1. Audrey McLaughlin was the first female leader of a political party with representation in the House of Commons of Canada, as well as the first federal political party leader to represent an electoral district in a Canadian territory.
10 Facts About Audrey McLaughlin
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Audrey McLaughlin worked as a social worker in Toronto, Ontario, and in Ghana.
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In 1979, McLaughlin moved to Yukon and set up a consultancy business.
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Audrey McLaughlin had taken over the NDP during a peak in its popularity.
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Audrey McLaughlin won her seat in the Yukon but resigned as leader and was succeeded by Alexa McDonough in 1995.
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Audrey McLaughlin did not run for re-election in the 1997 election.
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Audrey McLaughlin was an overseas volunteer in Barbados in 1986 with Canadian Crossroads International.
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Audrey McLaughlin published an autobiography, A Woman's Place: My Life and Politics, in 1992.
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Audrey McLaughlin has served as the President of the Socialist International Women and as special representative for the Government of the Yukon on Circumpolar Affairs.
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Audrey McLaughlin was an honorary pallbearer at the state funeral of Jack Layton in 2011.