Lasalle (electoral district)

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

Lasalle
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1966
District abolished1987
First contested1968
Last contested1984

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 when 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

1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHilarion-Pit Lessard26,546
Progressive ConservativeGérald Raymond7,018
New DemocraticJohn Bellini4,097
Ralliement créditisteRoland Limoges982
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJohn Campbell30,816
Progressive ConservativeAdolphe Lapointe7,652
Social CreditJohn Holmes6,339
New DemocraticGaston Coté5,195

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

1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJohn Campbell28,134
Progressive ConservativeGinette Lapointe8,612
New DemocraticGaston Coté4,560
Social CreditJohn Holmes2,955
Marxist–LeninistDavid Orton283

Lasalle, 1979–1988

1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJohn Campbell36,560
Progressive ConservativeKeith MacLellan4,669
New DemocraticGaston Coté3,249
Social CreditJohn Holmes2,668
RhinocerosTotoune Michel Dumais1,037
Union populaireOlive Grégoire Bergeron309
Marxist–LeninistClaude Brunelle202
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJohn Campbell32,561
New DemocraticGaston Coté5,173
Progressive ConservativeJean Marie Corvington3,128
Union populaireOlive Grégoire Bergeron507
Marxist–LeninistClaude Brunelle255
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeClaude Lanthier23,238
LiberalJohn Campbell19,418
New DemocraticPietro Arella4,755
RhinocerosDanielle Plymouth Gauthier1,331
Parti nationalisteMireille Massé861
Commonwealth of CanadaAndy Boyle122

See also

Riding history from the Library of Parliament

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