Robert Carrier (politician)

This article is about the Canadian politician. For the American chef, see Robert Carrier (chef).

Robert Carrier (born June 3, 1941) is a Canadian politician, engineer, political adviser, and a project coordinator. Carrier was a Bloc Québécois member of the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 until 2011.

Robert Carrier
Member of Parliament for Alfred-Pellan
In office 2004–2011
Preceded by	Carole-Marie Allard
Succeeded by	Rosane Doré Lefebvre
Personal details
Born	(1941-06-03) June 3, 1941 (age 82) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political party	Bloc Québécois
Residence	Laval, Quebec
Profession	engineer, political adviser, project coordinator

Born in Montreal, Quebec, Carrier was first elected in the 2004 federal election in the riding of Alfred-Pellan in Laval, Quebec. However, he was defeated in the 2011 election by NDP's Rosane Doré Lefebvre. Carrier stood as a candidate for the Parti Québécois in the Mille-Îles electoral district during the 2012 Quebec election. On election night, he placed second behind the winner, Francine Charbonneau of the Liberals.

Electoral record (partial)

2012 Quebec general election: Mille-Îles
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Francine Charbonneau	11,908	37.36	-9.40
	Parti Québécois	Robert Carrier	10,138	31.81	-4.61
	Coalition Avenir Québec	Jean Prud'homme	7,420	23.28
	Québec solidaire	Nicole Bellerose	1,508	4.73	+2.03
	Green	Henrico Negro	376	1.18	-1.53
	Option nationale	Alain Sénécal	352	1.10
	Independent	Régent Millette	121	0.38
	Union citoyenne	Carlos Silva	52	0.16
Total valid votes					–
Total rejected ballots					–
Turnout
Electors on the lists				–	–

2011 Canadian federal election: Alfred-Pellan
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Rosane Doré Lefebvre	23,098	42.09	+30.06
	Bloc Québécois	Robert Carrier	12,504	22.79	-16.04
	Liberal	Angelo Iacono	12,070	22.00	-7.27
	Conservative	Pierre Lefebvre	6,157	11.22	-5.04
	Green	Dylan Perceval-Maxwell	798	1.45	-1.68
	Independent	Régent Millette	245	0.45	-0.04
Total valid votes/Expense limit			54,872	100.00
Total rejected ballots			745	1.34	-0.02
Turnout			55,617	65.91	-0.14
	New Democratic gain from Bloc Québécois		Swing		+23.05

v t e 2008 Canadian federal election: Alfred-Pellan
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Bloc Québécois	Robert Carrier	20,686	38.83	−4.14	$59,983
	Liberal	Wilson Saintelmy	15,594	29.27	+1.68	$51,830
	Conservative	Alexandre Salameh	8,662	16.26	−2.66	$72,184
	New Democratic	Cynthia Roy	6,406	12.03	+4.92	$3,131
	Green	Tristan Desjardins Drouin	1,665	3.13	−0.28	$325
	Independent	Régent Millette	259	0.49	–	none listed
Total valid votes			53,272	100.00
Total rejected ballots			737	1.36
Turnout			54,009	66.05
Electors on the lists			81,766

v t e 2004 Canadian federal election: Alfred-Pellan
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Bloc Québécois	Robert Carrier	26,239	49.20	+6.65	$38,963
	Liberal	Carole-Marie Allard	21,116	39.59	−5.18	$70,978
	Conservative	Rosane Raymond	2,703	5.07	−3.21	$10,199
	New Democratic	Benjamin Le Bel	1,849	3.47	+2.48	$2,108
	Green	Louis-Philippe Verenka	1,132	2.12	+0.98	$0
	Independent	Yves Denois	204	0.38	–	none listed
	Independent	Régent Millette	89	0.17	−0.27	none listed
Total valid votes			53,232	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,128	2.07
Turnout			54,460	67.95
Eligible voters			80,148
	Bloc Québécois gain from Liberal		Swing		+5.92
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in the 2000 election.

External links

• Robert Carrier – Parliament of Canada biography
• How'd They Vote?: Robert Carrier's voting history and quotes