Laval Centre
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1976
District abolished2003
First contested1979
Last contested2000

Laval Centre (French: Laval-Centre; formerly known as Laval-des-Rapides) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 2004.

It was created as "Laval-des-Rapides" riding in 1976 from parts of Laval, Ahuntsic, Dollard and Duvernay ridings.

It was renamed "Laval Centre" in 1990.

It was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed between Laval and Marc-Aurèle-Fortin ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Laval-des-Rapides
Riding created from Laval, Ahuntsic, Dollard and Duvernay
31st  1979–1980     Jeanne Sauvé Liberal
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988 Raymond Garneau
34th  1988–1993     Jacques Tétreault Progressive Conservative
Laval Centre
35th  1993–1997     Madeleine Dalphond-Guiral Bloc Québécois
36th  1997–2000
37th  2000–2004
Riding dissolved into Laval and Marc-Aurèle-Fortin

Election results

Laval-des-Rapides

1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJeanne Sauvé36,387
Progressive ConservativePierre Trudeau5,033
Social CreditJean-Luc Roualdes4,779
New DemocraticPierre Ivan Laroche3,702
Union populaireFrançois A. Lachapelle472
Marxist–LeninistMarc Bélanger254
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJeanne Sauvé33,317
New DemocraticMartin Vaillancourt4,699
Progressive ConservativeGuy Villiard3,049
RhinocerosAlain Bugs Bonnier2,152
Social CreditJean-Luc Roualdes911
Union populaireYves Henry216
Marxist–LeninistMarc Bélanger100
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalRaymond Garneau22,789
Progressive ConservativeLawrence Hanigan20,420
New DemocraticLéo St-Louis5,215
RhinocerosSerge Lafortune1,910
Parti nationalisteDenis Bertrand1,492
Commonwealth of CanadaFrançois Lépine90
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJacques Tétreault27,955
LiberalFrançois Arsenault14,926
New DemocraticJohn Shatilla7,397
GreenPaul Savard1,511
Commonwealth of CanadaPierre Vigneault224

Laval Centre

1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Bloc QuébécoisMadeleine Dalphond-Guiral31,391
LiberalGuymond Fortin19,027
Progressive ConservativeBruno Fortier4,497
Natural LawYvon Dodier662
New DemocraticAfsun Qureshi630
NationalJoe De Santis323
Commonwealth of CanadaMichel Destroismaisons268
AbolitionistEmilien Martel172
1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Bloc QuébécoisMadeleine Dalphond-Guiral22,668
LiberalSylvie Matteau20,222
Progressive ConservativeAlain Dubois13,132
New DemocraticJean-Yves Dion1,188
2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Bloc QuébécoisMadeleine Dalphond-Guiral23,746
LiberalPierre Lafleur23,704
Progressive ConservativeGuy Fortin2,778
AllianceEric Marchand2,437
GreenJulien Bernard1,285
New DemocraticJean-Yves Dion832

See also

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

45°34′08″N 73°43′19″W / 45.569°N 73.722°W / 45.569; -73.722

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