Susan Leblanc
Susan Leblanc | |
|---|---|
| House Leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party | |
| Assumed office July 1, 2022 | |
| Leader | Claudia Chender |
| Critic, Health; Communities, Culture, Tourism & Heritage; Film and the Television | |
| Assumed office July 1, 2022 | |
| Leader | Claudia Chender |
| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Dartmouth North | |
| Assumed office May 30, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Joanne Bernard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 1, 1973 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Occupation | Actor, artistic director |
Susan Leblanc (born October 1, 1973)[1] is a Canadian politician and actor who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2017 provincial election. A member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party, she represents the electoral district of Dartmouth North.[2]
As of September 22, 2024, Leblanc serves as the Third Party spokesperson for Health, Communities, Culture, Tourism & Heritage, Communications NS, and Natural Resources. She also serves as House Leader of the Third Party.
Early life and education
[edit]Leblanc was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba but grew up in Prospect Bay, Nova Scotia. She graduated from University of King's College in 1998 with a bachelor of arts (honours) in theatre and acting.[3]
Career
[edit]For 20 years, Leblanc was an actor on stage and film, most notably as one of the leading members and the artistic director of the Zuppa Theatre Company.[4] In her film career, she was also known as Susan Leblanc-Crawford.
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | The Lighter Game | Cara | Short |
| 2004 | Table Dancer | Short | |
| 2005 | The Heavy Breather | Leslie - Script Supervisor/Hailey - T.A.D. | Short |
| 2012 | Blackbird | Court Clerk | |
| 2024 | Sharp Corner | Mourning mother |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | A Town Without Christmas | Local Parent | TV movie |
| 2003 | Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion | Head Nurse | TV mini-series |
| 2005 | Ambulance Girl | Fan at Bus | TV movie |
| 2008 | The Memory Keeper's Daughter | Lee | TV movie |
| 2013 | Forgive Me | Marguerite-Corrine | TV series |
| 2013 | Haven | Haven Cop | TV series |
Electoral record
[edit]| 2024 Nova Scotia general election: Dartmouth North | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Susan Leblanc | 3,696 | 63% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Karina Sanford | 1,349 | 23% | |||||
| Liberal | Pam Cooley | 826 | 14% | |||||
| Total valid votes | ||||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 5,871 | |||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | |||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[5] | ||||||||
| 2021 Nova Scotia general election: Dartmouth North | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Susan Leblanc | 3,731 | 49.75 | +10.39 | $59,923.85 | |||
| Liberal | Pam Cooley | 2,361 | 31.48 | -3.20 | $47,442.64 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Lisa Coates | 1,278 | 17.04 | -2.62 | $22,946.06 | |||
| Green | Carolyn Marshall | 129 | 1.72 | -2.80 | $200.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 7,499 | 99.42 | – | $93,790.97 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 44 | 0.58 | ||||||
| Turnout | 7,543 | 46.02 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 16,392 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +6.80 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[6] | ||||||||
| 2017 Nova Scotia general election: Dartmouth North | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Susan Leblanc | 2,771 | 39.36 | +9.22 | ||||
| Liberal | Joanne Bernard | 2,442 | 34.68 | -9.38 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Melanie Russell | 1,384 | 19.66 | -5.42 | ||||
| Green | Tyler Colburne | 318 | 4.52 | |||||
| Atlantica | David Boyd | 126 | 1.79 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 7,041 | 100 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 33 | 0.47 | ||||||
| Turnout | 7,074 | 42.7 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 16,566 | |||||||
| New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.30 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[7][8] | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia: a biographical directory from 1984 to the Present: Leblanc, Susan, page 146 Nova Scotia Legislature
- ^ "Nova Scotia election: NDP Susan Leblanc unseats Liberal Joanne Bernard in Dartmouth North". Global News, May 30, 2017.
- ^ Co-Artistic Directors
- ^ About Susan Leblanc
- ^ https://globalnews.ca/news/10865516/nova-scotia-election-2024-dartmouth-north/
- ^ "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
- ^ "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume I" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- ^ "May 30th, 2017 - 40th Nova Scotia Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
External links
[edit]Categories:
- Actresses from Nova Scotia
- Actresses from Winnipeg
- Canadian artistic directors
- Canadian actor-politicians
- Canadian film actresses
- Canadian stage actresses
- Canadian television actresses
- Academic staff of Dalhousie University
- Drama teachers
- Living people
- Nova Scotia New Democratic Party MLAs
- Politicians from Winnipeg
- University of King's College alumni
- Women MLAs in Nova Scotia
- 20th-century Canadian actresses
- 21st-century Canadian actresses
- 21st-century Canadian women politicians
- 1973 births
- 21st-century members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly