Rolland Dion

Rolland Dion (5 July 1938 – 4 June 2011) was the mayor of Saint-Raymond, Quebec, which was also his birthplace. He was also a former Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a businessman by career.

He was mayor of Saint-Raymond from 1973 to 1979. He won the riding of Portneuf in the 1979 federal election and was re-elected there in 1980. Dion was defeated in 1984 by Marc Ferland of the Progressive Conservative party. He served in the 31st and 32nd Canadian Parliaments. He served again as mayor of Saint-Raymond from 2006 until his death in 2011.

Electoral record

1984 Canadian federal election: Portneuf
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Marc Ferland 23,797 51.1 +43.7
Liberal (x)Rolland Dion 17,687 38.0 -45.9
New Democratic Jacques Pelchat 3,012 6.5 -1.8
Rhinoceros Jean Paradis 1,222 2.6 -1.5
Parti nationaliste Georges-H. Marcotte 638 1.4
Social Credit Renée Roberge-Petitclerc 248 0.5 -5.3
Total valid votes 46,604 100.0
1980 Canadian federal election: Portneuf
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal (x)Rolland Dion 29,234 73.9 +10.2
New Democratic Robert Ferland 3,285 8.3 +4.9
Progressive Conservative Christian Légaré 2,905 7.3 -1.8
Social Credit Bernard Lapointe 2,320 5.9 -15.1
Rhinoceros M. Chrétien M. Paquette 1,634 4.1 +1.7
Union populaire Richard Corbeil 204 0.5 +0.1
Total valid votes 39,582 100.0
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1979 Canadian federal election: Portneuf
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Rolland Dion 25,297 63.6 +14.8
Social Credit Bernard Lapointe 8,330 20.9 -16.1
Progressive Conservative Armand Caron 3,620 9.1 +0.7
New Democratic Renée Brisson 1,346 3.4 -2.3
Rhinoceros Réjane Mame Bujold 985 2.5
Union populaire O'H Ls Gingras 184 0.5
Total valid votes 39,762 100.0

References

Parliament of Canada
Preceded by Member of Parliament from Portneuf
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