Nicole Rancourt is a Canadian politician who served in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 2016 to 2020, representing the riding of Prince Albert Northcote. She was elected in the 2016 provincial election as a member of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party.[1] She defeated Saskatchewan Party incumbent Victoria Jurgens with a majority of 261 votes. In the 2020 Saskatchewan general election, she was unseated by Alana Ross.
Nicole Rancourt | |
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| Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly for Prince Albert Northcote | |
| In office April 4, 2016 – September 29, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Victoria Jurgens |
| Succeeded by | Alana Ross |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Saskatchewan New Democratic Party |
| Residence | Prince Albert, Saskatchewan |
In 2008, Rancourt was awarded the Rebel With A Cause award from the Elizabeth Fry Society for her work with incarcerated women.[2] In 2023, she was named to the Women's Hall of Fame by the Prince Albert Council of Women.[3] She is running for her old seat in the 2024 Saskatchewan general election.[4]
Rancourt has a Business Administration Certificate from Saskatchewan Polytechnic and a Bachelor Degree in Social Work from the University of Regina. Before entering politics, Nicole was a registered Social Worker and worked at Prince Albert Mental Health Outpatient for the Prince Albert Parkland Health Region.[5]
Electoral history edit
2016 Saskatchewan general election edit
| 2016 Saskatchewan general election: Prince Albert Northcote | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Nicole Rancourt | 2,697 | – | – | ||||
| Saskatchewan | Victoria Jurgens | 2,465 | – | – | ||||
| Liberal | Jonathan Fraser | 266 | – | – | ||||
| Green | Trace Yellowtail | 88 | – | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | – | 100.0 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | – | |||||||
| New Democratic gain from Saskatchewan | Swing | - | ||||||
| Source: Elections Saskatchewan[6][7] | ||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Saskatchewan election: Big wins and losses". CBC News, April 5, 2016.
- ^ "MLA NICOLE RANCOURT, PRINCE ALBERT NORTHCOTE". Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ Staff, paNOW. "Former MLA inducted into Women's Hall of Fame". paNOW. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
- ^ "Former MLA Nicole Rancourt nominated in Prince Albert Northcote". SaskToday.ca. 2023-06-16. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
- ^ "Prince Albert Northcote Candidates". Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ "Register of Official Candidates by Constituency - March 19 - FINAL" (PDF). Elections Saskatchewan. March 19, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 4, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
- ^ "Preliminary voting results". Elections Saskatchewan. April 4, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
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