Réjean Genest
| Réjean Genest | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Shefford | |
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In office May 30, 2011 – 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Vincent |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 9, 1946 Saint-Raymond de Portneuf, Quebec |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Louise Genest |
| Residence | Granby, Quebec |
| Profession | Author, gardener, horticulturalist |
Réjean Genest (born March 9, 1946) 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.
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.
Electoral record
| Canadian federal election, 2011: 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
- ↑ Election 2011: Shefford. The Globe and Mail, May 2, 2011.
- ↑ Tamsin McMahon (May 4, 2011). "The REALLY New Democrats". National Post. Retrieved May 4, 2011.
External links
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