Rodrigue Bourdages
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Laval
In office
1958–1962
Preceded byLéopold Demers
Succeeded byJean-Léo Rochon
Personal details
Born(1923-10-22)22 October 1923
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died12 October 1997(1997-10-12) (aged 73)
Political partyIndependent (1957-1958)
Progressive Conservative Party (1958-)
Occupationcontractor

Rodrigue Bourdages (22 October 1923 – 12 October 1997) was a Canadian politician and contractor. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a Member of the Progressive Conservative Party in 1958 to represent the riding of Laval. He was defeated in the 1957 election as an independent candidate and as a PC candidate in 1962.

1962 Canadian federal election: Laval
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJean-Léo Rochon36,24849.5+3.3
Progressive ConservativeJ.-Rodrigue Bourdages22,84331.2-16.3
New DemocraticLouis-Ph. Lecours5,3027.2+3.3
Independent LiberalAdrien Bonin4,5136.2
Social CreditLéopold Mercier4,2945.9
Total valid votes 73,200 100.0
1958 Canadian federal election: Laval
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRodrigue Bourdages26,07647.5+34.8
LiberalLéopold Demers25,36346.2-14.4
Co-operative CommonwealthJacques Champagne2,1653.9+1.2
Independent PCAlexandre Joly7961.5
Independent LiberalArthur Prévost4760.9
Total valid votes 54,876 100.0


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