Réjean Genest (March 9, 1946 – December 26, 2023) 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 Shefford as a member of the New Democratic Party.
Réjean Genest | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Shefford | |
| In office May 30, 2011 – August 4, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Vincent |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Breton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 9, 1946 Saint-Raymond de Portneuf, Quebec |
| Died | December 26, 2023 (aged 77) |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Louise Lecours |
| Residence | Granby, Quebec |
| Profession | Author, gardener, horticulturalist |
He was formerly a meteorologist. At the time of his election, he was a horticulturalist and editor of Les Beaux Jardins online magazine.[2]
Genest did not stand for re-election in 2015.
It was reported in 2018 that Genest was recruited by the Green Party to be its candidate for Shefford in the 2019 election. He dismissed the rumors as untrue.[3]
Electoral record edit
| 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 | ||||||||
References edit
- ^ Election 2011: Shefford. The Globe and Mail, May 2, 2011.
- ^ Tamsin McMahon (4 May 2011). "The REALLY New Democrats". National Post. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Réjean Genest dément la rumeur qui l'envoie au Parti vert". 22 November 2018.
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