- Michel Dugré
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Michel Dugré is a veteran Canadian political activist. A member of the Revolutionary Workers League in the 1970s and 1980s, he later joined the successor Communist League and served on its Central Committee. Since 1979, he has been a candidate in seven federal, two provincial, and three municipal elections.
Dugré is a garment presser and has worked as a meat packer.[1] He has also written for the Communist League and affiliated groups. In 1987, the journal New International published Dugré's essay, "Land, labor, and the Canadian socialist revolution," which reviewed the history of Canadian farming policy and the potential for a farmer-labour political alliance.[2]
Dugré was one of the Communist League's leading proponents for a "oui" vote in the 1995 Quebec referendum on sovereignty. He said that a vote for Quebec sovereignty would reflect "the long-standing and legitimate aspirations of the French-speaking majority in [Quebec] for equality and justice" and "[make] it possible to unite working people across Canada against the capitalist rulers' attacks on our unions, our social services, and our rights."[3]
When Dugré ran for mayor of Montreal in the 1998 Montreal municipal election, he called for the creation of a workers and farmers government and said that he would introduce a thirty-hour work week for municipal employees without a cut in pay.[4] In the 2006 Toronto election, he pledged to stop deportations and legalize all immigrants and indicated that he supported the Six Nations in Grand River land dispute.[5]
Electoral record
2008 Canadian federal election results: Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie Party Candidate Votes % +/- Expenditures Bloc Québécois (x)Bernard Bigras 27,260 52.00 $51,364 Liberal Marjorie Théodore 9,785 18.67 $30,634 New Democratic Party Alexandre Boulerice 8,522 16.26 $23,296 Conservative Sylvie Boulianne 3,876 7.39 $85,754 Green Vincent Larochelle 2,406 4.59 $903 neorhino.ca Jean-Patrick Berthiaume 319 0.61 $270 Marxist-Leninist Stéphane Chénier 170 0.32 none listed N/A (Communist League) Michel Dugré 83 0.16 $690 Total valid votes 52,421 100.00 Total rejected ballots 614 Turnout 53,035 64.65 Electors on the lists 82,037 Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada. Italicized expenditure figures refer to totals submitted by the candidates and not reviewed by Elections Canada.
2006 Toronto municipal election results: Councillor, Ward Twelve Candidate Total votes % of total votes (x)Frank Di Giorgio 4,980 48.19 Nick Dominelli 2,725 26.37 Joe Renda 1,419 13.73 Keith Sweeney 1,054 10.20 Michel Dugré 157 1.52 Total valid votes 10,335 100 Source: Declaration of Results of Voting; Monday, November 13, 2006, City of Toronto.
2000 Canadian federal election results: Parkdale—High Park Party Candidate Votes % +/- Expenditures Liberal (x)Sarmite Bulte 20,676 49.41 $58,030 New Democratic Party Paul Schmidt 7,947 18.99 $22,078 Progressive Conservative David Strycharz 5,681 13.58 $14,911 Canadian Alliance Vicki Vancas 4,882 11.67 $7,470 Green Neil Spiegel 1,161 2.77 $2,942 Marijuana Terry Parker 775 1.85 none listed Canadian Action Greg Robertson 317 0.76 $1,107 Communist Wilfred Szczesny 155 0.37 $202 N/A (Communist League) Michel Dugré 132 0.32 $149 Marxist-Leninist Lorne Gershuny 122 0.29 $8 Total valid votes 41,848 100.00 Total rejected ballots 227 Turnout 42,075 58.22 Electors on the lists 72,274 Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and Financial Returns, Elections Canada.
1998 Montreal mayoral election results Party Candidate Total votes % of total votes Vision Montreal (x)Pierre Bourque 141,814 45.52 New Montreal Jacques Duchesneau 84,289 27.05 Montreal Citizens' Movement Michel Prescott 46,298 14.86 Team Montreal Jean Doré 32,167 10.32 PM2000 Michel Bédard 3,004 0.96 Independent Patricia Métivier 2,224 0.71 Independent Michel Dugré 989 0.32 Independent Laurent Alie 784 0.25 Total valid votes 311,569 100 1997 Canadian federal election results: Papineau—Saint-Denis Party Candidate Votes % +/- Expenditures Liberal (x)Pierre Pettigrew 26,260 53.90 $53,271 Bloc Québécois Mario Beaulieu 14,083 28.91 $25,032 Progressive Conservative Yannis Felemegos 6,227 12.78 $19,274 New Democratic Party Gaby Kombé 1,196 2.45 $3,030 Marxist-Leninist Peter Macrisopoulos 481 0.99 $0 N/A (Communist League) Michel Dugré 471 0.97 $270 Total valid votes 48,718 100.00 Total rejected ballots 1,676 Turnout 50,394 75.55 Electors on the lists 66,706 Sources: Official Results, Elections Canada and official contributions and expenses submitted by the candidates, provided by Elections Canada.
1993 Canadian federal election results: Laurier—Sainte-Marie Party Candidate Votes % +/- Expenditures Bloc Québécois (x)Gilles Duceppe 25,060 61.79 $39,969 Liberal Robert Desbiens 9,940 24.51 -14.56 $41,625 Progressive Conservative Yvan Routhier 2,156 5.32 -24.34 $19,947 New Democratic Party Alain Gravel 1,237 3.05 -18.57 $5,169 Green John Tromp 1,050 2.59 -0.93 $1,304 Natural Law Pierre Bergeron 652 1.61 $0 Marxist-Leninist Normand Chouinard 205 0.51 +0.19 $80 N/A (Communist League) Michel Dugré 131 0.32 $507 Commonwealth Sophie Brassard 127 0.31 +0.12 $0 Total valid votes 40,558 100.00 Total rejected ballots 1,592 Turnout 42,150 71.29 +1.96 Electors on the lists 59,126 Source: Thirty-fifth General Election, 1993: Official Voting Results, Published by the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada. Financial figures taken from the official contributions and expenses submitted by the candidates, provided by Elections Canada. Percentage change figures are made in relation to the 1988 general election, not the 1990 by-election.
1990 Montreal mayoral election results Party Candidate Total votes % of total votes Montreal Citizens' Movement (x)Jean Doré 129,209 59.20 Civic Party of Montreal Nicole Gagnon-Larocque 45,221 20.72 Municipal Party Alain André 22,732 10.42 Democratic Coalition Pierre-Yves Melancon 10,282 4.71 White Elephant Party Michel Bédard 5,025 2.30 Independent Michel Dugré 2,098 0.96 Independent Patricia Métivier 1,858 0.85 Independent Abraham Weizfeld 1,831 0.84 Total valid votes 218,256 100 Source: Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal.
1989 Quebec provincial election results: Laurier Party Candidate Votes % +/- Liberal (x)Christos Sirros 11,027 54.98 Parti Québécois Elpis Santas 5,656 28.20 Green Nathalie Sapina 1,170 5.83 New Democratic Party Victor Bilodeau 777 3.87 Marxist-Leninist Panagiotis Macrisopoulos 382 1.90 Independent Jacques Dubuc 349 1.74 Non-affiliated Nicholas Vlahos 299 1.49 Communist Suzanne Dagenais 174 0.87 Socialist Movement Jean-Roch Gauvin 148 0.74 N/A (Revolutionary Workers League) Michel Dugré 73 0.36 Total valid votes 20,055 100.00 Rejected and declined votes 519 Turnout 20,574 67.24 Electors on the lists 30,599 Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
1988 Canadian federal election results: Papineau-Saint-Michel Party Candidate Votes % +/- Expenditures Liberal (x)André Ouellet 18,122 45.99 $43,413 Progressive Conservative Frank Venneri 13,094 33.23 $39,468 New Democratic Party Giovanni Adamo 5,948 15.10 $22,192 Rhinoceros Carole Ola Clermont 987 2.51 $0 Green H. Joseph Vega 469 1.19 $0 Communist Line Chabot 235 0.60 $18 N/A (Marxist-Leninist) Francine Tremblay 193 0.49 $130 N/A (Revolutionary Workers League) Michel Dugré 178 0.45 $513 Commonwealth Normand Bélanger 174 0.44 $0 Total valid votes 39,400 100.00 Total rejected ballots 907 Turnout 40,307 70.14 Electors on the lists 57,470 Source: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer, Thirty-fourth General Election, 1988.
1984 Canadian federal election results: Bourassa Party Candidate Votes % +/- Liberal (x)Carlo Rossi 20,221 43.94 Progressive Conservative Raymond-J. Rochon 18,703 40.64 New Democratic Party Roderick Charters 3,741 8.13 Rhinoceros Dominique Pique-Nique Malouin 1,618 3.52 Parti nationaliste J-André Perey 1,169 2.54 Social Credit Roland Boudreau 236 0.51 Commonwealth Carl Paradis 125 0.27 N/A (Revolutionary Workers League) Michel Dugré 103 0.22 Non-affiliated Gérard Ledoux 101 0.22 Total valid votes 46,017 100.00 Total rejected ballots 871 Turnout 46,888 71.45 Electors on the lists 65,626 Source: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer, Thirty-third General Election, 1984.
1981 Quebec provincial election results: Saint-Jacques Party Candidate Votes % +/- Parti Québécois (x)Claude Charron 15,727 63.44 Liberal Marcel Tremblay 8,142 32.84 Union Nationale Denis Simard 443 1.79 Workers Communist Suzanne Lortie 204 0.82 Workers Johanne Perreault 100 0.40 United Social Credit André Poulin 62 0.25 N/A (Revolutionary Workers League) Michel Dugré 62 0.25 Marxist-Leninist Arnold August 51 0.21 Total valid votes 24,791 100.00 Rejected and declined votes 340 Turnout 25,131 72.45 Electors on the lists 34,687 Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
1979 Canadian federal election results: Hochelaga—Maisonneuve Party Candidate Votes % +/- Liberal (x)Serge Joyal 21,059 61.90 Social Credit André Aubry 3,769 11.08 Progressive Conservative André Coutu 3,605 10.60 Independent (x)Jacques Lavoie 1,837 5.40 New Democratic Party Marie-Ange Gagnon-Sirois 1,746 5.13 Rhinoceros Daniel Bouf Bouf Bouffard 1,097 3.22 Union Populaire Reggie Chartrand 644 1.89 Marxist-Leninist Pierre Chénier 114 0.34 Communist Danielle Ferland 92 0.27 N/A (Revolutionary Workers League) Michel Dugré 60 0.18 Total valid votes 34,023 100.00 Total rejected ballots 1,077 Turnout 35,100 68.78 Electors on the lists 51,034 Source: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer, Thirty-first General Election, 1979.
References
- ^ Irwin Block, "Pettigrew expected to cruise to win: Federal minister, first elected in a by-election, is running again in longtime Liberal territory," Montreal Gazette, 23 May 1997, p. 1; History of Federal Ridings since 1867: ROSEMONT--LA PETITE-PATRIE (2008/10/14), Parliament of Canada, accessed 2 September 2011.
- ^ Michel Dugré, "Land labor, and the Canadian revolution," New International, Number 6, 1987, pp. 159-247.
- ^ Michel Prairie, "Communist League calls for 'Yes' vote as part of struggle", The Militant, Vol. 59, no. 37, 9 October 1995.
- ^ "Communist Candidate In The Race For Mayor In Montreal", The Militant, 13 July 1998. This article is a translation of an article of the same title that appeared in the 21 June 1998 edition of La Presse.
- ^ "Toronto Council," Toronto Star, 9 November 2006, p. 2.
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