Nicole Roy-Arcelin

Nicole Roy-Arcelin (born 12 October 1941) is a Canadian politician, a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1993 and a city councillor in Montreal.

She was born on 12 October 1941 in Chicoutimi, Quebec. Prior to her election, she was pursuing a career in nursing. Her background also includes special events arrangement and performances as a singer. Her husband is André Arcelin, a doctor who emigrated from Haiti in 1964.

She became the Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament for the district of Ahuntsic electoral district in 1988. She served in the 34th Canadian Parliament. She was defeated by Bloc Québécois candidate Michel Daviault in the 1993 election.

She subsequently made three unsuccessful attempts at a political comeback in federal politics:

• in a 1996 by-election in the district of Papineau—Saint-Michel;
• in Ahuntsic in 1997;
• in LaSalle—Émard against Prime Minister Paul Martin in 2004.

She ran as the Vision Montreal candidate for city councillor in the district of Jean-Rivard in 1998 against incumbent Daniel Boucher, winning with 39% of the vote. During her term in municipal office, she served on Pierre Bourque's executive committee. However she lost her bid for re-election to a candidate of Mayor Gérald Tremblay's party in 2001.