Ricardo López Bello (born 13 February 1937) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a businessman by trade.

López was born in Cabrui, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain and represented the Quebec riding of Châteauguay. He was first elected in the 1984 federal election and re-elected in 1988, therefore becoming a member in the 33rd and 34th Canadian Parliaments. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative (PC) Party. He did not serve in the cabinet under PC prime ministers Brian Mulroney or Kim Campbell. His main claim to fame in the House of Commons was that when he rose to address the assembly, both English and French interpreters would immediately start to try to decipher his speech due to his thick accent.

López left federal politics after he lost his seat in 1993 to Maurice Godin of the Bloc Québécois. He was also defeated at the same riding in the 2000 federal election, this time a candidate for the Canadian Alliance.

Electoral history

1984 Canadian federal election: Châteauguay
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeRicardo López21,318
LiberalIan Watson17,313
New DemocraticRobert Vigneault5,083
Parti nationalisteJean-Guy Lafrenaye1,630
LibertarianGuy Pelletier284
Commonwealth of CanadaGilles A. Grisé124
1988 Canadian federal election: Châteauguay
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeRicardo López22,439
LiberalJean-Marc Fournier16,422
New DemocraticPierre Hétu8,282
Not affiliatedAndré Turcot1,724
RhinocerosHubert Le Tube Simon1,250
1993 Canadian federal election: Châteauguay
Party Candidate Votes
Bloc QuébécoisMaurice Godin34,271
LiberalKimon Valaskakis18,012
Progressive ConservativeRicardo López5,749
New DemocraticLuc Proulx850
Commonwealth of CanadaStéphane Beauregard317
2000 Canadian federal election: Châteauguay
Party Candidate Votes
Bloc QuébécoisRobert Lanctôt26,284
LiberalCarole Marcil22,972
AllianceRicardo López3,120
Progressive ConservativeRéjeanne Rioux2,041
Natural LawMargaret Larrass743
New DemocraticRobert Lindblad622


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