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France Bonsant

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France Bonsant
Member of Parliament
for Compton—Stanstead
In office
2004–2011
Preceded byDavid Price
Succeeded byJean Rousseau
Personal details
Born (1952-08-18) August 18, 1952 (age 72)
Waterville, Quebec
Political partyBloc Québécois
Residence(s)Sherbrooke, Quebec
ProfessionEngineer, regional councillor

France Bonsant (born August 18, 1952 in Waterville, Quebec) is a Canadian politician.

Biography

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She was a Bloc Québécois member of the House of Commons of Canada. She represented the district of Compton—Stanstead from 2004 to 2011. From 1991 to 1999 she was a regional councillor in Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality representing the municipality of Ascot Corner.

Electoral record

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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[1][2]
2011 Canadian federal election: Compton—Stanstead
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
New Democratic Jean Rousseau 24,097 47.59 +36.31
Bloc Québécois France Bonsant 13,179 26.03 - 15.82
Liberal William Hogg 6,132 12.09 -10.44
Conservative Sandrine Gressard Bélanger 5,982 11.72 -7.72
Green Gary Caldwell 1,241 2.57 -2.30
Total valid votes/expense limit 50,631 100.00
Total rejected ballots 580 1.13 -0.03
Turnout 51,211 64.59 +2.61
Eligible voters 80,382
Percentage changes are in comparison to 2008 voting after adjusting for redistribution
2008 Canadian federal election: Compton—Stanstead
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois France Bonsant 20,332 41.85 -0.9 $42,534
Liberal William Hogg 10,946 22.53 +0.2 $17,476
Conservative Michel Gagné 9,445 19.44 -4.9 $57,862
New Democratic Jean Rousseau 5,483 11.28 +5.1 $1,820
Green Gary Caldwell 2,368 4.87 +0.5 $11,114
Total valid votes/expense limit 48,574 100.00 $84,153
Total rejected ballots 572 1.16
Turnout 49,146 62.97
2006 Canadian federal election: Compton—Stanstead
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois France Bonsant 21,316 42.8 -3.9 $38,909
Conservative Gary Caldwell 12,131 24.3 +13.9 $44,452
Liberal David Price 11,126 22.3 -13.7 $56,653
New Democratic Stéphane Bürgi 3,099 6.2 +2.9 $1,674
Green Gaétan Perreault 2,171 4.4 +0.8 $310
Total valid votes/expense limit 49,843 100.0 $77,428
2004 Canadian federal election: Compton—Stanstead
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois France Bonsant 20,450 46.7 +7.8 $36,450
Liberal David Price 15,752 36.0 -10.6 $55,575
Conservative Gary Caldwell 4,589 10.5 -1.3 $13,713
Green Laurier Busque 1,546 3.5 $540
New Democratic Martin Baller 1,451 3.3 +1.8
Total valid votes/expense limit 43,788 100.0 $75,354

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