François Gourd
François "Yo" Gourd is a Canadian political figure and entertainer, who has been involved in the Rhinoceros Party of Canada and the entartistes, two satirical political movements.[1] He was also the Rhinoceros Party candidate in Saint-Michel in the 1979 federal election.
In 1983 Gourd opened a bar called Les Foufounes Électriques, along with Norman Boileau and Bernard Paquet — two of Gourd's friends from a musical theatre of which he was a member. They were interested in creating a space for showcasing burgeoning alternative musicians and different types of art.[2][3] According to Gourd, the bar did not turn much of a profit and he sold his share in the club after five years. By the end of the 1980s, Boileau was the only remaining owner.[2][3]
In the period that followed, he became involved in cinema.[2] His films included Masturbation libre, le manifeste in 2007.[4]
In 2006, he founded the second iteration of the Rhinoceros Party, the successor to the historical Rhinoceros Party dissolved in 1993. As the party's candidate in the September 17, 2007 federal by-election in Outremont, he listed his profession as poet[5] on his nomination papers. He received 145 votes (0.61%).[5] The party's activities included protesting against the construction industry.[6]
Electoral record
| Canadian federal election, 1979: Saint-Michel |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
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Liberal | KILLENS, Thérèse | 29,046 |
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Social Credit | MITCHELL, John | 4,299 |
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New Democratic | SALVATORE, Filippo | 2,616 |
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Progressive Conservative | POZZA, Jean-Louis | 2,602 |
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Rhinoceros | GOURD, François | 1,453 |
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Union populaire | LONGPRÉ, Bernard L. | 432 |
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Communist | BRONZATI, Vittoria | 177 |
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Marxist–Leninist | TREMBLAY, Serge | 147 |
| Canadian federal election, 2008 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures |
|
Bloc Québécois | Gilles Duceppe | 24,103 | 50.24 | −4.45 | $71,127 |
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Liberal | Sébastien Caron | 8,798 | 18.33 | +5.88 | $30,225 |
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New Democratic | François Grégoire | 8,209 | 17.11 | +0.44 | $31,151 |
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Green | Dylan Perceval-Maxwell | 3,801 | 7.92 | -0.38 | $7,171 |
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Conservative | Charles K. Langford | 2,320 | 4.83 | −1.55 | $5,590 |
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Rhinoceros | François Yo Gourd | 447 | 0.93 | | $388 |
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Marxist–Leninist | Serge Lachapelle | 118 | 0.24 | -0.03 | |
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Independent | Daniel "F4J" Laforest | 93 | 0.19 | – | |
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Communist | Samie Pagé-Quirion | 86 | 0.17 | -0.03 | $898 |
| Total valid votes/Expense limit |
47,975 | 100.00 | $84,641 |
| Total rejected ballots |
406 | 0.84 |
| Turnout |
48,381 | 61.10 |
References
- ↑ "Pied snipers". The Gazette, January 31, 1999.
- 1 2 3 Barry, Chris, "Anarchy and assholes". Montreal Mirror, October 20, 2005. Last retrieved June 17, 2010.
- 1 2 The history of Les Foufounes Electriques on the club's official website. Last retrieved June 17, 2010.
- ↑ Odile Tremblay, "Documentaire - Le meilleur film de François Gourd". Le Devoir, April 6, 2007.
- 1 2 History of Federal Ridings since 1867
- ↑ "En bref - «Yo» Gourd en tête". Le Devoir, September 24, 2011.
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