Pierre Breton
Pierre Breton | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Shefford | |
| In office October 19, 2015 – October 21, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Réjean Genest |
| Succeeded by | Andréanne Larouche |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 3, 1966 Granby, Quebec |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Alma mater | Université du Québec à Montréal |
Pierre Breton (born October 3, 1966) is a Canadian Liberal politician who was elected as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada to represent the federal electoral district of Shefford during the 2015 Canadian federal election.[1] He was defeated in the 2019 Canadian federal election.
Breton was born in Granby, Quebec, and attended the Université du Québec à Montréal, earning a degree in business administration. He worked for a number of companies, including Bombardier and Viasystems Canada. From 2003 until his election to Parliament, he was a business partner in the human resources department for the Société des alcools du Québec.[2]
He began his involvement in politics by volunteering on the campaigns of Jean Lapierre, the Liberal MP for Shefford from 1979 to 1993. In 2005 he was elected as an independent to the city council of Granby, and held that position until his election to the House of Commons.[3]
Electoral record[edit]
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Pierre Breton | 22,957 | 38.96 | +29.96 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Claire Mailhot | 13,945 | 23.67 | -27.42 | – | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Jocelyn Beaudoin | 13,092 | 22.22 | -1.15 | – | |||
| Conservative | Sylvie Fontaine | 7,529 | 12.77 | -1.88 | – | |||
| Green | Simon McMillan | 1,397 | 2.37 | +0.48 | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 58,920 | 100.0 | $228,103.99 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,299 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 60,219 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 88,355 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[4][5] | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Election results: Liberals break through in Eastern Townships". Pat Hickey. Montreal Gazette. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ Pierre Breton Biography, Liberal.ca.
- ^ Pierre Breton Biography, Liberal.ca.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Shefford, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
