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Robert Carrier (politician)

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Robert Carrier
Member of Parliament
for Alfred-Pellan
In office
20042011
Preceded byCarole-Marie Allard
Succeeded byRosane Doré Lefebvre
Personal details
Born (1941-06-03) June 3, 1941 (age 83)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political partyBloc Québécois
ResidenceLaval, Quebec
Professionengineer, political adviser, project coordinator

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.

Electoral record (partial)

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2012 Quebec general election: Mille-Îles
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Francine Charbonneau 11,908 37.36 -9.40
Parti Québécois Robert Carrier 10,138 31.81 -4.61
Coalition Avenir Québec Jean Prud'homme 7,420 23.28
Québec solidaire Nicole Bellerose 1,508 4.73 +2.03
Green Henrico Negro 376 1.18 -1.53
Option nationale Alain Sénécal 352 1.10
Independent Régent Millette 121 0.38
Union citoyenne Carlos Silva 52 0.16
Total valid votes  
Total rejected ballots  
Turnout    
Electors on the lists
2011 Canadian federal election: Alfred-Pellan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Rosane Doré Lefebvre 23,098 42.09 +30.06
Bloc Québécois Robert Carrier 12,504 22.79 -16.04
Liberal Angelo Iacono 12,070 22.00 -7.27
Conservative Pierre Lefebvre 6,157 11.22 -5.04
Green Dylan Perceval-Maxwell 798 1.45 -1.68
Independent Régent Millette 245 0.45 -0.04
Total valid votes/Expense limit 54,872 100.00
Total rejected ballots 745 1.34 -0.02
Turnout 55,617 65.91 -0.14
New Democratic gain from Bloc Québécois Swing +23.05
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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