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Robert Toupin (born January 20, 1949) is a former Canadian politician who served as the member of Parliament (MP) in the
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for the riding of Terrebonne from 1984 to 1988. Toupin had been a worker for the
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when he joined the
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following
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's election as party leader. Toupin was a successful Tory candidate in Terrebonne riding in the 1984 federal election. He was critical of the new government's policies
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in May 1986 to sit as an
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. He attempted to join the
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but the Liberal
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for the constituency he represented rejected him. He ultimately joined the
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(NDP), becoming the first NDP MP from a Quebec riding. However, in October 1987, he left the party after ten months to again sit as an independent, after claiming that the party was dominated by the extreme left. Toupin was defeated as an independent candidate in the 1988 federal election.


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* 1949 births Living people 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada Independent MPs in the Canadian House of Commons Lawyers in Quebec Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec New Democratic Party MPs Politicians from Lanaudière Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs {{Quebec-MP-stub