Carlo Rossi (politician)
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| Carlo Rossi | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Bourassa | |
| In office 1979–1988 | |
| Preceded by | The electoral district was created in 1976. |
| Succeeded by | Marie Gibeau |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 8, 1925 Montreal, Quebec |
| Died | April 11, 1998 (aged 72) |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Portfolio | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of State (Multiculturalism) (1982-1984) Deputy Whip of the Liberal Party (1984-1988) |
Carlo Rossi (August 8, 1925 – April 11, 1998) was a Canadian politician.
Born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of Italian immigrants, Rossi joined the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal in 1948. He was a police detective and the head of the Police's hostage-negotiation team.
In 1979, he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the Montreal riding of Bourassa. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1980 and 1984. He was defeated in 1988. From 1982 to 1984, he was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of State (Multiculturalism).
Electoral record (incomplete)
| Canadian federal election, 1984: Bourassa | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
| Liberal | Carlo Rossi | 20,221 | 43.94 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Raymond-J. Rochon | 18,703 | 40.64 | |||
| New Democratic Party | Roderick Charters | 3,741 | 8.13 | |||
| Rhinoceros | Dominique Pique-Nique Malouin | 1,618 | 3.52 | |||
| Parti nationaliste | J-André Perey | 1,169 | 2.54 | |||
| Social Credit | Roland Boudreau | 236 | 0.51 | |||
| Commonwealth | Carl Paradis | 125 | 0.27 | |||
| N/A (Revolutionary Workers League) | Michel Dugré | 103 | 0.22 | |||
| Non-affiliated | Gérard Ledoux | 101 | 0.22 | |||
| Total valid votes | 46,017 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 871 | |||||
| Turnout | 46,888 | 71.45 | ||||
| Electors on the lists | 65,626 | |||||
| Source: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer, Thirty-third General Election, 1984. | ||||||
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