Raymond Eudes
The Hon. Raymond Eudes | |
|---|---|
| Senator from De Lorimier, Quebec | |
| In office 8 April 1968 – 25 October 1980 | |
| Appointed by | Lester B. Pearson |
| Preceded by | Thomas Vien |
| Succeeded by | Philippe Gigantès |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Hochelaga | |
| In office 1940–1965 | |
| Preceded by | Édouard-Charles St-Père |
| Succeeded by | Gérard Pelletier |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Raymond Pierre Eudes 10 October 1912 Montreal, Quebec |
| Died | 25 October 1980 (aged 68) |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Profession | lawyer |
Raymond Pierre Eudes (10 October 1912 – 25 October 1980) was a French Canadian lawyer and politician.
Born in Montreal, Quebec, he was a lawyer before being elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the riding of Hochelaga in the 1940 election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1945, 1949, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1962, and 1963. He stepped down for the 1965 election to allow Gérard Pelletier to run. He was summoned to the Senate of Canada in 1968 representing the senatorial division of De Lorimier, Quebec. He served until his death in 1980.
Electoral record
| 1963 Canadian federal election: Hochelaga | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Raymond Eudes | 13,093 | 46.36 | -4.09 | ||||
| Social Credit | Fernand Bourret | 7,535 | 26.68 | +17.60 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | J.-Marius Heppell | 3,892 | 13.78 | -15.92 | ||||
| New Democratic | Arthur Lamoureux | 3,394 | 12.02 | +2.57 | ||||
| Communist | Jeannette Pratte | 327 | 1.16 | -0.17 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 28,241 | 100.00 | ||||||
| 1962 Canadian federal election: Hochelaga | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Raymond Eudes | 13,220 | 50.45 | -2.21 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Yvon Groulx | 7,784 | 29.70 | -10.78 | ||||
| New Democratic | Noël Langlois | 2,475 | 9.44 | +5.37 | ||||
| Social Credit | Robert Leblanc | 2,379 | 9.08 | |||||
| Communist | Samuel Walsh | 347 | 1.32 | -1.46 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 26,205 | 100.00 | ||||||
| 1958 Canadian federal election: Hochelaga | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Raymond Eudes | 16,706 | 52.65 | -23.28 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Benoît Gonthier | 12,845 | 40.48 | +25.52 | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Armand Sauvé | 1,294 | 4.08 | +1.15 | ||||
| Labor–Progressive | Camille Dionne | 883 | 2.78 | -3.39 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 31,728 | 100.00 | ||||||
| 1957 Canadian federal election: Hochelaga | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Raymond Eudes | 20,611 | 75.93 | -0.36 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Benoît Gonthier | 4,063 | 14.97 | -0.40 | ||||
| Labor–Progressive | Gérard Fortin | 1,675 | 6.17 | +2.70 | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Lucien Pépin | 796 | 2.93 | -1.95 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 27,145 | 100.00 | ||||||
| 1953 Canadian federal election: Hochelaga | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Raymond Eudes | 19,467 | 76.29 | +8.93 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jean Jodoin | 3,921 | 15.37 | -11.11 | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Roger Beaudin | 1,245 | 4.88 | |||||
| Labor–Progressive | Camille Dionne | 885 | 3.47 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 25,518 | 100.00 | ||||||
| 1949 Canadian federal election: Hochelaga | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Raymond Eudes | 17,633 | 67.36 | +5.11 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Joseph-Omer Ravary | 6,930 | 26.47 | +20.35 | ||||
| Union des électeurs | Roméo Dagenais | 1,615 | 6.17 | +4.69 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 26,178 | 100.00 | ||||||
| 1945 Canadian federal election: Hochelaga | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Raymond Eudes | 22,444 | 62.25 | +8.42 | ||||
| Bloc populaire | Raymond Godin | 7,915 | 21.95 | |||||
| Independent | Jean-Paul Chauvin | 2,264 | 6.28 | -23.02 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Achille Dubeau | 2,208 | 6.12 | -6.81 | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Noël-Émile Bourassa | 692 | 1.92 | |||||
| Social Credit | Léopold Gendron | 533 | 1.48 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 36,056 | 100.00 | ||||||
Note: Progressive Conservative vote is compared to "National Government" vote in 1940 election.
| 1940 Canadian federal election: Hochelaga | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Raymond Eudes | 16,849 | 53.83 | -10.77 | ||||
| Independent Liberal | Jean-Paul Chauvin | 9,172 | 29.30 | |||||
| National Government | Achille Dubeau | 4,049 | 12.94 | +1.26 | ||||
| Independent Liberal | Richard Thibault | 1,230 | 3.93 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 31,300 | 100.00 | ||||||
Note: "National Government" vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1935 election.
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