| Robert Toupin | |
| Honorific-Suffix: | MP |
| Riding: | Terrebonne |
| Parliament: | Canadian |
| Term Start: | 1984 |
| Term End: | 1988 |
| Predecessor: | Joseph-Roland Comtois |
| Successor: | Jean-Marc Robitaille |
| Birth Date: | 20 January 1949 |
| Birth Place: | L'Assomption, Quebec, Canada |
| Party: | Progressive Conservative (1984-1986) Independent (1986, 1987-1988) New Democratic Party (1986-1987) |
Robert Toupin (born January 20, 1949) is a former Canadian politician who served as the member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons for the riding of Terrebonne from 1984 to 1988.
Toupin had been a worker for the Quebec Liberal Party[1] when he joined the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada following Brian Mulroney's election as party leader. Toupin was a successful Tory candidate in Terrebonne riding in the 1984 federal election.[2]
He was critical of the new government's policies crossed the floor in May 1986 to sit as an independent.[3] He attempted to join the Liberal Party of Canada but the Liberal riding association for the constituency he represented rejected him.[4] He ultimately joined the New Democratic Party (NDP), becoming the first NDP MP from a Quebec riding.[5] 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.[6] [7] He was then invited to join the Rhinoceros Party of Canada.[8]
Toupin was defeated as an independent candidate in the 1988 federal election.[9]