Jacques Vien
Canadian politician, businessman, and bailiff
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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.[1]
Preceded byriding created
Succeeded byMonique Guay
Born3 March 1932
Verdun, Quebec, Canada
Died8 July 2017 (aged 85)
Jacques Vien | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Laurentides | |
| In office 1988–1993 | |
| Preceded by | riding created |
| Succeeded by | Monique Guay |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 March 1932 Verdun, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | 8 July 2017 (aged 85) |
| Party | Progressive Conservative |
| Profession | businessman, bailiff |
| [1] | |
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.[2]
Electoral record (incomplete)
| 1988 Canadian federal election: Laurentides | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Jacques Vien | 31,000 | 55.20 | $46,393 | ||||
| Liberal | Serge Paquette | 15,752 | 28.05 | . | $44,288 | |||
| New Democratic | Bill Clay | 7,755 | 13.81 | $12,206 | ||||
| Rhinoceros | Serge Hébert | 1,408 | 2.51 | . | $0 | |||
| Commonwealth of Canada | Jean Vigneault | 249 | 0.44 | $0 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 56,164 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 1,056 | |||||||
| Turnout | 57,220 | 72.57 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 78,847 | |||||||
