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Robert Aubin
Canadian politician
Robert Aubin (born May 26, 1960) is a Canadian politician who served as the Member of Parliament for the riding of Trois-Rivières from 2011 to 2019 as a member of the New Democratic Party.
Background and education
Born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Aubin has a diploma in geography from Université Laval and a degree in music and education from the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières.
At the time of his election, he had been a teacher at the Séminaire St-Joseph for nearly 25 years. He has also been a musician.
Political career
Aubin was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 election[1] and was re-elected in 2015. After the 2015 election, Aubin was appointed the NDP critic for International development and La Francophonie in the 42nd Canadian Parliament.[2]
In the 2012 NDP leadership election, he supported Tom Mulcair.[3] In the 2017 NDP leadership election, Aubin initially supported Peter Julian,[4] then switched his support to Guy Caron after Julian withdrew from the race.[5]
Aubin lost his seat in the 2019 federal election, falling to fourth place.[6]
Electoral record
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Trois-Rivières
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes |
% |
|
Expenditures
|
|
|
Bloc Québécois |
Louise Charbonneau |
17,240 |
28.48 |
+11.48 |
$19,118.47
|
|
|
Liberal |
Valérie Renaud-Martin |
15,774 |
26.06 |
-4.16 |
$59,713.01
|
|
|
Conservative |
Yves Lévesque |
15,240 |
25.17 |
+6.54 |
none listed
|
|
|
New Democratic |
Robert Aubin |
10,090 |
16.67 |
-15.16 |
none listed
|
|
|
Green |
Marie Duplessis |
1,492 |
2.46 |
+0.75 |
none listed
|
|
|
People's |
Marc-André Gingras |
565 |
0.93 |
– |
$5,574.25
|
|
|
Independent |
Ronald St-Onge Lynch |
137 |
0.23 |
– |
$0.00
|
| Total valid votes/expense limit
|
60,538 |
100.0
|
| Total rejected ballots
|
1,092 |
1.77
|
| Turnout
|
61,630 |
66.73
|
| Eligible voters
|
92,362
|
|
|
Bloc Québécois gain from New Democratic
|
Swing
|
+7.82
|
| Source: Elections Canada[7][8]
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| 2015 Canadian federal election
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| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes |
% |
|
Expenditures
|
|
|
New Democratic |
Robert Aubin |
19,193 |
31.83 |
-17.87 |
$59,109.30
|
|
|
Liberal |
Yvon Boivin |
18,224 |
30.22 |
+20.19 |
$33,318.95
|
|
|
Conservative |
Dominic Therrien |
11,231 |
18.63 |
+5.48 |
$88,781.37
|
|
|
Bloc Québécois |
André Valois |
10,249 |
17.00 |
-7.21 |
$37,874.56
|
|
|
Green |
Éric Trottier |
1,032 |
1.71 |
-0.18 |
–
|
|
|
Libertarian |
Maxime Rousseau |
360 |
0.6 |
– |
–
|
| Total valid votes/Expense limit
|
60,289 |
100.0 |
|
$232,803.19
|
| Total rejected ballots
|
940 |
– |
–
|
| Turnout
|
61,229 |
– |
–
|
| Eligible voters
|
90,900
|
| Source: Elections Canada[9][10]
|
References
- ^ Election 2011: Trois-Rivières. The Globe and Mail, May 2, 2011.
- ^ Kirkup, Kristy (12 November 2015). "Tom Mulcair taps Nathan Cullen, Charlie Angus, Guy Caron for top critic roles". CBC News. The Canadian Press. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- ^ Payton, Laura (15 September 2011). "MPs line up behind early NDP leadership favourites". CBC News. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ Marquis, Mélanie (February 20, 2017). "NPD: Peter Julian fera campagne en s'opposant à Énergie Est". La Presse. Canadian Press. Archived from the original on February 22, 2017.
- ^ Guy Caron [@GuyCaronNPD] (August 24, 2017). "Very proud to announce the support of Québec Caucus chair, @RobertAubinNPD. Thank you Robert! #NDPLdr" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Cossette, Jonathan (October 22, 2019). "Robert Aubin détrôné après 8 ans de services". L'Hebdo Journal. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Trois-Rivières, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
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