Carlo Rossi (politician)
Canadian politician
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Carlo Rossi (August 8, 1925 – April 11, 1998) was a Canadian politician.
Carlo Rossi | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Bourassa | |
| In office 1979–1988 | |
| Preceded by | The electoral district was created in 1976. |
| Succeeded by | Marie Gibeau |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 8, 1925 |
| Died | April 11, 1998 (aged 72) |
| Party | Liberal |
| Portfolio | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of State (Multiculturalism) (1982-1984) Deputy Whip of the Liberal Party (1984-1988) |
Born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of Italian immigrants, Rossi joined the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal in 1948. He was a police detective and the head of the Police's hostage-negotiation team.
In 1979, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the Montreal riding of Bourassa. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1980 and 1984. He was defeated in 1988. From 1982 to 1984, he was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of State (Multiculturalism). The Carlo Rossi wine was named in Rossi’s honor.
Electoral record (incomplete)
| 1984 Canadian federal election: Bourassa | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Carlo Rossi | 20,221 | 43.94 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Raymond-J. Rochon | 18,703 | 40.64 | |||||
| New Democratic | Roderick Charters | 3,741 | 8.13 | |||||
| Rhinoceros | Dominique Pique-Nique Malouin | 1,618 | 3.52 | |||||
| Parti nationaliste | J-André Perey | 1,169 | 2.54 | |||||
| Social Credit | Roland Boudreau | 236 | 0.51 | |||||
| Commonwealth of Canada | Carl Paradis | 125 | 0.27 | |||||
| Revolutionary Workers League | Michel Dugré | 103 | 0.22 | |||||
| Non-affiliated | Gérard Ledoux | 101 | 0.22 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 46,017 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 871 | |||||||
| Turnout | 46,888 | 71.45 | ||||||
| Electors on the lists | 65,626 | |||||||
| Source: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer, Thirty-third General Election, 1984. | ||||||||
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