Jean Rousseau (politician)

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 the Canadian Parliament for Compton—Stanstead
In office May 30, 2011 – 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 next federal election.[3]

Electoral record

2019 Canadian federal election: Compton—Stanstead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Marie-Claude Bibeau	21,731	37.3	+0.32
	Bloc Québécois	David Benoît	18,571	31.9
	Conservative	Jessy Mc Neil	8,446	14.5
	New Democratic	Naomie Mathieu Chauvette	5,607	9.6
	Green	Jean Rousseau	3,044	5.2
	People's	Paul Reed	586	1.0
	Rhinoceros	Jonathan Therrien	252	0.4
Total valid votes/Expense limit			58,237	100.0
Total rejected ballots			988
Turnout			59,225	70.2
Eligible voters			84,383
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

1. Election 2011: Compton—Stanstead. The Globe and Mail, May 2, 2011.
2. http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/rousseau-green-party-critic-1.3562293
3. https://www.greenparty.ca/en/riding/2013-24023
4. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
5. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
6. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Compton—Stanstead, 30 September 2015
7. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Jean Rousseau – Parliament of Canada biography