Gabriel Desjardins

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Gabriel Desjardins (born 14 February 1949 in Montreal, Quebec) was a Progressive Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a businessman, professor and trader by career.

He represented the Quebec riding of Témiscamingue where he was first elected in the 1984 federal election and re-elected in 1988, therefore becoming a member in the 33rd and 34th Canadian Parliaments.

Desjardins left federal politics when he was defeated in the 1993 federal election by Pierre Brien of the Bloc Québécois.

Electoral record

1984 Canadian federal election : Témiscamingue
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Gabriel Desjardins 20,34750.24
Liberal Henri Tousignant 13,75633.96
New Democratic Guy Verville2,1895.40
Parti nationaliste Roberte Parent2,1265.25
Rhinoceros Marcel Yves Bégin1,4573.60
Social Credit Rachel Lord6261.55
Total valid votes40,501100.00
Total rejected ballots255
Turnout40,75673.11
Electors on the lists55,749


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