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Saint-Léonard—Anjou
Saint-Léonard—Anjou (formerly known as Saint-Léonard) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1988.
| Quebec electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1976 |
| District abolished | 1987 |
| First contested | 1979 |
| Last contested | 1984 |
This riding was created in 1976 as "Saint-Léonard" riding from parts of Maisonneuve—Rosemont, Mercier and Saint-Michel ridings. It consisted of the City of Saint-Léonard, the Town of Anjou, and part of the City of Montreal.
The electoral district was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed into Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies, Papineau and Saint-Léonard ridings.
Members of Parliament edit
This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Léonard—Anjou Riding created from Maisonneuve—Rosemont, Mercier and Saint-Michel | ||||
| 31st | 1979–1980 | Monique Bégin | Liberal | |
| 32nd | 1980–1984 | |||
| 33rd | 1984–1988 | Alfonso Gagliano | ||
| Riding dissolved into Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies, Papineau and Saint-Léonard | ||||
Election results edit
| 1979 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Monique Bégin | 45,582 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Réal Ménard | 5,102 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Luciano Coraggio | 3,556 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Colette Lalancette-Deschamps | 3,105 | ||||||
| Rhinoceros | Joanne Noël | 1,291 | ||||||
| Union populaire | Alice Derome | 268 | ||||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Carole Commandeur-Laloux | 176 | ||||||
| 1980 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Monique Bégin | 42,228 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Filippo Salvatore | 3,741 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Pierre Gauthier | 2,972 | ||||||
| Rhinoceros | Pierre Guzzo-Céros | 1,569 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Gaétan Bernard | 1,194 | ||||||
| Union populaire | U. P. Nelson Bouchard | 260 | ||||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Caroline Commandeur-Laloux | 91 | ||||||
| 1984 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Alfonso Gagliano | 24,520 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Agostino Cannavino | 23,275 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Terrence Trudeau | 7,506 | ||||||
| Rhinoceros | Denis La Miuf Ouellet | 2,152 | ||||||
| Parti nationaliste | Pierre-Alain Cotnoir | 1,634 | ||||||
| Commonwealth of Canada | Jean Vigneault | 145 | ||||||
See also edit
External links edit
- Riding history for Saint-Léonard from the Library of Parliament
- Riding history for Saint-Léonard—Anjou from the Library of Parliament