Jean Rousseau (politician)

Jean Rousseau (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ ʁuso]; born June 23, 1961) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 election.^[1] He represented the electoral district of Compton—Stanstead as a member of the New Democratic Party. Rousseau was defeated in the 2015 Canadian federal election by Liberal Party of Canada candidate Marie-Claude Bibeau.

Jean Rousseau
Member of Parliament for Compton—Stanstead
In office May 30, 2011 – August 2, 2015
Preceded by	France Bonsant
Succeeded by	Marie-Claude Bibeau
Personal details
Born	(1961-06-23) June 23, 1961 (age 64) Asbestos, Quebec, Canada
Political party	Green (2016–present)
Other political affiliations	New Democratic (formerly)

Prior to being elected, Rousseau was a worker in showbusiness. He studied in administration at the Cégep de Sherbrooke and has a Bachelor's degree in industrial relations from Université Laval.

Rosseau joined the Green Party in May 2016.^[2] He was the Green Party of Canada candidate in Compton—Stanstead for the 2019 Canadian federal election.^[3]

Electoral record

v t e 2019 Canadian federal election: Compton—Stanstead
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Marie-Claude Bibeau	21,731	37.31	+0.43	$58,382.52
	Bloc Québécois	David Benoît	18,571	31.89	+11.19	none listed
	Conservative	Jessy Mc Neil	8,446	14.50	+2.00	$12,725.62
	New Democratic	Naomie Mathieu Chauvette	5,607	9.63	-17.78	$1,786.21
	Green	Jean Rousseau	3,044	5.23	+3.29	none listed
	People's	Paul Reed	586	1.01		$677.99
	Rhinoceros	Jonathan Therrien	252	0.43	-0.13	$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit			58,237	98.33
Total rejected ballots			988	1.67
Turnout			59,225	69.75
Eligible voters			84,913
	Liberal hold		Swing		-5.39
Source: Elections Canada[4][5]

2015 Canadian federal election: Compton—Stanstead
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Marie-Claude Bibeau	20,582	36.88	+24.89	$30,817.38
	New Democratic	Jean Rousseau	15,300	27.41	-19.86	$22,398.05
	Bloc Québécois	France Bonsant	11,551	20.70	-5.73	$41,452.44
	Conservative	Gustavo Labrador	6,978	12.50	+0.65	$24,135.57
	Green	Korie Marshall	1,085	1.94	-0.49	–
	Rhinoceros	Kévin Côté	315	0.56	–	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			55,811	100.00		$218,288.13
Total rejected ballots			748	1.32	–
Turnout			56,559	69.09	–
Eligible voters			81,867
	Liberal gain from New Democratic		Swing		+22.37
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]