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Robert Toupin | |
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| Member of Parliament for Terrebonne | |
| In office 1984–1988 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph-Roland Comtois |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Marc Robitaille |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 20,1949 L'Assomption,Quebec,Canada |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative (1984-1986) Independent (1986,1987-1988) New Democratic Party (1986-1987) |
Robert Toupin (born January 20,1949) is a former Canadian politician who served as the member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons for the riding of Terrebonne from 1984 to 1988.
Toupin had been a worker for the Quebec Liberal Party [1] when he joined the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada following Brian Mulroney's election as party leader. Toupin was a successful Tory candidate in Terrebonne riding in the 1984 federal election. [2]
He was critical of the new government's policies crossed the floor in May 1986 to sit as an independent. [3] He attempted to join the Liberal Party of Canada but the Liberal riding association for the constituency he represented rejected him. [4] He ultimately joined the New Democratic Party (NDP),becoming the first NDP MP from a Quebec riding. [5] However,in October 1987,he left the party after ten months to again sit as an independent,after claiming that the party was dominated by the extreme left. [6] [7]
Toupin was defeated as an independent candidate in the 1988 federal election. [8]
| 1988 Canadian federal election : Terrebonne | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jean-Marc Robitaille | 35,345 | 52.8 | -7.5 | ||||
| Liberal | Claire Brouillet | 12,422 | 18.5 | -7.7 | ||||
| Independent | Robert Toupin | 10,390 | 15.5 | |||||
| New Democratic | Lauraine Vaillancourt | 7,194 | 10.7 | +1.9 | ||||
| Rhinoceros | Alain Cowboy De Lagrave | 1,647 | 2.5 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 66,998 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1984 Canadian federal election : Terrebonne | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Robert Toupin | 43,822 | 60.30 | |||||
| Liberal | Joseph-Roland Comtois (incumbent) | 19,040 | 26.20 | |||||
| New Democratic | Brian Umansky | 6,454 | 8.88 | |||||
| Parti nationaliste | Jean-A. Bonin | 3,060 | 4.21 | |||||
| Commonwealth of Canada | Claude Brosseau | 292 | 0.40 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 72,668 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,634 | |||||||
| Turnout | 74,302 | 74.93 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 99,162 | |||||||
| Source: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer, Thirty-third General Election, 1984. | ||||||||
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