Lise Vaugeois

Lise Vaugeois MPP
Vaugeois in 2022
Critic, Seniors; Persons Living with Disabilities and Accessibility
Incumbent
Assumed office July 13, 2022
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Thunder Bay—Superior North
Incumbent
Assumed office June 2, 2022
Preceded by	Michael Gravelle
Personal details
Political party	New Democratic

Lise Vaugeois is a Canadian politician and academic. A member of the Ontario New Democratic Party, Vaugeois was elected to represent district of Thunder Bay—Superior North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2022 election.

Biography

Previously Vaugeois was a professor at the Lakehead University. She moved to Thunder Bay to play in the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra. Vaugeois unsuccessfully contested the district in the 2018 Ontario general election.

As of August 11, 2024, she serves as the Official Opposition critic for Seniors, Persons Living with Disabilities, Accessibility, WSIB (Workplace Safety and Insurance Board), and Injured Workers.

Electoral record

2022 Ontario general election: Thunder Bay—Superior North
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Lise Vaugeois	8,404	34.12	−3.04	$82,144
	Progressive Conservative	Peng You	7,604	30.87	+12.91	$51,833
	Liberal	Shelby Ch'ng	6,966	28.28	−11.59	$31,738
	Green	Tracey MacKinnon	738	3.00	+0.21	$381
	Ontario Party	Stephen Hufnagel	338	1.37		$215
	New Blue	Katherine Suutari	314	1.27		$2,301
	Northern Ontario Heritage	Andy Wolff	145	0.59	−0.66	$0
	Consensus Ontario	Adam Cherry	125	0.51		$0
Total valid votes/Expense limit			24,634	99.34	+0.21	$90,488
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots			165	0.66	-0.21
Turnout			24,799	43.24	-10.60
Eligible voters			57,378
	New Democratic gain from Liberal		Swing		−7.97
Source(s) "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18. "Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21.

2018 Ontario general election: Thunder Bay—Superior North
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Michael Gravelle	11,973	39.86	-16.11
	New Democratic	Lise Vaugeois	11,160	37.16	+7.69
	Progressive Conservative	Derek Parks	5,395	17.96	+10.78
	Green	Amanda Moddejonge	838	2.79	-0.81
	Northern Ontario	Andy Wolff	376	1.25	+0.79
	Libertarian	Tony Gallo	148	0.49	-2.83
	Trillium	Louise Ewen	145	0.48
Total valid votes			30,035	99.13
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			264	0.87	+0.08
Turnout			30,299	53.84	+3.43
Eligible voters			56,277
	Liberal hold		Swing		-11.90
Source: Elections Ontario