Pierre Breton

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.

Pierre Breton
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Shefford
In office
October 19, 2015 – September 11, 2019
Preceded byRéjean Genest
Succeeded byAndréanne Larouche
Personal details
Born (1966-10-03) October 3, 1966
Granby, Quebec
Political partyLiberal
Alma materUniversité du Québec à Montréal

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
2019 Canadian federal election: Shefford
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisAndréanne Larouche23,50338.6
LiberalPierre Breton22,60537.1
ConservativeNathalie Clermont7,49512.3
New DemocraticRaymonde Plamondon3,7056.1
GreenKatherine Turgeon2,8144.6
People'sMariam Sabbagh4970.8
Indépendence du QuébecDarlène Daviault2940.5
Total valid votes/Expense limit 60,913100.0
Total rejected ballots 1,313
Turnout 62,22668.4
Eligible voters 90,921
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalPierre Breton22,95738.96+29.96–
New DemocraticClaire Mailhot13,94523.67-27.42–
Bloc QuébécoisJocelyn Beaudoin13,09222.22-1.15–
ConservativeSylvie Fontaine7,52912.77-1.88–
GreenSimon McMillan1,3972.37+0.48–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 58,920100.0   $228,103.99
Total rejected ballots 1,299––
Turnout 60,219––
Eligible voters 88,355
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]

References
  1. "Election results: Liberals break through in Eastern Townships". Pat Hickey. Montreal Gazette. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  2. Pierre Breton Biography, Liberal.ca.
  3. Pierre Breton Biography, Liberal.ca.
  4. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  5. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  6. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Shefford, 30 September 2015
  7. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
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