Yvon L'heureux
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Chambly—Rouville
In office
June 1957  March 1958
Preceded byRoch Pinard
Succeeded byMaurice Johnson
Member of Parliament
for Chambly
In office
May 1971  May 1974
Preceded byBernard Pilon
Succeeded byBernard Loiselle
Personal details
Born20 March 1914
Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover, Quebec, Canada
Died29 May 1984 (aged 70)
Political partyLiberal
ProfessionManufacturer, merchant

Yvon L'Heureux (20 March 1914 29 May 1984) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a manufacturer and merchant by career.

He was first elected at the Chambly—Rouville riding in the 1957 general election. After serving his term in the 23rd Canadian Parliament, L'Heureux was defeated in the 1958 election by Maurice Johnson of the Progressive Conservative Party.

L'Heureux returned to Parliament in a 31 May 1971 by-election at the Chambly riding following the death of incumbent Liberal member Bernard Pilon. After re-election in the 1972 federal election, L'Heureux returned to serve his term in the 29th Parliament. After this, he left federal office in 1974 and did not campaign in that year's federal election.

Election results

1972 Canadian federal election: Chambly
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalYvon L'Heureux26,53253.22-13.35
Social CreditAnaclet Bruneau8,72817.51
Progressive ConservativeClaude Durocher8,15116.35+9.90
New DemocraticEmile Boudreau5,53211.10-9.96
IndependentClaude Longtin4740.95-0.67
IndependentLucien Rivard4350.87
Total valid votes 49,852100.00
Canadian federal by-election, May 31, 1971: Chambly
On Mr. Pilon's death, 17 November 1970.
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalYvon L'Heureux16,24366.57+0.25
New DemocraticEmile Boudreau5,13821.06+11.17
Progressive ConservativeLéopold Hamel1,5736.45-13.18
IndependentJean-Margaret McGlynn1,0494.30
RepublicanClaude Longtin3961.62
Total valid votes 24,399100.00


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.