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Susan Leblanc
MLA
Susan Leblanc MLA
House Leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; July 1, 2022
Leader	Claudia Chender
Critic, Health; Communities, Culture, Tourism & Heritage; Film and the Television
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; July 1, 2022
Leader	Claudia Chender
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly; for Dartmouth North
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; May 30, 2017
Preceded by	Joanne Bernard
Personal details
Born	October 1, 1973 (age 51); Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Political party	New Democratic Party
Occupation	Actor, artistic director

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Susan Leblanc (born October 1, 1973)^[1] is a Canadian politician and actor who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2017 provincial election. A member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party, she represents the electoral district of Dartmouth North.^[2]

As of September 22, 2024, Leblanc serves as the Third Party spokesperson for Health, Communities, Culture, Tourism & Heritage, Communications NS, and Natural Resources. She also serves as House Leader of the Third Party.

Early life and education

Leblanc was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba but grew up in Prospect Bay, Nova Scotia. She graduated from University of King's College in 1998 with a bachelor of arts (honours) in theatre and acting.^[3]

Career

For 20 years, Leblanc was an actor on stage and film, most notably as one of the leading members and the artistic director of the Zuppa Theatre Company.^[4] In her film career, she was also known as Susan Leblanc-Crawford.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	The Lighter Game	Cara	Short
2004	Table Dancer		Short
2005	The Heavy Breather	Leslie - Script Supervisor/Hailey - T.A.D.	Short
2012	Blackbird	Court Clerk
2024	Sharp Corner	Mourning mother

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	A Town Without Christmas	Local Parent	TV movie
2003	Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion	Head Nurse	TV mini-series
2005	Ambulance Girl	Fan at Bus	TV movie
2008	The Memory Keeper's Daughter	Lee	TV movie
2013	Forgive Me	Marguerite-Corrine	TV series
2013	Haven	Haven Cop	TV series

Electoral record

v t e 2024 Nova Scotia general election: Dartmouth North
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Susan Leblanc	3,696	63%
	Progressive Conservative	Karina Sanford	1,349	23%
	Liberal	Pam Cooley	826	14%
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout			5,871
Eligible voters
	New Democratic hold		Swing
Source: Elections Nova Scotia^[5]

v t e 2021 Nova Scotia general election: Dartmouth North
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	New Democratic	Susan Leblanc	3,731	49.75	+10.39	$59,923.85
	Liberal	Pam Cooley	2,361	31.48	-3.20	$47,442.64
	Progressive Conservative	Lisa Coates	1,278	17.04	-2.62	$22,946.06
	Green	Carolyn Marshall	129	1.72	-2.80	$200.00
Total valid votes/expense limit			7,499	99.42	–	$93,790.97
Total rejected ballots			44	0.58
Turnout			7,543	46.02
Eligible voters			16,392
	New Democratic hold		Swing		+6.80
Source: Elections Nova Scotia^[6]

v t e 2017 Nova Scotia general election: Dartmouth North
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Susan Leblanc	2,771	39.36	+9.22
	Liberal	Joanne Bernard	2,442	34.68	-9.38
	Progressive Conservative	Melanie Russell	1,384	19.66	-5.42
	Green	Tyler Colburne	318	4.52
	Atlantica	David Boyd	126	1.79
Total valid votes			7,041	100
Total rejected ballots			33	0.47
Turnout			7,074	42.7
Eligible voters			16,566
	New Democratic gain from Liberal		Swing		+9.30
Source: Elections Nova Scotia^[7]^[8]

References

^ The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia: a biographical directory from 1984 to the Present: Leblanc, Susan, page 146 Nova Scotia Legislature
^ "Nova Scotia election: NDP Susan Leblanc unseats Liberal Joanne Bernard in Dartmouth North". Global News, May 30, 2017.
^ Co-Artistic Directors
^ About Susan Leblanc
^ https://globalnews.ca/news/10865516/nova-scotia-election-2024-dartmouth-north/
^ "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
^ "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume I" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
^ "May 30th, 2017 - 40th Nova Scotia Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.

External links

Susan Leblanc at IMDb

[nslegislature-1] The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia: a biographical directory from 1984 to the Present: Leblanc, Susan, page 146 Nova Scotia Legislature

[2] "Nova Scotia election: NDP Susan Leblanc unseats Liberal Joanne Bernard in Dartmouth North". Global News, May 30, 2017.

[3] Co-Artistic Directors

[4] About Susan Leblanc

[5] ttps://globalnews.ca/news/10865516/nova-scotia-election-2024-dartmouth-north/

[6] "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved October 7, 2021.

[7] "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume I" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.

[8] "May 30th, 2017 - 40th Nova Scotia Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.

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-'''Susan Leblanc''' is a [[Canada|Canadian]] politician and actress who was elected to the [[Nova Scotia House of Assembly]] in the [[Nova Scotia general election, 2017|2017 provincial election]]. A member of the [[Nova Scotia New Democratic Party]], she represents the electoral district of [[Dartmouth North]].<ref>[http://globalnews.ca/news/3483960/nova-scotia-election-ndp-susan-leblanc-unseats-liberal-joanne-bernard-in-dartmouth-north/ "Nova Scotia election: NDP Susan Leblanc unseats Liberal Joanne Bernard in Dartmouth North"]. [[Global News]], May 30, 2017.</ref>
+'''Susan Leblanc''' (born October 1, 1973)<ref name="nslegislature">[https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/pdfs/people/mlabios.pdf The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia: a biographical directory from 1984 to the Present: Leblanc, Susan, page 146] Nova Scotia Legislature</ref> is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] politician and actor who was elected to the [[Nova Scotia House of Assembly]] in the [[2017 Nova Scotia general election|2017 provincial election]]. A member of the [[Nova Scotia New Democratic Party]], she represents the electoral district of [[Dartmouth North]].<ref>[http://globalnews.ca/news/3483960/nova-scotia-election-ndp-susan-leblanc-unseats-liberal-joanne-bernard-in-dartmouth-north/ "Nova Scotia election: NDP Susan Leblanc unseats Liberal Joanne Bernard in Dartmouth North"]. [[Global News]], May 30, 2017.</ref>
+As of September 22, 2024, Leblanc serves as the Third Party spokesperson for Health, Communities, Culture, Tourism & Heritage, Communications NS, and Natural Resources. She also serves as House Leader of the Third Party.
 ==Early life and education==
-Leblanc was born in [[Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]] but grew up in [[Prospect Bay, Nova Scotia]]. She was educated at the [[University of King's College]] with a BA (Honours) in Theatre/Acting<ref>[https://zuppatheatre.com/about-us/members/ Co-Artistic Directors]</ref>
+Leblanc was born in [[Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]] but grew up in [[Prospect Bay, Nova Scotia]]. She graduated from [[University of King's College]] in 1998 with a bachelor of arts (honours) in theatre and acting.<ref>[https://zuppatheatre.com/about-us/members/ Co-Artistic Directors]</ref>
 ==Career==
-For 20 years, Leblanc was an actress on stage and film, most notably as one of the
+For 20 years, Leblanc was an actor on stage and film, most notably as one of the
 leading members and the artistic director of the Zuppa Theatre Company.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/pg/susanleblancNDP/about/ About Susan Leblanc]</ref> In her film career, she was also known as Susan Leblanc-Crawford.
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+| 2012
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-| 2013 || ''[[Forgive Me (TV series)|Forgive Me]]'' || Marguerite-Corrine  || TV series
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+| 2003 || ''[[Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion]]'' || Head Nurse || TV mini-series
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 | 2005 || ''[[Ambulance Girl]]'' || Fan at Bus || TV movie
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+| 2008 || ''[[The Memory Keeper's Daughter]]'' || Lee || TV movie
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-| 2001 || ''[[A Town Without Christmas]]'' || Local Parent || TV movie
+| 2013 || ''[[Forgive Me (TV series)|Forgive Me]]'' || Marguerite-Corrine  || TV series
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+| 2013 || ''[[Haven (TV series)|Haven]]'' || Haven Cop || TV series
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 ==Electoral record==
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+{{2021 Nova Scotia general election/Dartmouth North}}
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 ==References==
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v t e Current members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
65th General Assembly of Nova Scotia
Progressive Conservative	Houston Adams Armstrong Balser Barkhouse Boudreau Bowlby Burns Comer Corkum-Greek Druhan Fadare Grosse Halman Hilton Johns C. LeBlanc Lohr MacDonald MacGillivray MacLeod MacQuarrie Maguire Martin Masland McGowan Morrow Outhit Palmer Ritcey Robicheau Rushton Sheehy-Richard Smith Stoilov Taggart Thompson Tilley Timmins Vanexan White Wong Young
New Democratic	Chender Coombes Gallagher Hamid Hansen Lachance S. Leblanc Wilson Wozney
Liberal	Mombourquette Rankin
Independent	Smith-McCrossin