses on preserving the heritage of the city.
Trudel has two children.

## Electoral record

vte2019 Canadian federal election: Jonquière :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Bloc Québécois | Mario Simard | 17,577 | 35.6 | +12.31 | $11,695.16 |
| | New Democratic | Karine Trudel | 12,141 | 24.6 | -4.59 | $58,005.08 |
| | Conservative | Philippe Gagnon | 10,338 | 20.9 | +4.01 | $52,967.51 |
| | Liberal | Vincent Garneau | 7,849 | 15.9 | -12.58 | $42,992.12 |
| | Green | Lyne Bourdages | 1,009 | 2.0 | +0.64 | $0.00 |
| | People's | Sylvie Théodore | 453 | 0.9 | | $1,360.01 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 49,367 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 999 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,366 | 69.3 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 72,713 |
| | Bloc Québécois gain from New Democratic | Bloc Québécois gain from New Democratic | Swing | Swing | +8.45 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||
2015 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Karine Trudel | 14,039 | 29.19 | -13.31 | – |
| | Liberal | Marc Pettersen | 13,700 | 28.48 | +25.77 | – |
| | Bloc Québécois | Jean-François Caron | 11,202 | 23.29 | +4.03 | – |
| | Conservative | Ursula Larouche | 8,124 | 16.89 | -17.24 | – |
| | Green | Carmen Budilean | 656 | 1.36 | +0.07 | – |
| | Rhinoceros | Marielle Couture | 382 | 0.79 | – | – |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | Total valid votes/Expense limit | 48,103 | 100.0 | | $243,988.74 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 899 | – | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,002 | – | – |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 72,605 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | -19.54 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||