Alexandra Mendès
- Born
- November 3, 1963 — Portugal
- Career
- Constituency assistant to Jacques Saada; Taught at the Brossard Portuguese School; Quebec assistant to Bob Rae; Worked for fifteen years at a settlement organization for new immigrants and refugees at Maison Internationale de la Rive-Sud.
- Political Experience
- MP for Brossard—Saint-Lambert since 2015; MP for Brossard—La Prairie from 2008 until 2011; President of the Liberal Party's Quebec wing, the Liberal Party of Canada (Quebec); Assistant Deputy Speaker and Assistant Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole
- Notable
- Immigrated to Canada in 1978; Holds dual citizenship for Canada and Portugal; Undergoing cancer treatment (announced February 2025); Endorsed Chrystia Freeland in the 2025 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election.
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Alexandra Mendès won with 36,541 votes (62.2%)
Total votes cast: 58,739
Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the report of the Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association respecting its participation in the Parliament of Jamaica Post-Election Seminar, held in Kingston, Jamaica, from January 28 to January 30, 2026.
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