| 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 asLaval-des-Rapides) was a federalelectoral district inQuebec, Canada, that was represented in theHouse of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 2004.
It was created as "Laval-des-Rapides" riding in 1976 from parts ofLaval,Ahuntsic,Dollard andDuvernayridings.
It was renamed "Laval Centre" in 1990.
It was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed between Laval andMarc-Aurèle-Fortin ridings.
This riding elected the followingmembers of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laval-des-Rapides Riding created fromLaval,Ahuntsic,DollardandDuvernay | ||||
| 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 intoLavalandMarc-Aurèle-Fortin | ||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
Riding history from theLibrary of Parliament:
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