Robert Carrier (politician)
Canadian politician
Robert Carrier (born June 3, 1941) is a Canadian politician, engineer, political adviser, and a project coordinator. Carrier was a Bloc Québécois member of the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 until 2011.
Born in Montreal , Quebec , Carrier was first elected in the 2004 federal election in the riding of Alfred-Pellan in Laval, Quebec . However, he was defeated in the 2011 election by NDP's Rosane Doré Lefebvre . Carrier stood as a candidate for the Parti Québécois in the Mille-Îles electoral district during the 2012 Quebec election . On election night, he placed second behind the winner, Francine Charbonneau of the Liberals .
2008 Canadian federal election : Alfred-Pellan
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Robert Carrier 20,686
38.83
−4.14
$59,983
Liberal Wilson Saintelmy
15,594
29.27
+1.68
$51,830
Conservative Alexandre Salameh
8,662
16.26
−2.66
$72,184
New Democratic Cynthia Roy
6,406
12.03
+4.92
$3,131
Green Tristan Desjardins Drouin
1,665
3.13
−0.28
$325
Independent Régent Millette
259
0.49
–
none listed
Total valid votes
53,272 100.00
Total rejected ballots
737 1.36
Turnout
54,009 66.05
Electors on the lists
81,766
2004 Canadian federal election : Alfred-Pellan
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Robert Carrier 26,239
49.20
+6.65
$38,963
Liberal Carole-Marie Allard 21,116
39.59
−5.18
$70,978
Conservative Rosane Raymond
2,703
5.07
−3.21
$10,199
New Democratic Benjamin Le Bel
1,849
3.47
+2.48
$2,108
Green Louis-Philippe Verenka
1,132
2.12
+0.98
$0
Independent Yves Denois
204
0.38
–
none listed
Independent Régent Millette
89
0.17
−0.27
none listed
Total valid votes
53,232 100.00
Total rejected ballots
1,128 2.07
Turnout
54,460 67.95
Eligible voters
80,148
Bloc Québécois gain from Liberal
Swing
+5.92
Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in the 2000 election.
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