Laval Centre

Laval Centre
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1976
District abolished 2003
First contested 1979
Last contested 2000

Laval Centre (French: Laval-Centre; formerly known as Laval-des-Rapides) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 2004.

It was created as "Laval-des-Rapides" riding in 1976 from parts of Laval, Ahuntsic, Dollard and Duvernay ridings.

It was renamed "Laval Centre" in 1990.

It was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed between Laval and Marc-Aurèle-Fortin ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Laval-des-Rapides
Riding created from Laval, Ahuntsic, Dollard and Duvernay
31st  1979–1980     Jeanne Sauvé Liberal
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988 Raymond Garneau
34th  1988–1993     Jacques Tétreault Progressive Conservative
Laval Centre
35th  1993–1997     Madeleine Dalphond-Guiral Bloc Québécois
36th  1997–2000
37th  2000–2004
Riding dissolved into Laval and Marc-Aurèle-Fortin

Election results

Laval-des-Rapides

Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalSAUVÉ, Jeanne 36,387
Progressive ConservativeTRUDEAU, Pierre 5,033
Social CreditROUALDES, Jean-Luc 4,779
New DemocraticLAROCHE, Pierre Ivan 3,702
Union populaireLACHAPELLE, François A. 472
Marxist–LeninistBÉLANGER, Marc 254
Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalSAUVÉ, Jeanne 33,317
New DemocraticVAILLANCOURT, Martin 4,699
Progressive ConservativeVILLIARD, Guy 3,049
RhinocerosBONNIER, Alain Bugs 2,152
Social CreditROUALDES, Jean-Luc 911
Union populaireHENRY, Yves 216
Marxist–LeninistBÉLANGER, Marc 100
Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalGARNEAU, Raymond 22,789
Progressive ConservativeHANIGAN, Lawrence 20,420
New DemocraticST-LOUIS, Léo 5,215
RhinocerosLAFORTUNE, Serge 1,910
Parti nationalisteBERTRAND, Denis 1,492
Commonwealth of CanadaLÉPINE, François 90
Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeTÉTREAULT, Jacques 27,955
LiberalARSENAULT, François 14,926
New DemocraticSHATILLA, John 7,397
GreenSAVARD, Paul 1,511
Commonwealth of CanadaVIGNEAULT, Pierre 224

Laval Centre

Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes
Bloc QuébécoisDALPHOND-GUIRAL, Madeleine 31,391
LiberalFORTIN, Guymond 19,027
Progressive ConservativeFORTIER, Bruno 4,497
Natural LawDODIER, Yvon 662
New DemocraticQURESHI, Afsun 630
NationalDE SANTIS, Joe 323
Commonwealth of CanadaDESTROISMAISONS, Michel 268
AbolitionistMARTEL, Emilien 172
Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes
Bloc QuébécoisDALPHOND-GUIRAL, Madeleine 22,668
LiberalMATTEAU, Sylvie 20,222
Progressive ConservativeDUBOIS, Alain 13,132
New DemocraticDION, Jean-Yves 1,188
Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes
Bloc QuébécoisDALPHOND-GUIRAL, Madeleine 23,746
LiberalLAFLEUR, Pierre 23,704
Progressive ConservativeFORTIN, Guy 2,778
AllianceMARCHAND, Eric 2,437
GreenBERNARD, Julien 1,285
New DemocraticDION, Jean-Yves 832

See also

External links

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

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