Fernand Viau

Fernand Viau
Member of Parliament
for Saint Boniface
In office
June 1945 – June 1957
Preceded byJohn Power Howden
Succeeded byLouis Deniset
Personal details
Born(1909-05-24)24 May 1909
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died3 June 2000(2000-06-03) (aged 91)
PartyLiberal
ProfessionMilitary

Fernand Viau (24 May 1909 – 3 June 2000) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Montreal, Quebec and had a military career.

Background

He was first elected at the Saint Boniface riding in the 1945 general election, then re-elected for successive terms there in 1949 and 1953. Viau lost the Liberal party nomination for Saint Boniface for the 1957 election to Louis Deniset. Viau then campaigned in the riding as an Independent Liberal but was defeated by Deniset.[1]

Viau died on 3 June 2000.[2]

Electoral record

1957 Canadian federal election: St. Boniface
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Louis Deniset 7,777 31.13 -12.12
Co-operative Commonwealth Nicholas Manchur 6,216 24.88 -5.03
Progressive Conservative Laurier Régnier 6,040 24.18 -2.65
Social Credit Dollard Lafrenière 3,872 15.50
Independent Liberal Fernand Viau 1,074 4.30
Total valid votes 24,979 100.0
Liberal hold Swing -3.55


1953 Canadian federal election: Saint Boniface—Saint Vital
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Fernand Viau 8,051 43.3 -14.1
Co-operative Commonwealth Leonard S. Evans 5,568 29.9 +0.9
Progressive Conservative George Campbell MacLean 4,994 26.8 +13.2
Total valid votes 18,613 100.0


1949 Canadian federal election: Saint Boniface—Saint Vital
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Fernand Viau 10,766 57.3 +20.4
Co-operative Commonwealth Andrew Russell Paulley 5,455 29.0 -0.4
Progressive Conservative Louis Léger 2,557 13.6 -7.3
Total valid votes 18,778 100.0
1945 Canadian federal election: Saint Boniface—Saint Vital
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Fernand Viau 6,055 37.0 -14.8
Co-operative Commonwealth Évariste-Rupert Gagnon 4,823 29.4 +18.1
Progressive Conservative George Campbell MacLean 3,421 20.9 -2.5
Social Credit Charles Anderson Bailey 1,369 8.4 -3.7
Labor–Progressive Jules Jerome Pynoo 710 4.3
Total valid votes 16,378 100.0

References

  1. ^ Best, Michael (11 May 1957). "Manitoba Liberals feuding". The Globe and Mail. p. 7.
  2. ^ "Half-Masting of the Flag - 2001". Department of Canadian Heritage. 2001. Retrieved 24 June 2009.[permanent dead link]
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