Laval West

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Laval West
Quebec electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1976
District abolished 2003
First contested 1979
Last contested 2000

Laval West (French: Laval-Ouest; formerly known as Mille-Îles and Laval) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 2004.

It was created as the riding of "Mille-Îles" in 1976 from parts of Laval riding. It was renamed "Laval" in 1977, and "Laval West" in 1990.

In 2003, the riding was abolished when it was redistributed into Laval and Laval—Les Îles ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of the Canadian House of Commons:

Parliament Years Member Party
Laval
Riding created from Laval
31st  1979–1980     Marcel-Claude Roy Liberal
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988     Guy Ricard Progressive Conservative
34th  1988–1993
Laval West
35th  1993–1997     Michel Dupuy Liberal
36th  1997–2000 Raymonde Folco
37th  2000–2004
Riding dissolved into Laval and Laval—Les Îles

Election results

Laval 1977-1993

Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal ROY, Marcel 40,067
Progressive Conservative LÉGER, Jean-Louis 5,484
Social Credit BÉDARD, Madeleine Piquette 4,592
New Democratic VAILLANCOURT, Lauraine 3,521
Rhinoceros BONNIER, Jean 1,191
Marxist–Leninist CARBONNEAU, Pierre 196
Union populaire SCOFIELD, Yves 156
Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal ROY, Marcel 38,580
New Democratic VAILLANCOURT, Lauraine 5,709
Progressive Conservative LÉGER, Jean-Louis 3,715
Rhinoceros BONNIER, Jean Chat Botté 1,679
Social Credit BÉDARD, Madeleine Piquette 1,110
Union populaire POIRIER, Lucie 271
Marxist–Leninist CARBONNEAU, Pierre 142
Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative RICARD, Guy 30,696
Liberal ROY, Marcel C. 23,002
New Democratic FASCIANO, John 8,158
Parti nationaliste MONIÈRE, Conrad 2,331
Commonwealth of Canada SOUVRAY, Jean-Claude 299
Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative RICARD, Guy 26,858
Liberal HERVIEUX-PAYETTE, Céline 18,819
New Democratic CAPPON, Paul 8,546
Commonwealth of Canada OUELLET, Mario 468

Laval West 1993-2004

Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Michel Dupuy 28,380
Bloc Québécois Michel Leduc 26,368
Progressive Conservative RICARD, Guy 4,155
Libertarian BLATTER, Rick 712
New Democratic TARDIF-PROVENCHER, Marcella 678
Natural Law GAGNÉ, Eddy 545
National MACNEIL, Cyril G. 295
Commonwealth of Canada AJEMIAN, John 187
Abolitionist VAUDRIN, Georges 110
Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal FOLCO, Raymonde 31,566
Bloc Québécois GAUTHIER, Sylvain 19,547
Progressive Conservative DÉSORMEAUX, Yves 12,365
New Democratic ZEIDLER, Karina 1,072
Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal FOLCO, Raymonde 31,758
Bloc Québécois SAUVÉ, Manon 19,975
Alliance HOUSAKOS, Leo 4,631
Progressive Conservative FORTIER, Michael M. 3,613
Green BEAULIEU, Luc 983
New Democratic PATENAUDE, Christian 764
Marxist–Leninist TSAKANIKAS, Polyvios 180

See also

External links

Riding history from the Library of Parliament: