Rocco Luccisano

Rocco Alexander Luccisano (April 30, 1919 – October 11, 2008) was a politician in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was a member of the Montreal city council from 1970 to 1986, serving as a member of mayor Jean Drapeau's Civic Party.

Councillor

Luccisano first ran for the Montreal city council in December 1968, in elections held after the municipality of Saint-Michel was annexed to Montreal. He was defeated, but ran again in the 1970 municipal election and won election for Saint-Michel's first ward. The latter election took place against the backdrop of the FLQ crisis.

Luccisano was re-elected in 1974, 1978, and 1982. He sought election for a fifth term in 1986 and lost to Montreal Citizens' Movement candidate Frank Venneri.^[1]

Death

Luccisano died of heart failure in October 2008, after a five-month struggle with lung disease.^[2]

Electoral record

1982 Montreal municipal election results: Councillor, François-Perrault

Party	Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
Civic Party of Montreal	Rocco Luccisano (incumbent)	3,525	54.45
Montreal Citizens' Movement	Rolland Masson	2,102	32.47
Municipal Action Group	William Siemienski	847	13.08
Total valid votes		6,474	100
Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal.

1978 Montreal municipal election results: Councillor, François-Perrault

Party	Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
Civic Party of Montreal	Rocco Luccisano (incumbent)	3,373	58.49
Montreal Citizens' Movement	Thérèse Daviau-Bergeron	1,534	26.60
Municipal Action Group	Francine Laurencelle	860	14.91
Total valid votes		5,767	100
Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party identifications are taken from Le Devoir, 11 November 1978.

1974 Montreal municipal election results: Councillor, Saint-Michel, Ward One

Party	Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
Civic Party of Montreal	Rocco Luccisano (incumbent)	6,883	51.99
Montreal Citizens' Movement	Diego Bronzati	6,355	48.01
Total valid votes		13,238	100
Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal. Party affiliations are taken from the Montreal Star, 11 November 1974, A11.

1970 Montreal municipal election results: Councillor, Saint-Michel, Ward One

Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
Rocco Luccisano	9,092	57.24
(x)Nicola Ciamarra	4,445	27.99
Raymond Bourget	2,346	14.77
Total valid votes	15,883	100
Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal.

December 1968 Montreal municipal election results: Councillor, Saint-Michel, Ward Four

Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
Léopold Lavoie	1,688	34.01
Pierre Begin	1,586	31.96
Rocco Luccisano	1,052	21.20
Rolland Larivière	637	12.83
Total valid votes	4,963	100
Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal.

References

↑ Irwin Block, "Independent's election win confirmed," Montreal Gazette, 19 November 1986, A3.
↑ "Deaths," Montreal Gazette, 14 October 2008, B5.