Robert Toupin

Robert Toupin
MP
Member of Parliament
for Terrebonne
In office
1984–1988
Preceded byJoseph-Roland Comtois
Succeeded byJean-Marc Robitaille
Personal details
Born (1949-01-20) January 20, 1949
L'Assomption, Quebec, Canada
PartyProgressive Conservative (1984-1986)
Independent (1986, 1987-1988)
New Democratic (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]

Critical of the new government's policies, he 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]

Electoral record

1988 Canadian federal election: Terrebonne
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJean-Marc Robitaille35,34552.76-7.55
LiberalClaire Brouillet12,42218.54-7.66
IndependentRobert Toupin10,39015.51
New DemocraticLauraine Vaillancourt7,19410.74+1.86
RhinocerosAlain Cowboy De Lagrave1,6472.46
Total valid votes 66,99897.59
Total rejected ballots 1,6552.41+0.21
Turnout 68,65373.84-1.09
Eligible voters 68,653
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +0.06
Source: Elections Canada[9]
1984 Canadian federal election: Terrebonne
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRobert Toupin43,82260.30+51.19
LiberalJoseph-Roland Comtois19,04026.20-42.20
New DemocraticBrian Umansky6,4548.88-4.04
Parti nationalisteJean-A. Bonin3,0604.21
Commonwealth of CanadaClaude Brosseau2920.40
Total valid votes 72,66897.80
Total rejected ballots 1,6342.20+0.82
Turnout 74,30274.93+7.98
Electors on the lists 99,162
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +46.70
Source: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer, Thirty-third General Election, 1984.

References

  1. ↑ "CBC News In Depth: Canadian government". Cbc.ca. June 27, 2007. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Will Toupin be a team player for NDP?". The Gazette. Ottawa, Ontario. The Canadian Press. December 17, 1986. p. B1. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Quebec MP quits Conservatives to sit as independent". and "Quebec Conservative MP quits to sit as independent". The Gazette. Ottawa, Ontario. May 15, 1986. pp. A1–A2. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ McGillivray, Don (December 18, 1986). "Cheap and easy Quebec seat may hurt the NDP". The Hamilton Spectator. Ottawa, Ontario. Southam News. p. A6. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Block, Irwin (December 17, 1986). "Toupin faces fight to hold seat". The Gazette. Repentigny, Quebec. p. B1. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Quebec MP quits NDP, citing extremism faction". The Star-Phoenix. Ottawa, Ontario. The Canadian Press. October 27, 1987. p. A12. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Conway, J.F. (November 12, 1987). "Toupin was bad political retreat for Broadbent". Waterloo Region Record. Waterloo, Ontario. p. A7. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "St. Germain, five other ministers defeated". Vancouver Sun. Ottawa, Ontario. November 22, 1988. p. A2. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Canada, Chief Electoral Officer (1988). Thirty-Fourth General Election, 1988: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (Report). Ottawa: Elections Canada. ISBN 0-662-56648-3.
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