Sharon Labchuk (born November 25, 1952 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.
Career
Labchuk founded the
Green Party of Prince Edward Island in 2004.
Labchuk is national director of organizing for the GPC.
She resigned the leadership of the Green Party of PEI on July 12, 2012.
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.
In
2011
The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...
, Labchuk stood against the provincial Minister of Environment, Energy and Forestry, in the
Charlottetown-Victoria Park riding.
2011 general election
2007 general election
Federal
Personal life
Labchuk lives in Millvale,
Queens County, in a solar-powered house. She grows her own fruit and vegetables.
See also
*
List of Green party leaders in Canada
References
External links
CTV bio
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Leaders of the Green Party of Prince Edward Island
Green Party of Canada candidates in the 2004 Canadian federal election
Living people
1952 births
People from Quinte West
Female Canadian political party leaders
Women in Prince Edward Island politics
Prince Edward Island candidates for Member of Parliament
21st-century Canadian women politicians