Anne Minh-Thu Quach

Anne Minh-Thu Quach (born August 14, 1982)^[2] is a Canadian politician who represented the electoral district of Salaberry—Suroît in the House of Commons of Canada from 2011^[3] to 2019. She served as a member of the New Democratic Party.

Anne Minh-Thu Quach
Minh-Thu Quach in March 2018
Member of Parliament
In office October 19, 2015 – September 11, 2019
Preceded by	riding created
Succeeded by	Claude DeBellefeuille
Constituency	Salaberry—Suroît
In office 2011–2015
Preceded by	Claude DeBellefeuille
Succeeded by	riding abolished
Constituency	Beauharnois—Salaberry
Personal details
Born	(1982-08-14) August 14, 1982 (age 42) Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada
Political party	New Democratic Party
Spouse	Mathieu Dube ​ (m. 2013)​ [1]

Early life and education

Born in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec, Quach received a diploma in health sciences from the Cégep de Valleyfield in 2001 and a bachelor's degree in secondary education from the Université de Sherbrooke in 2005.^[4]

Educational career

She taught French at École Edgar-Hébert for five years and another short stint from August 2010 to May 2011 at École Baie-St-François. Very active in the Syndicat de l'enseignement de Champlain, the regional teachers union that includes Longueuil, she served for three years on its executive committee and represented it on the general council of the Centrale des Syndicats du Québec, the union central that includes over 100,000 teachers and about 75,000 other employees in health, social services, community, culture and recreation.^[4]

Political career

Elected in 2011, she is one of three Vietnamese Canadians to have been elected to the House of Commons, following Ève-Mary Thaï Thi Lac and alongside Hoang Mai.

Personal life

Quach speaks French and English. She is married and has a daughter who was born in 2014.

Electoral record

2015 Canadian federal election: Salaberry—Suroît
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Anne Minh-Thu Quach	18,726	30.43	-13.17	–
	Liberal	Robert Sauvé	17,955	29.18	+21.04	–
	Bloc Québécois	Claude DeBellefeuille	17,452	28.36	-5.39	–
	Conservative	Albert De Martin	6,132	9.97	-2.72	–
	Green	Nicola-Silverado Socrates	867	1.41	-0.43	–
	Independent	Sylvain Larocque	219	0.36	n/a	–
	Strength in Democracy	Patricia Domingos	184	0.30	n/a	–
Total valid votes/expense limit			61,535	100.00		$233,770.86
Total rejected ballots			998	1.60	–
Turnout			92,280	67.76	–
Eligible voters			92,280
	New Democratic hold		Swing		-17.11
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]

2011 Canadian federal election: Beauharnois—Salaberry
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Anne Minh-Thu Quach	23,978	43.78	+32.22	–
	Bloc Québécois	Claude DeBellefeuille	18,182	33.20	-16.86	–
	Conservative	David Couturier	7,049	12.87	-7.37	–
	Liberal	François Deslandres	4,559	8.32	-6.55	–
	Green	Rémi Pelletier	1,003	1.83	-1.45	–
Total valid votes/expense limit			54,771	100.00	–
Total rejected ballots			778	1.40	–
Turnout			55,569	62.34	–
Eligible voters			89,141	–	–
	New Democratic gain from Bloc Québécois		Swing		+24.54

2008 Canadian federal election: Beauharnois—Salaberry
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Bloc Québécois	Claude DeBellefeuille	26,904	50.06	+2.53	$57,397
	Conservative	Dominique Bellemare	10,858	20.20	-6.31	$85,410
	Liberal	Maria Lopez	7,995	14.87	-0.14	$6,993
	New Democratic	Anne Minh-Thu Quach	6,214	11.56	+4.01	$2,272
	Green	David Smith	1,764	3.28	-0.10	$5,184
Total valid votes/expense limit			53,735	100.00	$89,601
	Bloc Québécois hold		Swing		-4.52