Réjean Genest
Réjean Genest | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Shefford | |
| In office 30 May 2011 – 4 August 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Vincent |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Breton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 March 1946 |
| Died | 26 December 2023 (aged 77) Granby, Quebec |
| Party | New Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Louise Lecours |
| Profession | Author, gardener, horticulturalist |
Réjean Genest (9 March 1946 – 26 December 2023) was a Canadian politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 election.[1] He represented the electoral district of Shefford as a member of the New Democratic Party.
He was formerly a meteorologist. At the time of his election, he was a horticulturalist and editor of Les Beaux Jardins online magazine.[2]
Genest did not stand for re-election in 2015.[3]
It was reported in 2018 that Genest was recruited by the Green Party to be its candidate for Shefford in the 2019 election. He dismissed the rumors as untrue.[4]
Genest died in Granby on 26 December 2023 aged 77.[3]
Electoral record
| 2011 Canadian federal election: Shefford | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Réjean Genest | 27,575 | 51.09 | $1,185 | ||||
| Bloc Québécois | Robert Vincent | 12,615 | 23.37 | $64,514 | ||||
| Conservative | Mélisa Leclerc | 7,908 | 14.65 | $53,500 | ||||
| Liberal | Bernard Demers | 4,855 | 8.99 | – | $9,662 | |||
| Green | Frank Daoust | 1,022 | 1.89 | – | none listed | |||
| Total valid votes | 53,975 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 877 | |||||||
| Turnout | 54,852 | 64.79 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 84,666 | |||||||
| Source: Official Voting Results, 41st General Election 2011, Elections Canada | ||||||||
References
- ^ Election 2011: Shefford. The Globe and Mail, 2 May 2011.
- ^ Tamsin McMahon (4 May 2011). "The REALLY New Democrats". National Post. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ a b "L'ex-député du NPD Réjean Genest est mort le 26 décembre à Granby à l'âge de 77 ans" [Former NDP MP Réjean Genest died on 26 December in Granby, aged 77]. l'actualité. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- ^ "Réjean Genest dément la rumeur qui l'envoie au Parti vert". 22 November 2018.
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