Gabriel Desjardins

Gabriel Desjardins (born 14 February 1949 in Montreal, Quebec) was a Progressive Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a businessman, professor and trader by career.

He represented the Quebec riding of Témiscamingue where 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.

Desjardins left federal politics when he was defeated in the 1993 federal election by Pierre Brien of the Bloc Québécois.

Electoral record

1984 Canadian federal election: Témiscamingue
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Gabriel Desjardins	20,347	50.24
	Liberal	Henri Tousignant	13,756	33.96
	New Democratic	Guy Verville	2,189	5.40
	Parti nationaliste	Roberte Parent	2,126	5.25
	Rhinoceros	Marcel Yves Bégin	1,457	3.60	–
	Social Credit	Rachel Lord	626	1.55
Total valid votes			40,501	100.00
Total rejected ballots			255
Turnout			40,756	73.11
Electors on the lists			55,749

External links

• Gabriel Desjardins – Parliament of Canada biography