# Lisa Lachance

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{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix =
| name             = Lisa Lachance
| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=CAN|MLA|size=100%}}
| image            = 
| caption          = 
| birth_date       = 
| birth_place      = [Montreal](/source/Montreal), [Quebec](/source/Quebec), Canada
| office1          = Critic, Finance and Treasury Board; Mental Health & Addictions; 2SLGBTQ+ Affairs; [L’nu](/source/Mi%EA%9E%8Ckmaq) Affairs; Agriculture; [Acadian](/source/Acadian) Affairs; Advanced Education; and Communications NS.
| term_start1      = September 7, 2021
| term_end1        = 
| leader1          = [Gary Burrill](/source/Gary_Burrill) and [Claudia Chender](/source/Claudia_Chender)
| assembly2        = Nova Scotia House of
| constituency_AM2 = [Halifax Citadel-Sable Island](/source/Halifax_Citadel-Sable_Island)
| term_start2      = August 17, 2021
| term_end2        = 
| predecessor2     = [Labi Kousoulis](/source/Labi_Kousoulis)
| successor2       = 
| party            = [New Democratic Party](/source/Nova_Scotia_New_Democratic_Party)
| spouse           = Heather Gass
| occupation       = 
| alma_mater       = [Dalhousie University](/source/Dalhousie_University) 
}}

'''Lisa Anne Lachance'''<ref>[https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/pdfs/people/mlabios.pdf Biographical Directory of MLAs from 1984 to the Present] Nova Scotia Legislature</ref> {{post-nominals|country=CAN|MLA}} is a Canadian politician who was elected to the [Nova Scotia House of Assembly](/source/Nova_Scotia_House_of_Assembly) in the [2021 Nova Scotia general election](/source/2021_Nova_Scotia_general_election)<ref>{{cite web |date=August 17, 2021 |title=Nova Scotia Election Riding Results: Halifax Citadel-Sable Island |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/8060255/nova-scotia-election-halifax-citadel-sable-island-2021/ |publisher=Global News}}</ref> and re-elected in the [2024 Nova Scotia general election](/source/2024_Nova_Scotia_general_election).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Get all the Nova Scotia election results |url=https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/elections/nova-scotia/2024/results/ |access-date=2025-08-07 |website=CBC News |language=en}}</ref> She represents the riding of [Halifax Citadel-Sable Island](/source/Halifax_Citadel-Sable_Island) as a member of the [Nova Scotia New Democratic Party](/source/Nova_Scotia_New_Democratic_Party).

As of August 2025, Lachance serves as the Official Opposition critic for Finance, Environment, Mental Health and Addictions, 2SLGBTQIA+ Affairs, Acadian Affairs, and Natural Resources. Lachance also serves as the New Democrat House Leader.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Official Opposition Leader Claudia Chender announces NSNDP Shadow Cabinet |url=https://www.nsndp.ca/official-opposition-leader-claudia-chender-announces-nsndp-shadow-cabinet |access-date=2025-08-07 |website=Nova Scotia NDP |language=en}}</ref>

==Early life==
Lachance was born in [Montreal](/source/Montreal), and spent time in [Belleville, Ontario](/source/Belleville%2C_Ontario) and Australia, before completing high school in [Canning, Nova Scotia](/source/Canning%2C_Nova_Scotia).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lisalachance.ca/interests|title=Interests - Lisa Lachance web|publisher=Lisalachance.ca}}</ref> Lachance graduated from [Dalhousie University](/source/Dalhousie_University) in 1996 with a Bachelor of Arts in International Development Studies and in 2000 with a [Master of Public Administration](/source/Master_of_Public_Administration).<ref>[https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/pdfs/people/mlabios.pdf Biography of MLAs] Nova Scotia Legislature</ref>

==Personal life==
Lachance and her partner Heather Gass were one of the first same-sex couples to be legally married in Canada following ''[Halpern v Canada (AG)](/source/Halpern_v_Canada_(AG))''.<ref>{{cite news |last=MacDonald |first=Rory |date=June 18, 2003 |title=Victory in the Justice System |url=https://xtramagazine.com/power/victory-in-the-justice-system-43773 |work=Xtra!}}</ref> Lachance is [genderqueer](/source/genderqueer)<ref>{{cite web |last1=McSheffrey |first1=Elizabeth |title=Gender diversity will improve at N.S. legislature, but still falls below half of elected officials - Halifax {{!}} Globalnews.ca |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/8125403/gender-diversity-will-improve-at-n-s-legislature-but-still-falls-below-half-of-elected-officials/ |website=Global News |access-date=September 15, 2021 |quote=Lachance, who is genderqueer, knocked Liberal incumbent Labi Kousoulis out of the job — evidence that Nova Scotians “wanted change,” they said.}}</ref> and uses ''she''/''they'' pronouns.<ref name="thecoast" /> She is the first gender non-conforming MLA in Nova Scotia, and the third overall in the nation, joining [Uzoma Asagwara](/source/Uzoma_Asagwara) and [Estefan Cortes-Vargas](/source/Estefan_Cortes-Vargas).<ref name="thecoast">{{cite news |last1=Armstrong |first1=Lyndsay |title=Meet peninsula Halifax's new MLAs Ali Duale, Suzy Hansen and Lisa Lachance |url=https://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/meet-peninsula-halifaxs-new-mlas/Content?oid=27089344 |website=The Coast Halifax |access-date=September 15, 2021 |language=en |quote=Lachance, who’s non-binary and uses both they and she pronouns, is one of only a few openly gender-queer politicians to win a Canadian election.}}</ref>

==Electoral history==
{{2024 Nova Scotia general election/Halifax Citadel-Sable Island}}
{{2021 Nova Scotia general election/Halifax Citadel-Sable Island}}

{{Canadian election result/top|NS|2021|Halifax Citadel-Sable Island|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|'''Lisa Lachance'''| 3,397 | 42.31|+12.55}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|[Labi Kousoulis](/source/Labi_Kousoulis)| 2,956| 36.82 |-4.74}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|Sheri Morgan | 1,425 | 17.75|-5.48}}
{{CANelec|NS|Green|Noah Hollis|250|3.11|-2.33}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 8,028|99.79 }}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|17|0.21|}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|8,045|48.92|}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters| 16,444}}
{{CANelec/gain|NS|NDP|Liberal|+8.65}}
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==References==
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