Lachine (electoral district)
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Lachine was a federal electoral district
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....

, Canada
Canada
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, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...

  from 1968 to 1988.

This riding was created in 1966 from Jacques-Cartier—Lasalle
Jacques-Cartier—Lasalle
Jacques-Cartier—Lasalle was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1953 to 1968.This riding was created in 1952 from parts of Jacques Cartier and Verdun—La Salle ridings...

 riding. It initially consisted of the Cities of Dorval, Lachine and Pointe-Claire and the Town of Ile-Dorval.

The riding's name was changed to "Lachine—Lakeshore" in 1973. Lachine—Lakeshore was abolished in 1976, and a new Lachine riding was created. The new riding consisted of the Cities of Beaconsfield, Dorval, and Pointe-Claire; the Town of Ile-Dorval; and the western part of the City of Lachine.

Lachine riding was abolished in 1987 when it was merged into Lachine—Lac-Saint-Louis
Lachine—Lac-Saint-Louis
Lachine—Lac-Saint-Louis was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1997.This riding was created in 1987 from Lachine and Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine East ridings...

.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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  1. Raymond Rock
    Raymond Rock
    Raymond Rock is a former Canadian politician and a businessman. He was elected Member of Parliament for the Liberal Party representing the riding of Jacques-Cartier—Lasalle in the 1962 federal election and later represented the riding of Lachine...

    , Liberal
    Liberal Party of Canada
    The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...

     (1968-1972)
  2. Rod Blaker, Liberal (1972-1984)
  3. Bob Layton, Progressive Conservative
    Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
    The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....

     (1984-1988)

Election results

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|ROCK, Raymond ||align=right|25,989
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|LAPIERRE, Laurier
Laurier LaPierre
Laurier L. LaPierre, OC is a retired Canadian Senator and former broadcaster, journalist and author. He is a member of the Liberal Party of Canada....

 ||align=right|7,898
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|DESNOYERS, Sarto ||align=right|6,225
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|VILLENEUVE, Jean ||align=right| 220
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|BLAKER, Rod ||align=right| 26,680
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|ROCK, Raymond ||align=right|11,344
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|WOOD, Lloyd ||align=right|4,221
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|DI BATTISTA, Victor ||align=right| 3,597
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|BLAKER, Rod ||align=right| 22,068
|-

|PRATT, John ||align=right| 13,550
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|WOOD, Lloyd ||align=right|3,571
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|DI BATTISTA, Victor ||align=right|1,710
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|ARMITAGE, Frank E. ||align=right|330
|-

|PRINGLE, Richard ||align=right| 181
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|BLAKER, Rod ||align=right|29,846
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|BLAIKIE, Peter
Peter Blaikie
Peter Macfarlane Blaikie is a prominent Canadian lawyer and a fluently bilingual statesman from Quebec.-Genealogy:Blaikie was born in Shawinigan, Mauricie on May 10, 1937. He was the son of Kenneth Guy "Bill" Blaikie and Mary Petrie Black....

 ||align=right|13,428
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|NORMAN, Buff ||align=right| 2,450
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|GORDON, C. Simons ||align=right|801
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|RABY, Georges ||align=right|398
|-

|BOBYN, James E. ||align=right|85
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|DION, Carmen ||align=right| 84
|-

|LAFLEUR, Pierre-Jean ||align=right|59
|-

|BLAKER, Rod ||align=right| 25,502
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|BLAIKIE, Peter
Peter Blaikie
Peter Macfarlane Blaikie is a prominent Canadian lawyer and a fluently bilingual statesman from Quebec.-Genealogy:Blaikie was born in Shawinigan, Mauricie on May 10, 1937. He was the son of Kenneth Guy "Bill" Blaikie and Mary Petrie Black....

 ||align=right|12,854
|-

|NORMAN, Buff ||align=right| 3,492
|-

|BARIBEAU, Jean Serge ||align=right|692
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|BONET, David ||align=right| 106
|-

|LÉTOURNEAU, Jean ||align=right|43
|-

|LAYTON, Bob
Robert Layton
Robert Edward John "Bob" Layton, PC was a Canadian politician.-Early career:Robert Layton was born in Montreal, the son of Norah Lestelle and former Quebec cabinet minister Gilbert Layton. He graduated from McGill University in 1947...

 ||align=right|24,301
|-

|ROBERTS, Stanley C.
Stan Roberts
Stan Roberts was a Canadian politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba between 1958 and 1962, and ran for the leadership of the Manitoba Liberal Party in 1961...

 ||align=right|15,156
|-

|TERAUDS, John J.P. ||align=right|5,628
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|HOWARTH, Scott ||align=right| 966
|-

|MÉNARD, Yves ||align=right|503
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|KENDALL, Richard K. ||align=right|245
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|FILLMORE, David Chunt. ||align=right|134
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|MACLELLAN, Stuart ||align=right|116

See also


External links

Riding history from the Library of Parliament
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