Gamelin (electoral district)

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.

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

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

1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalArthur Portelance19,051
Progressive ConservativeMarcel Faribault8,866
New DemocraticDenis Lazure5,210
Ralliement créditisteGaëtan Bernard873
  Démocratisation Économique Emile Laporte365
IndependentLéo Larocque358
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalArthur Portelance20,860
Social CreditAndré Bernard7,135
Progressive ConservativeJacques Durand7,066
New DemocraticMarius Minier5,119
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalArthur Portelance20,698
Progressive ConservativeLionel Rozon6,557
Social CreditLise Lajeunesse3,684
New DemocraticMarius Minier3,234
Marxist–LeninistMartial Blouin344
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalArthur Portelance30,567
Social CreditJean-Guy Daoust5,247
Progressive ConservativeRobert Letendre4,711
New DemocraticDanielle Dubois2,753
RhinocerosMarie Filleque Ferron1,307
Union populaireA. Léo Larocque228
Marxist–LeninistMarc Blouin185
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalArthur Portelance29,232
New DemocraticMariette Caron-Denis4,506
Progressive ConservativeMarius Minier3,245
RhinocerosPolack Eugène Antonyszyn1,640
Social CreditRodolphe Ouellet1,162
Not affiliatedLouis Lavoie208
Union populaireCarmen Dion181
Not affiliatedAntoni St-Onge118
Marxist–LeninistPaul Ménard87
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeMichel Gravel20,870
LiberalLise Thibault17,491
New DemocraticCarl Cyr4,730
RhinocerosJean-Claude Stardust Gouin1,659
Parti nationalisteHenriette Martin1,313
GreenRolf Bramann720
Commonwealth of CanadaRoger Leclerc96

See also

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