René Cousineau
Canadian politician
René Cousineau | |
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Member of Parliament for Gatineau riding | |
In office 1979–1984 | |
Preceded by | Gaston Clermont |
Succeeded by | Claudy Mailly |
Personal details | |
Born | (1930-06-17)17 June 1930 Gatineau, Quebec |
Died | 10 September 2002(2002-09-10) (aged 72) |
Political party | Liberal |
Profession | Developer, notary lawyer, law teacher |
René Cousineau (17 June 1930 – 10 September 2002) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. Cousineau was born in Gatineau, Quebec and became a developer. He also practiced and taught notary law.
He was elected at Gatineau riding in the 1979 federal election and re-elected in 1980. Cousineau was defeated by Claudy Mailly of the Progressive Conservative Party in the 1984 federal election.
Electoral record
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | René Cousineau | 35,437 | 78.63 | +6.74 | ||||
New Democratic | Renée Pierre Brisson | 4,792 | 10.63 | +3.72 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Jean-Pierre Plouffe | 3,134 | 6.95 | +0.29 | ||||
Social Credit | Marcelle Cormier | 975 | 2.16 | −10.87 | ||||
Rhinoceros | François R. Penzes | 640 | 1.42 | – | ||||
Marxist–Leninist | Christine Dandenault | 91 | 0.20 | −0.03 | ||||
Total valid votes | 45,069 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 244 | |||||||
Turnout | 45,313 | 68.45 | −6.35 | |||||
Electors on the lists | 66,195 | |||||||
Source: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer, Thirty-second General Election, 1980. |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Liberal | René Cousineau | 34,234 | 71.89 | |||||
Social Credit | Gérard Croteau | 6,206 | 13.03 | |||||
New Democratic | André Beaudry | 3,292 | 6.91 | |||||
Progressive Conservative | René Bergeron | 3,174 | 6.66 | |||||
Union populaire | André Côté | 608 | 1.28 | |||||
Marxist–Leninist | Christine Dandenault | 108 | 0.23 | |||||
Total valid votes | 47,622 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 340 | |||||||
Turnout | 47,962 | 74.80 | ||||||
Electors on the lists | 64,124 | |||||||
Source: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer, Thirty-first General Election, 1979. |
References
External links
- René Cousineau – Parliament of Canada biography
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