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 by	Réjean Genest
Succeeded by	Andréanne Larouche
Personal details
Born	October 3, 1966 Granby, Quebec
Political party	Liberal
Alma mater	Université 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 Québécois	Andréanne Larouche	23,503	38.6
	Liberal	Pierre Breton	22,605	37.1
	Conservative	Nathalie Clermont	7,495	12.3
	New Democratic	Raymonde Plamondon	3,705	6.1
	Green	Katherine Turgeon	2,814	4.6
	People's	Mariam Sabbagh	497	0.8
	Indépendence du Québec	Darlène Daviault	294	0.5
Total valid votes/Expense limit			60,913	100.0
Total rejected ballots			1,313
Turnout			62,226	68.4
Eligible voters			90,921
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]

2015 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Pierre Breton	22,957	38.96	+29.96	–
	New Democratic	Claire Mailhot	13,945	23.67	-27.42	–
	Bloc Québécois	Jocelyn Beaudoin	13,092	22.22	-1.15	–
	Conservative	Sylvie Fontaine	7,529	12.77	-1.88	–
	Green	Simon McMillan	1,397	2.37	+0.48	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			58,920	100.0		$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

• Pierre Breton – Parliament of Canada biography

External links

• Official Website