Carlo Rossi (politician)

Carlo Rossi (August 8, 1925 – April 11, 1998) was a Canadian politician.

Carlo Rossi
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Bourassa
In office
1979–1988
Preceded byThe electoral district was created in 1976.
Succeeded byMarie Gibeau
Personal details
Born(1925-08-08)August 8, 1925
Montreal, Quebec
DiedApril 11, 1998(1998-04-11) (aged 72)
Political partyLiberal
PortfolioParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of State (Multiculturalism) (1982-1984)
Deputy Whip of the Liberal Party (1984-1988)

Born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of Italian immigrants, Rossi joined the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal in 1948. He was a police detective and the head of the Police's hostage-negotiation team.

In 1979, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the Montreal riding of Bourassa. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1980 and 1984. He was defeated in 1988. From 1982 to 1984, he was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of State (Multiculturalism).

Electoral record (incomplete)

1984 Canadian federal election: Bourassa
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalCarlo Rossi20,22143.94
Progressive ConservativeRaymond-J. Rochon18,70340.64
New DemocraticRoderick Charters3,7418.13
RhinocerosDominique Pique-Nique Malouin1,6183.52
Parti nationalisteJ-André Perey1,1692.54
Social CreditRoland Boudreau2360.51
Commonwealth of CanadaCarl Paradis1250.27
Revolutionary Workers LeagueMichel Dugré1030.22
Non-affiliatedGérard Ledoux1010.22
Total valid votes 46,017 100.00
Total rejected ballots 871
Turnout 46,888 71.45
Electors on the lists 65,626
Source: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer, Thirty-third General Election, 1984.
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