Audrey McLaughlin
New Democratic Party | |
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| In office December 5, 1989 – October 14, 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Ed Broadbent |
| Succeeded by | Alexa McDonough |
| Member of Parliament for Yukon | |
| In office July 20, 1987 – June 2, 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Erik Nielsen |
| Succeeded by | Louise Hardy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Audrey Marlene Brown November 7, 1936 New Democratic Party |
| Spouse |
Don McLaughlin
(m. 1954; div. 1972) |
| Alma mater | MacDonald Institute |
| Occupation | Author, business consultant, researcher, social worker, teacher |
Audrey Marlene McLaughlin Canadian territory.
Life and career
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McLaughlin was born Audrey Marlene Brown in
consultancy business. In 1987, she ran in a by-election and won, the first federal NDP candidate to win in Yukon. In 1988, she was appointed caucus chair, and in 1989, she won the NDP 1989 leadership convention, replacing the retiring Ed Broadbent
.
McLaughlin had taken over the NDP during a peak in its popularity. However, the party began a steady decline in the polls for several reasons. One was the NDP's provincial affiliates in
British Columbia and Ontario, whose unpopularity in government reflected badly on the federal party. The rise of the Reform Party also sapped much NDP support in Western Canada. In the 1993 election, the NDP lost badly and went from 44 seats to only 9 in Parliament
. More than half of its losses came in Ontario, where it lost all 10 of its MPs, and British Columbia, where it lost 17 of its 19 MPs.
McLaughlin won her seat in the Yukon but resigned as leader and was succeeded by Alexa McDonough in 1995. McLaughlin did not run for re-election in the 1997 election.
McLaughlin was an overseas volunteer in
Canadian Crossroads International
. Today, she is an honorary patron with Crossroads.
In 1991, she was sworn in as a member of the
Queen's Privy Council for Canada so that she could access classified documents during the Gulf War. In August 2003, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada
.
She published an autobiography, A Woman's Place: My Life and Politics, in 1992.
Post-political career
In 2000, she joined the
developing nations, and travelled to Kosovo to help women run in that country's first democratic election.[2] McLaughlin has also served as the President of the Socialist International Women and as special representative for the Government of the Yukon on Circumpolar Affairs.[3] She was an honorary pallbearer at the state funeral of Jack Layton
in 2011.
Archives
There is an Audrey McLauglin fonds at Library and Archives Canada.[4] Archival reference number is R11545.
References
- ISBN 0968626602.[1]
- ^ "The Portico". University of Guelph. Retrieved December 6, 2008.
- ^ "Our History". New Democratic Party of Canada. Archived from the original on May 27, 2010. Retrieved June 1, 2010.
- ^ "Finding aid to Audry McLauglin fonds, Library and Archives Canada" (PDF). Retrieved June 2, 2020.
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