Laval Centre

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

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[edit]

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years		Party
Laval-des-Rapides Riding created from Laval, Ahuntsic, Dollard and Duvernay
31st	1979–1980	Jeanne Sauvé	Liberal
32nd	1980–1984	Jeanne Sauvé
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[edit]

Laval-des-Rapides[edit]

1979 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Jeanne Sauvé	36,387
	Progressive Conservative	Pierre Trudeau	5,033
	Social Credit	Jean-Luc Roualdes	4,779
	New Democratic	Pierre Ivan Laroche	3,702
	Union populaire	François A. Lachapelle	472
	Marxist–Leninist	Marc Bélanger	254

1980 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Jeanne Sauvé	33,317
	New Democratic	Martin Vaillancourt	4,699
	Progressive Conservative	Guy Villiard	3,049
	Rhinoceros	Alain Bugs Bonnier	2,152
	Social Credit	Jean-Luc Roualdes	911
	Union populaire	Yves Henry	216
	Marxist–Leninist	Marc Bélanger	100

1984 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Raymond Garneau	22,789
	Progressive Conservative	Lawrence Hanigan	20,420
	New Democratic	Léo St-Louis	5,215
	Rhinoceros	Serge Lafortune	1,910
	Parti nationaliste	Denis Bertrand	1,492
	Commonwealth of Canada	François Lépine	90

1988 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Jacques Tétreault	27,955
	Liberal	François Arsenault	14,926
	New Democratic	John Shatilla	7,397
	Green	Paul Savard	1,511
	Commonwealth of Canada	Pierre Vigneault	224

Laval Centre[edit]

1993 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Bloc Québécois	Madeleine Dalphond-Guiral	31,391
	Liberal	Guymond Fortin	19,027
	Progressive Conservative	Bruno Fortier	4,497
	Natural Law	Yvon Dodier	662
	New Democratic	Afsun Qureshi	630
	National	Joe De Santis	323
	Commonwealth of Canada	Michel Destroismaisons	268
	Abolitionist	Emilien Martel	172

1997 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Bloc Québécois	Madeleine Dalphond-Guiral	22,668
	Liberal	Sylvie Matteau	20,222
	Progressive Conservative	Alain Dubois	13,132
	New Democratic	Jean-Yves Dion	1,188

2000 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Bloc Québécois	Madeleine Dalphond-Guiral	23,746
	Liberal	Pierre Lafleur	23,704
	Progressive Conservative	Guy Fortin	2,778
	Alliance	Eric Marchand	2,437
	Green	Julien Bernard	1,285
	New Democratic	Jean-Yves Dion	832

External links[edit]

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

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v t e Historical federal ridings in Quebec
Until 2015	Ahuntsic Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel Beauharnois—Salaberry Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour Brossard—La Prairie Chambly—Borduas Châteauguay—Saint-Constant Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia Jeanne-Le Ber Jonquière—Alma LaSalle—Émard Laval Lévis—Bellechasse Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert Saint-Lambert Saint-Laurent—Cartierville Terrebonne—Blainville Vaudreuil-Soulanges Verchères—Les Patriotes Westmount—Ville-Marie
Until 2006	Argenteuil—Mirabel Beauport Charlesbourg Charlevoix—Montmorency Laurier Nunavik—Eeyou Portneuf Richelieu Rivière-du-Loup—Montmagny Roberval
Until 2004	Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour Beauport—Montmorency—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île-d'Orléans Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet Berthier—Montcalm Bonaventure—Gaspé—Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Pabok Chambly Champlain Charlesbourg—Jacques-Cartier Charlevoix Châteauguay Frontenac—Mégantic Hochelaga—Maisonneuve Jonquière Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata—Les Basques Lac-Saint-Jean—Saguenay Laurentides Laurier—Sainte-Marie Laval Centre Laval East Laval West Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière Longueuil Lotbinière—L'Érable Matapédia—Matane Mercier Papineau—Saint-Denis Pontiac—Gatineau—Labelle Québec East Rimouski—Neigette-et-la Mitis Rosemont—Petite-Patrie Saint-Maurice Témiscamingue Verdun—Saint-Henri—Saint-Paul—Pointe-Saint-Charles
Until 2000	Abitibi Beauport—Montmorency—Orléans Charlesbourg Chicoutimi Lac-Saint-Jean Lévis Lotbinière Richelieu Rimouski—Mitis Rosemont Saint-Eustache—Sainte-Thérèse Verchères Verdun—Saint-Henri
Until 1997	Argenteuil—Papineau Bellechasse Blainville—Deux-Montagnes Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine Frontenac Gaspé Gatineau—La Lièvre Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup Lachine—Lac-Saint-Louis La Prairie Mégantic—Compton—Stanstead Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Papineau—Saint-Michel Richmond—Wolfe Rimouski—Témiscouata Saint-Denis Saint-Henri—Westmount Saint-Hubert Saint-Léonard Terrebonne Vaudreuil Verchères Verdun—Saint-Paul
Until 1993	Duvernay Langelier Laval Laval-des-Rapides Montmorency—Orléans Québec-Est Saint-Laurent
Until 1988	Berthier—Maskinongé—Lanaudière Dollard Gamelin Gatineau Labelle Lachine Lasalle Laurier Montreal—Mercier Montreal—Sainte-Marie Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine East Papineau Saint-Jacques Saint-Léonard—Anjou Saint-Michel—Ahuntsic
Until 1984	Argenteuil Berthier—Maskinongé Hull Mercier Missisquoi Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Rimouski Sainte-Marie Saint-Michel
Until 1980	Laprairie Montmorency Richmond Saint-Hyacinthe Verdun
Until 1979	Ahuntsic Argenteuil—Deux-Montagnes Berthier Brome—Missisquoi Compton Hochelaga Kamouraska Lachine—Lakeshore Lafontaine Lapointe Lasalle—Émard—Côte Saint-Paul Laval Maisonneuve—Rosemont Matane Montreal—Bourassa Pontiac Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata Sainte-Marie Saint-Henri Trois-Rivières Métropolitain Villeneuve Westmount
Until 1974	Lachine Lasalle
Until 1972	Argenteuil Beauharnois Bonaventure Bourassa Maisonneuve Missisquoi Témiscouata Trois-Rivières
Until 1968	Argenteuil—Deux-Montagnes Beauharnois—Salaberry Berthier—Maskinongé—Delanaudière Brome—Missisquoi Cartier Chambly—Rouville Chapleau Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie Compton—Frontenac Dorchester Drummond—Arthabaska Îles-de-la-Madeleine Jacques-Cartier—Lasalle Joliette—L'Assomption—Montcalm Matapédia—Matane Maisonneuve—Rosemont Mégantic Montmagny—L'Islet Nicolet—Yamaska Outremont—Saint-Jean Pontiac–Témiscamingue Quebec East Québec—Montmorency Quebec South Quebec West Richelieu—Verchères Richmond—Wolfe Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata Saguenay St. Ann Saint-Antoine—Westmount Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot Saint-Jean—Iberville—Napierville St. Lawrence—St. George Saint-Maurice—Laflèche Stanstead Vaudreuil—Soulanges
Until 1962	Témiscouata
Until 1953	Beauharnois Berthier—Maskinongé Jacques Cartier St. Antoine—Westmount St-Denis St-Henri St. James St. Mary Verdun—La Salle
Until 1949	Argenteuil Beauharnois—Laprairie Charlevoix—Saguenay Châteauguay—Huntingdon Compton Lake St-John—Roberval Laval—Two Mountains Mégantic—Frontenac Outremont Pontiac Quebec West and South St. Denis St. Henry St. Hyacinthe—Bagot St. Johns—Iberville—Napierville St-Maurice—Laflèche Three Rivers Verdun Wright
Until 1935	Bagot Beauharnois Chambly—Verchères Joliette Lake St. John Laprairie—Napierville L'Assomption—Montcalm Laurier—Outremont L'Islet Maisonneuve Matane Mégantic Montmagny Nicolet Quebec West Richelieu St. Antoine St. Henri St. Hyacinthe—Rouville St. Johns—Iberville Three Rivers—St. Maurice Yamaska
Until 1925	Berthier Brome Charlevoix—Montmorency Chicoutimi—Saguenay George-Étienne Cartier Maskinongé Missisquoi Quebec County Town of Sherbrooke Three Rivers and St. Maurice Westmount—St. Henri
Until 1917	Charlevoix Châteauguay Huntingdon L'Assomption Laval Montcalm Montmorency Quebec-Centre Rouville St. Anne St. Hyacinthe St. Lawrence Soulanges Two Mountains Vaudreuil
Before 1900	Chambly Iberville Laprairie Montreal Centre Montreal East Montreal West Napierville County of Ottawa St. John's Saint Maurice Three Rivers Verchères

Members of Parliament[edit]

Election results[edit]

Laval-des-Rapides[edit]

Laval Centre[edit]

See also[edit]

External links[edit]