Roger Gaudet

Roger Gaudet (born May 26, 1945) is a Canadian politician and former restaurant owner.

Roger Gaudet
Member of Parliament
for Montcalm
(Berthier—Montcalm; 2002–2004)
In office
December 9, 2002  May 2, 2011
Preceded byMichel Bellehumeur
Succeeded byManon Perreault
Personal details
Born (1945-05-26) May 26, 1945
Saint-Liguori, Quebec, Canada
Political partyBloc Québécois
Residence(s)Mascouche, Quebec
ProfessionRestaurateur

Gaudet served as a councillor in Saint-Liguori from 1985 to 1989. In 1989 he was elected mayor of Saint-Liguoiri, and then in 1993 he became reeve of the Montcalm MRC. In 2002 he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in a by-election for the Bloc Québécois in the riding Berthier—Montcalm. In the 2004 Canadian federal election he was re-elected- this time in Montcalm. He briefly was the Bloc's critic to Public Works and Government services in 2004.

Gaudet was born in Saint-Liguori, Quebec.

Electoral record (incomplete)

2008 Canadian federal election: Montcalm
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisRoger Gaudet33,51955.69$73,797
LiberalDavid Grégoire8,38713.93$7,023
New DemocraticMarie-Josée Beauchamp8,33713.85none listed
ConservativeClaude Marc Boudreau8,09613.45$79,804
GreenMichel Paulette1,8543.08$722
Total valid votes 60,193 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,296
Turnout 61,489 61.73
Electors on the lists 99,604
Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.


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