Sharon Labchuk

Sharon Labchuk (born November 25, 1952^[1] in Trenton, Ontario) is an environmental activist and political organizer for the Green Party of Canada (GPC). She was also the first leader of the Green Party of Prince Edward Island.^[2][3][4]

Sharon Labchuk
Leader of the Green Party of Prince Edward Island
In office 2005–2012
Preceded by	Office created
Succeeded by	Darcie Lanthier (interim)
Personal details
Born	November 25, 1952 (1952-11-25) (age 72) Trenton, Ontario
Political party	Green
Residence(s)	Millvale, Prince Edward Island
Occupation	political organizer, environmental activist, politician

Career

Labchuk founded the Green Party of Prince Edward Island in 2004.^[5] Labchuk is national director of organizing for the GPC.^[6] She resigned the leadership of the Green Party of PEI on July 12, 2012.^[7]

Election results

In the 2006 federal election Labchuk was the GPC candidate in Malpeque, placing 4th with 901 votes or 4.65%.

She was defeated in the district of Rustico-Emerald during the 2007 Prince Edward Island general election running for the Green Party. Labchuk took 6% of the vote, finishing in third place.^[8]

In 2011, Labchuk stood against the provincial Minister of Environment, Energy and Forestry, in the Charlottetown-Victoria Park riding.^[8]

2011 general election

2011 Prince Edward Island general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Richard Brown	1105	51.13%	-2.19%
	Progressive Conservative	Miles MacKinnon	582	26.93%	-6.48%
	Green	Sharon Labchuk	278	12.86%	+7.07%
	New Democratic	Rita Jackson	177	8.19%	+0.97%
	Island	Phillip Stewart	19	0.88%

2007 general election

2007 Prince Edward Island general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Carolyn Bertram	1,970	60.28%
	Progressive Conservative	David Blacquiere	1,101	33.69%
	Green	Sharon Labchuk	197	6.03%

Federal

v t e 2006 Canadian federal election: Malpeque
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Wayne Easter	9,779	50.48	-1.42	$51,121.23
	Conservative	George Noble	6,708	34.63	+2.13	$52,989.45
	New Democratic	George Marshall	1,983	10.24	+0.15	$3,388.31
	Green	Sharon Labchuk	901	4.65	-0.85	$2,925.11
Total valid votes/expense limit			19,371	100.0		$62,210
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			114	0.59	-0.17
Turnout			19,485	75.10	+2.09
Eligible voters			25,945
	Liberal hold		Swing		-1.78

v t e 2004 Canadian federal election: Malpeque
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Wayne Easter	9,782	51.90	+3.28	$49,256.92
	Conservative	Mary Crane	6,126	32.50	-13.28	$52,127.38
	New Democratic	Ken Bingham	1,902	10.09	+5.86	$3,055.96
	Green	Sharon Labchuk	1,037	5.50	+4.15	$2,989.44
Total valid votes/expense limit			18,847	100.0		$60,645
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			144	0.76
Turnout			18,991	73.01
Eligible voters			26,010
	Liberal hold		Swing		+8.28
Change for the Conservatives is from the combined totals of the Progressive Conservatives and the Canadian Alliance.

Personal life

Labchuk lives in Millvale, Queens County, in a solar-powered house. She grows her own fruit and vegetables.^[6]

See also

• List of Green party leaders in Canada