Jacques Vien

Jacques Vien

Canadian politician
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroCanadian politician
PlacesCanada
wasPolitician
Work fieldPolitics
Gender
Male
Birth3 March 1932, Montreal, Canada
Death8 July 2017 (aged 85 years)
Star signPisces
Politics:Progressive Conservative Party Of Canada
The details

Biography

Jacques Vien (3 March 1932 – 8 July 2017) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1993. By career, he was a businessman and a bailiff.

Born in Verdun, Quebec), he was elected in the 1988 federal election at the Laurentides electoral district for the Progressive Conservative party. He served in the 34th Canadian Parliament after which he was defeated by Bloc Québécois candidate Monique Guay in the 1993 federal election. He also campaigned unsuccessfully to regain the seat for the Progressive Conservatives in the 1997 and 2000 federal elections.

He died on 8 July 2017 at the age of 85.

Electoral record (incomplete)

1988 Canadian federal election: Laurentides
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
    Progressive ConservativeJacques Vien31,00055.20$46,393
LiberalSerge Paquette15,75228.05.$44,288
New DemocraticBill Clay7,75513.81$12,206
RhinocerosSerge Hébert1,4082.51.$0
Commonwealth of CanadaJean Vigneault2490.44$0
Total valid votes56,164100.00
Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots1,056
Turnout57,22072.57
Electors on the lists78,847
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