# Gérard Loiselle

Gérard Loiselle (April 15, 1921 - December 22, 1994) was a Canadian politician. He was an eight-term Member of the House of Commons and was a City Councillor in Montreal, Quebec.

## Federal politics

Born in Montreal, Quebec, Loiselle successfully ran as an Independent Liberal candidate in the district of Sainte-Anne in 1957 defeating the official Liberal nominee. He was re-elected as a Liberal in 1958, 1962, 1963 and 1965. He ran in the district of Saint-Henri in 1968 and won. He was re-elected in 1972 and 1974. He did not run for re-election in 1979.
He was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Manpower and Immigration from 1968 to 1960 and to the Minister of Transport from 1969 to 1970.

## City Councillor

He was elected to Montreal's City Council as an Independent candidate in 1950 in the district of Sainte-Anne. He was re-elected in 1954, 1957, 1960, 1962 and 1966. He did not run for re-election in 1970.

## Electoral record (partial)

1957 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Independent Liberal | LOISELLE, Gérard | 7,771 |
| Liberal | HUSHION, William James | 4,254 |
| Progressive Conservative | SULLIVAN, Gerald E. | 2,807 |
| Independent Liberal | SOWERY, Cliff | 902 |
1958 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | LOISELLE, Gérard | 8,289 |
| Progressive Conservative | SULLIVAN, Gerald | 5,941 |
| Independent | COLLETTE, Albert | 1,256 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | KING, Paul Francis | 394 |
1962 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | LOISELLE, Gérard | 7,737 |
| Progressive Conservative | SULLIVAN, Gerald | 4,478 |
| New Democratic | MULCAHY, Bernard | 627 |
| Social Credit | HAMLET, Thomas James | 381 |
1963 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | LOISELLE, Gérard | 7,215 |
| Social Credit | COLLETTE, Albert | 2,830 |
| Progressive Conservative | VANLOO, A. Peter | 1,963 |
| New Democratic | MULCAHY, Bernard | 753 |
vte1965 Canadian federal election: St. Ann :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Gérard Loiselle | 6,150 | 59.60 |
| | Progressive Conservative | George Neill | 2,283 | 22.12 |
| | Ralliement créditiste | Eugène Caraghiaur | 1,060 | 10.27 |
| | New Democratic | Martin J. Ranalli | 826 | 8.00 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 10,319 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 254 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,573 | 64.02 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 16,515 |
vte1968 Canadian federal election: Saint-Henri :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Gérard Loiselle | 12,792 | 63.45 |
| | Independent | Pierre Sévigny | 3,499 | 17.35 |
| | New Democratic | Gérard Philipps | 1,491 | 7.40 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Pierre Hogue | 972 | 4.82 |
| | Ralliement créditiste | Joseph Ranger | 608 | 3.02 |
| | Independent Liberal | William Gaudreau | 465 | 2.31 |
| | Independent | Lomer Pilote | 335 | 1.66 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 20,162 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 704 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,866 | 57.73 |
| Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | Electors on the lists | 36,143 |

## Footnotes

* ↑ Gérard Loiselle – Parliament of Canada biography
* ↑ Commons, Canada Parliament House of (1 January 1969). Debates: Official Report. Queen's Printer.
Political offices :
| Preceded byThomas Patrick Healy (Liberal) | MP, District of Sainte-Anne 1957-1968 | Succeeded byThe electoral district was abolished in 1966. |
| Preceded byHilarion-Pit Lessard (Liberal) | MP, District of Saint-Henri 1968-1979 | Succeeded byJacques Guilbault (Liberal) |
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