Radical chrétien
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Radical chrétien was a label used by several candidates in Canadian
federal elections in the 1950s and 1960s.
In the 1958 federal election
, Georges Rousseau unsuccessfully sought election in Mercier
riding
in Quebec
as a Radical chrétien candidate. He won 687 votes, 1.3% of the total.
On 29 May 1967, Radical chrétien candidates ran in three federal by-elections in Quebec ridings. Together, they won 10,506 votes, or 10.3% of the popular votes in the ridings in which they ran:
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
federal elections in the 1950s and 1960s.
In the 1958 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1958
The Canadian federal election of 1958 was the 24th general election in Canada's history. It was held to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 24th Parliament of Canada on March 31, 1958, just nine months after the 23rd election...
, Georges Rousseau unsuccessfully sought election in Mercier
Mercier (electoral district)
Mercier was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 2004. In 2003, the district was abolished and split into the La Pointe-de-l'Île and Honoré-Mercier ridings...
riding
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
in Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
as a Radical chrétien candidate. He won 687 votes, 1.3% of the total.
On 29 May 1967, Radical chrétien candidates ran in three federal by-elections in Quebec ridings. Together, they won 10,506 votes, or 10.3% of the popular votes in the ridings in which they ran:
- René Villeneuve, the candidate in Hull riding, placed second in a field of five candidates, with 8,715 votes, 38.4% of the total.
- Albert Paiement won 702 votes (6.6%) in PapineauPapineau (electoral district)Papineau is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1948 to 1988 and since 2004. Its population in 2006 was 101,019....
. - Rolland Corbeil won 1,089 votes (6.8%) in Richelieu—VerchèresRichelieu—VerchèresRichelieu—Verchères was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1968.This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Chambly—Verchères, Richelieu, St...
riding.