Lasalle (electoral district)
Former federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada
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Lasalle (later known as Lasalle—Émard—Côte Saint-Paul) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1988.
 Quebec electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1966 |
| District abolished | 1987 |
| First contested | 1968 |
| Last contested | 1984 |
It was created in 1966 from parts of Jacques-Cartier—Lasalle and Saint-Henri ridings. The district comprised the City of LaSalle and a portion of the City of Montreal adjacent to it.
In 1973, the district was renamed Lasalle—Émard—Côte Saint-Paul.
It was abolished in 1976 and redistributed into the new Lasalle riding, as well as the Verdun and Westmount ridings. It was reconstituted in 1987 as LaSalle—Émard.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lasalle Riding created from Jacques-Cartier—Lasalle and Saint-Henri |
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| 28th | 1968–1972 | Hilarion-Pit Lessard | Liberal | |
| 29th | 1972–1974 | John Campbell | ||
| Lasalle—Émard—Côte Saint-Paul | ||||
| 30th | 1974–1979 | John Campbell | Liberal | |
| Lasalle | ||||
| 31st | 1979–1980 | John Campbell | Liberal | |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | |||
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | Claude Lanthier | Progressive Conservative | |
| Riding dissolved into LaSalle—Émard | ||||
Election results
Lasalle, 1968–1974
| 1968 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Hilarion-Pit Lessard | 26,546 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Gérald Raymond | 7,018 | ||||||
| New Democratic | John Bellini | 4,097 | ||||||
| Ralliement créditiste | Roland Limoges | 982 | ||||||
| 1972 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | John Campbell | 30,816 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Adolphe Lapointe | 7,652 | ||||||
| Social Credit | John Holmes | 6,339 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Gaston Coté | 5,195 | ||||||
Lasalle—Émard—Côte Saint-Paul, 1974–1979
| 1974 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | John Campbell | 28,134 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ginette Lapointe | 8,612 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Gaston Coté | 4,560 | ||||||
| Social Credit | John Holmes | 2,955 | ||||||
| Marxist–Leninist | David Orton | 283 | ||||||
Lasalle, 1979–1988
| 1979 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | John Campbell | 36,560 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Keith MacLellan | 4,669 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Gaston Coté | 3,249 | ||||||
| Social Credit | John Holmes | 2,668 | ||||||
| Rhinoceros | Totoune Michel Dumais | 1,037 | ||||||
| Union populaire | Olive Grégoire Bergeron | 309 | ||||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Claude Brunelle | 202 | ||||||
| 1980 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | John Campbell | 32,561 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Gaston Coté | 5,173 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jean Marie Corvington | 3,128 | ||||||
| Union populaire | Olive Grégoire Bergeron | 507 | ||||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Claude Brunelle | 255 | ||||||
| 1984 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Claude Lanthier | 23,238 | ||||||
| Liberal | John Campbell | 19,418 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Pietro Arella | 4,755 | ||||||
| Rhinoceros | Danielle Plymouth Gauthier | 1,331 | ||||||
| Parti nationaliste | Mireille Massé | 861 | ||||||
| Commonwealth of Canada | Andy Boyle | 122 | ||||||
See also
References
External links
Riding history from the Library of Parliament