Roland Godin

Roland Godin
Official 1973 portrait
Member of Parliament
for Portneuf
In office
November 1965  May 1974
Preceded byJean-Louis Frenette
Succeeded byPierre Bussières
Personal details
Born(1926-10-11)11 October 1926
Neuville, Quebec, Canada
Died22 June 2009(2009-06-22) (aged 82)
Donnacona, Quebec, Canada
Political partySocial Credit
ProfessionManager

Roland Godin (11 October 1926 22 June 2009) was a Ralliement créditiste and Social Credit party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a manager by career.

Godin was born in Neuville, Quebec. He was first elected to Parliament at the Portneuf riding in the 1965 general election and re-elected in the 1968 and 1972. From 1966 to 1971, his party was known as the Ralliement créditiste. Godin was defeated in the 1974 federal election by Pierre Bussières of the Liberal party.

He ran for the Ralliement créditiste du Québec in the 1976 provincial election and finished fourth against Liberal incumbent Michel Pagé in Portneuf.

Godin died at Donnacona, Quebec on 22 June 2009.

1974 Canadian federal election: Portneuf
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalPierre Bussières25,62048.8+5.9
Social Credit(x)Roland Godin19,45637.1-6.8
Progressive ConservativeFernand Paquet4,4278.4-0.2
New DemocraticHervé Gauthier2,9805.7+1.2
Total valid votes 52,483100.0
1972 Canadian federal election: Portneuf
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Social Credit(x)Roland Godin23,62643.9-4.4
LiberalClaude Bernard23,11342.9+6.1
Progressive ConservativeJean-Luc Godin4,6648.7-3.2
New DemocraticRémi Morissette2,4304.5+1.5
Total valid votes 53,833100.0
Note: Social Credit vote is compared to Ralliement créditiste vote in the 1968 election.
Source: lop.parl.ca
1968 Canadian federal election: Portneuf
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Ralliement créditiste(x)Roland Godin18,32848.3+14.7
LiberalJules Lapierre13,96536.8+9.1
Progressive ConservativeMarcel Martineau4,51911.9-5.6
New DemocraticFernand Drolet1,1263.0+2.0
Total valid votes 37,938100.0
1965 Canadian federal election: Portneuf
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Ralliement créditisteRoland Godin6,53933.6-22.8
LiberalAlbert Neilson5,39027.7-5.6
Independent(x)Jean-Louis Frenette3,72519.2
Progressive ConservativeGilbert Ouellet3,40017.5+15.2
Independent PCLouis-Philippe Bertrand2131.1
New DemocraticFernand Lepage1840.9
Total valid votes 19,451100.0

Note: Ralliement créditiste vote is compared to Social Credit vote in the 1963 election.