Lasalle (electoral district)

Lasalle
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1966
District abolished 1987
First contested 1968
Last contested 1984

Lasalle (also known as Lasalle—Émard—Côte Saint-Paul) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1988.

This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Jacques-Cartier—Lasalle and Saint-Henri ridings.

It consisted of the City of LaSalle and a part of the City of Montreal bordering on that city.

The name of the electoral district was changed in 1973 to "Lasalle—Émard—Côte Saint-Paul".

The electoral district was abolished in 1976 whjen it was redistributed into a new Lasalle riding, and Verdun and Westmount ridings.

The electoral district was abolished in 1987 when it was merged into LaSalle—Émard riding.

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
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

Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalLESSARD, H.-Pit 26,546
Progressive ConservativeRAYMOND, Gérald 7,018
New DemocraticBELLINI, John 4,097
Ralliement créditisteLIMOGES, Roland 982
Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCAMPBELL, John 30,816
Progressive ConservativeLAPOINTE, Adolphe 7,652
Social CreditHOLMES, John 6,339
New DemocraticCOTÉ, Gaston 5,195

Lasalle—Émard—Côte Saint-Paul, 1974–1979

Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCAMPBELL, John 28,134
Progressive ConservativeLAPOINTE, Ginette 8,612
New DemocraticCOTÉ, Gaston 4,560
Social CreditHOLMES, John 2,955
Marxist–LeninistORTON, David 283

Lasalle, 1979–1988

Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCAMPBELL, John 36,560
Progressive ConservativeMACLELLAN, Keith 4,669
New DemocraticCOTÉ, Gaston 3,249
Social CreditHOLMES, John 2,668
RhinocerosDUMAIS, Totoune Michel 1,037
Union populaireBERGERON, Olive Grégoire 309
Marxist–LeninistBRUNELLE, Claude 202
Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCAMPBELL, John 32,561
New DemocraticCOTÉ, Gaston 5,173
Progressive ConservativeCORVINGTON, Jean Marie 3,128
Union populaireBERGERON, Olive Grégoire 507
Marxist–LeninistBRUNELLE, Claude 255
Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeLANTHIER, Claude 23,238
LiberalCAMPBELL, John 19,418
New DemocraticARELLA, Pietro 4,755
RhinocerosGAUTHIER, Danielle Plymouth 1,331
Parti nationalisteMASSÉ, Mireille 861
Commonwealth of CanadaBOYLE, Andy 122

See also

Riding history from the Library of Parliament

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