Jean Rousseau (born June 23, 1961) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 election.[1] He represented the electoral district of Compton—Stanstead as a member of the New Democratic Party. Rousseau was defeated in the 2015 Canadian federal election by Liberal Party of Canada candidate Marie-Claude Bibeau.
Jean Rousseau | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Compton—Stanstead | |
| In office May 30, 2011 – August 2, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | France Bonsant |
| Succeeded by | Marie-Claude Bibeau |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 23, 1961 Asbestos, Quebec |
| Political party | Green |
| Other political affiliations | New Democratic |
Prior to being elected, Rousseau was a worker in showbusiness. He studied in administration at the Cégep de Sherbrooke and has a Bachelor's degree in industrial relations from Université Laval.
Rosseau joined the Green Party in May 2016.[2] He was the Green Party of Canada candidate in Compton—Stanstead for the 2019 Canadian federal election.[3]
Electoral record edit
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Compton—Stanstead | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Marie-Claude Bibeau | 21,731 | 37.31 | +0.43 | $58,382.52 | |||
| Bloc Québécois | David Benoît | 18,571 | 31.89 | +11.19 | none listed | |||
| Conservative | Jessy Mc Neil | 8,446 | 14.50 | +2.00 | $12,725.62 | |||
| New Democratic | Naomie Mathieu Chauvette | 5,607 | 9.63 | -17.78 | $1,786.21 | |||
| Green | Jean Rousseau | 3,044 | 5.23 | +3.29 | none listed | |||
| People's | Paul Reed | 586 | 1.01 | $677.99 | ||||
| Rhinoceros | Jonathan Therrien | 252 | 0.43 | -0.13 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 58,237 | 98.33 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 988 | 1.67 | ||||||
| Turnout | 59,225 | 69.75 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 84,913 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -5.39 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[4][5] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Compton—Stanstead | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Marie-Claude Bibeau | 20,582 | 36.88 | +24.89 | $30,817.38 | |||
| New Democratic | Jean Rousseau | 15,300 | 27.41 | -19.86 | $22,398.05 | |||
| Bloc Québécois | France Bonsant | 11,551 | 20.70 | -5.73 | $41,452.44 | |||
| Conservative | Gustavo Labrador | 6,978 | 12.50 | +0.65 | $24,135.57 | |||
| Green | Korie Marshall | 1,085 | 1.94 | -0.49 | – | |||
| Rhinoceros | Kévin Côté | 315 | 0.56 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 55,811 | 100.00 | $218,288.13 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 748 | 1.32 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 56,559 | 69.09 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 81,867 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | +22.37 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[6][7] | ||||||||
References edit
- ^ Election 2011: Compton—Stanstead. The Globe and Mail, May 2, 2011.
- ^ "Former Quebec NDP MP Jean Rousseau joins Green Party as critic | CBC News".
- ^ "Compton—Stanstead".
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Compton—Stanstead, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
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