Robert Vincent (politician)

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	(1956-04-13) April 13, 1956 Granby, Quebec
Political party	Bloc Québécois
Residence(s)	Granby, Quebec
Profession	plant foreman, union advisor

Robert Vincent (born April 13, 1956) is a Canadian politician, formerly a Bloc Québécois Member of Parliament for the riding of Shefford.

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

2004 Canadian federal election: Shefford
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Bloc Québécois	Robert Vincent	21,968	46.60	+2.65	$41,344
	Liberal	Diane St-Jacques	18,725	39.72	-6.21	$60,445
	Conservative	Jacques Parenteau	3,732	7.92	+0.45	$6,910
	Green	Francine Brière	1,571	3.33	–
	New Democratic	Sonia Bisson	1,146	2.43	+1.59	$400
Total valid votes/expense limit			47,146	100.00	$77,209

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in the 2000 election.

References

• Robert Vincent – Parliament of Canada biography