René Cousineau

René Cousineau
Member of Parliament for Gatineau riding
In office 1979–1984
Preceded by	Gaston Clermont
Succeeded by	Claudy Mailly
Personal details
Born	17 June 1930 Gatineau, Quebec
Died	10 September 2002 (aged 72)
Political party	Liberal
Profession	developer, notary lawyer, law teacher

René Cousineau (17 June 1930 – 10 September 2002) was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. Cousineau was born in Gatineau, Quebec and became a developer. He also practiced and taught notary law.

He was elected at Gatineau riding in the 1979 federal election and re-elected in 1980. Cousineau was defeated by Claudy Mailly of the Progressive Conservative party in the 1984 federal election.

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 1980: Gatineau
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Liberal	René Cousineau	35,437	78.63	+6.74
	New Democratic	Renée Pierre Brisson	4,792	10.63	+3.72
	Progressive Conservative	Jean-Pierre Plouffe	3,134	6.95	+0.29
	Social Credit	Marcelle Cormier	975	2.16	−10.87
	Rhinoceros	François R. Penzes	640	1.42	–
	Marxist–Leninist	Christine Dandenault	91	0.20	−0.03
Total valid votes			45,069	100.00
Total rejected ballots			244
Turnout			45,313	68.45	−6.35
Electors on the lists			66,195
Source: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer, Thirty-second General Election, 1980.

Canadian federal election, 1979: Gatineau
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	René Cousineau	34,234	71.89
	Social Credit	Gérard Croteau	6,206	13.03
	New Democratic	André Beaudry	3,292	6.91
	Progressive Conservative	René Bergeron	3,174	6.66
	Union populaire	André Côté	608	1.28
	Marxist–Leninist	Christine Dandenault	108	0.23
Total valid votes			47,622	100.00
Total rejected ballots			340
Turnout			47,962	74.80
Electors on the lists			64,124
Source: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer, Thirty-first General Election, 1979.

External links

• René Cousineau – Parliament of Canada biography