Gamelin (electoral district)

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

Gamelin was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1988. This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Maisonneuve—Rosemont and Mercier ridings. It was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies, Hochelaga—Maisonneuve, Mercier and Saint-Léonard ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Gamelin
Riding created from Maisonneuve—Rosemont and Mercier
28th  1968–1972     Arthur Portelance Liberal
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1980
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988     Michel Gravel Progressive Conservative
Riding dissolved into Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies,
Hochelaga—Maisonneuve, Mercier and Saint-Léonard

Election results

Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalPORTELANCE, Arthur19,051
Progressive ConservativeFARIBAULT, Marcel8,866
New DemocraticLAZURE, Denis5,210
Ralliement créditisteBERNARD, Gaëtan873
  Démocratisation Économique LAPORTE, Emile365
IndependentLAROCQUE, Léo358
Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalPORTELANCE, Arthur20,860
Social CreditBERNARD, André7,135
Progressive ConservativeDURAND, Jacques7,066
New DemocraticMINIER, Marius5,119
Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalPORTELANCE, Arthur20,698
Progressive ConservativeROZON, Lionel6,557
Social CreditLAJEUNESSE, Lise3,684
New DemocraticMINIER, Marius3,234
Marxist–LeninistBLOUIN, Martial344
Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalPORTELANCE, Arthur30,567
Social CreditDAOUST, Jean-Guy5,247
Progressive ConservativeLETENDRE, Robert4,711
New DemocraticDUBOIS, Danielle2,753
RhinocerosFERRON, Marie Filleque1,307
Union populaireLAROCQUE, A. Léo228
Marxist–LeninistBLOUIN, Marc185
Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalPORTELANCE, Arthur29,232
New DemocraticCARON-DENIS, Mariette4,506
Progressive ConservativeMINIER, Marius3,245
RhinocerosANTONYSZYN, Polack Eugène1,640
Social CreditOUELLET, Rodolphe1,162
Not affiliatedLAVOIE, Louis208
Union populaireDION, Carmen181
Not affiliatedST ONGE, Antoni118
Marxist–LeninistMÉNARD, Paul87
Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeGRAVEL, Michel20,870
LiberalTHIBAULT, Lise17,491
New DemocraticCYR, Carl4,730
RhinocerosGOUIN, Jean-Claude Stardust1,659
Parti nationalisteMARTIN, Henriette1,313
GreenBRAMANN, Rolf720
Commonwealth of CanadaLECLERC, Roger96

See also

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