Robert Gourd (1933 – March 22, 2015) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada.[1] He was a manufacturer and administrator by career.
Gourd was born in Amos, Quebec. He won the Argenteuil electoral district in the 1979 federal election and was re-elected there in the 1980 election. He was defeated in the 1984 election by Lise Bourgault of the Progressive Conservative party.
He served in various business capacities after his departure from national politics and was a Commissioner on the International Joint Commission which supports the International Boundary Waters Treaty between Canada and the United States.[1] He died in Montreal on March 22, 2015.[2]
| 1980 Canadian federal election: Argenteuil | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Robert Gourd | 21,976 | 68.60% | +4.3% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Benoit Parent | 5,128 | 16.01% | -1.2% | ||||
| New Democratic | Ida Brown | 2,422 | 7.56% | +3.0% | ||||
| Rhinoceros | Yo François Gourd | 1,298 | 4.05% | |||||
| Social Credit | Maurice Marcoux | 1,074 | 3.35% | -7.7% | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Jacques Cote | 135 | 0.42% | +0.0% | ||||
| Total valid votes | 32,033 | 100.0% | ||||||
Source(s)
"Argenteuil, Quebec (1979-03-26 - 1981-01-16)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 15 July 2024. | ||||||||
| 1979 Canadian federal election: Argenteuil | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Robert Gourd | 22,043 | 64.27% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | George Kirby | 5,889 | 17.17% | |||||
| Social Credit | Antoine Bedard | 3,780 | 11.02% | |||||
| New Democratic | Thérèse Gardner Pelletier | 1,576 | 4.60% | |||||
| Rhinoceros | Michel Rivard | 699 | 2.04% | |||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Jacques Cote | 155 | 0.45% | |||||
| Union populaire | Lucie Poirier | 155 | 0.45% | |||||
| Total valid votes | 34,297 | 100.0% | ||||||