▁she ▁defeated ▁New ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁( ND P ) ▁inc umb ent ▁Neil ▁Young ▁by ▁a ▁margin ▁of ▁two - to - one , ▁thus ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁Liberal ▁in ▁history ▁to ▁represent ▁the ▁Be aches ▁area ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁Dan for th . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁she ▁has ▁been ▁re - elect ed ▁five ▁times ▁easily ▁defe ating ▁high - profile ▁candidates ▁such ▁as ▁Peter ▁Tab uns ▁( 2 0 0 4 ▁election , ▁by ▁ 7 , 7 3 8 ▁votes ) ▁and ▁Mar il yn ▁Ch ur ley ▁( 2 0 0 6 ▁election , ▁by ▁ 2 , 7 7 8 ▁votes ; ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁election , ▁by ▁ 4 0 3 5 ▁votes ). ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁Min na ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁Cab inet ▁as ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁International ▁Co operation . ▁She ▁held ▁the ▁post ▁until ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Min na ▁was ▁accused ▁of ▁impro per ly ▁voting ▁in ▁a ▁municipal ▁by - e lection . ▁She ▁voted ▁for ▁friend ▁and ▁colle ague ▁G ail ▁Ny berg ▁who ▁was ▁running ▁to ▁replace ▁Michael ▁Pr ue ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Provin cial ▁government ▁in ▁a ▁September ▁by - e lection . ▁On ▁advice ▁from ▁municipal ▁officials , ▁Min na ▁cast ▁a ▁ball ot ▁even ▁though ▁she ▁didn ' t ▁live ▁within ▁the