Alain Garant (born 21 March 1952 in Montmagny, Quebec) was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a Chartered Accountant by career.
He won the Bellechasse, Quebec electoral district in the 1980 federal election and served in the 32nd Canadian Parliament. He left national politics after his defeat in that riding in the 1984 election.
1980 federal election : Bellechasse edit | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | +/- | ||
Liberal | Alain Garant | 20,636 | 51.13 | +7.48 | ||
Social Credit | (x)Adrien Lambert | 15,124 | 37.47 | -8.96 | ||
Progressive Conservative | Jean DeschĂȘnes | 2,912 | 7.22 | -0.04 | ||
Rhinoceros | Andrée Chabot | 815 | 2.02 | +0.72 | ||
New Democratic Party | Napoléon Goupil | 730 | 1.81 | +0.93 | ||
Union Populaire | France Théberge | 141 | 0.35 | -0.13 | ||
Total valid votes | 40,358 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 274 | |||||
Turnout | 40,632 | 70.86 | -1.31 | |||
Electors on the lists | 57,339 |
Source: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer, Thirty-second General Election, 1980.