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Robert Vincent (politician)
Robert Vincent (born April 13, 1956) is a Canadian politician, formerly a Bloc Québécois Member of Parliament for the riding of Shefford.
Robert Vincent | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Shefford | |
| In office 2004–2011 | |
| Preceded by | Diane St-Jacques |
| Succeeded by | Réjean Genest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 13, 1956 Granby, Quebec |
| Political party | Bloc Québécois |
| Residence(s) | Granby, Quebec |
| Profession | plant foreman, union advisor |
Born in Granby, Quebec, he was a foreman and union advisor before he was first elected in 2004.
Electoral record (partial)
| 2011 Canadian federal election: Shefford | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Réjean Genest | 27,575 | 51.09 | $1,185 | ||||
| Bloc Québécois | Robert Vincent | 12,615 | 23.37 | $64,514 | ||||
| Conservative | Mélisa Leclerc | 7,908 | 14.65 | $53,500 | ||||
| Liberal | Bernard Demers | 4,855 | 8.99 | – | $9,662 | |||
| Green | Frank Daoust | 1,022 | 1.89 | – | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes | 53,975 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 877 | |||||||
| Turnout | 54,852 | 64.79 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 84,666 | |||||||
| Source: Official Voting Results, 41st General Election 2011, Elections Canada | ||||||||
| 2008 Canadian federal election: Shefford | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Robert Vincent | 21,650 | 42.82 | $53,957 | ||||
| Liberal | Bernard Demers | 10,810 | 21.38 | – | $22,487 | |||
| Conservative | Jean Lambert | 9,927 | 19.63 | $38,653 | ||||
| New Democratic | Simon Gnocchini Messier | 6,323 | 12.51 | $7,035 | ||||
| Green | Michel M. Champagne | 1,848 | 3.66 | – | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes | 50,558 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 994 | |||||||
| Turnout | 51,552 | 63.14 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 81,651 | |||||||
| Source: Official Voting Results, 40th General Election 2008, Elections Canada | ||||||||
| 2006 Canadian federal election: Shefford | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Robert Vincent | 22,159 | 43.09 | $46,245 | ||||
| Conservative | Jean Lambert | 12,734 | 24.76 | $19,667 | ||||
| Liberal | Diane St-Jacques | 12,043 | 23.41 | – | $53,682 | |||
| New Democratic | Paula Maundcote | 2,431 | 4.73 | $1,540 | ||||
| Green | Francine Brière | 2,061 | 4.01 | – | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes | 51,428 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 867 | |||||||
| Turnout | 52,295 | 66.75 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 78,345 | |||||||
| Source: Official Voting Results, 39th General Election 2006, Elections Canada | ||||||||
References
- Robert Vincent – Parliament of Canada biography