Gérald Godin

Gérald Godin (November 13, 1938 – October 12, 1994) was a Quebec poet and politician.

Born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, he worked as a journalist at La Presse and other newspapers and magazines. He was among those arrested under the War Measures Act during the October Crisis in 1970.

In the 1976 Quebec provincial election, he won a seat as a candidate for the Parti Québécois, defeating incumbent Premier of Quebec Robert Bourassa in his own riding of Mercier. He served in various cabinet posts in the governments of René Lévesque and Pierre-Marc Johnson. His life companion was the Québécois singer Pauline Julien.

As a poet, he won the Prix Québec-Paris for his 1987 work Ils ne demandaient qu'à brûler.

Places named for him

The area surrounding the Mont-Royal metro station has been named Place Gérald-Godin in his honour. One of his poems is displayed as a mural overlooking the square.

The Cégep Gérald-Godin (college) in Sainte-Geneviève, Montreal is named for him.

See also

Electoral record

Quebec general election, 1989: Mercier
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Parti QuébécoisGérald Godin 13,371 57.15 +10.04
LiberalDaniel Gagnon 7,117 30.42 −12.39
GreenManon Dubé 1,961 8.38 +6.67
New DemocraticRobert Saint-Louis 567 2.42 −2.27
WorkersPhilippe Pouyer 168 0.72 +0.60
Marxist–LeninistArnold August 108 0.46 –
Socialist MovementGérard Talbot 106 0.45 –
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
Quebec general election, 1985: Mercier
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Parti QuébécoisGérald Godin 12,062 47.11 −7.42
LiberalJohn Parisella 10,960 42.81 +1.43
New DemocraticRoger Couvrette 1,200 4.69
GreenYves Blanchette 437 1.71
HumanistColette Renaud 348 1.36
Parti indépendantisteDenis Bourgeois 319 1.24
IndependentGilles Côté 97 0.38 −0.02
Commonwealth of CanadaElena Mendez 75 0.29
CommunistGaetan Trudel 73 0.29
No designationPhilippe Pouyer 31 0.12
Total valid votes 25,602
Rejected and declined votes 451
Turnout 26,053 71.12
Electors on the lists 36,635
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
Quebec general election, 1981: Mercier
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Parti QuébécoisGérald Godin 16,252 54.53 +3.15
LiberalYves Bériault 12,333 41.38 +4.27
Union NationaleRoger Courtemanche 495 1.66 −5.89
     Workers Communist Roger Rashi 250 0.84 -
Marxist–LeninistJacques Côté 125 0.42 -
United Social CreditGilles Côté 118 0.40 −2.07
     Independent Richard Langlois 116 0.39 -
     Workers Gérard Lachance 115 0.38 +0.08
Total valid votes 29,804 100.00
Rejected and declined votes 489
Turnout 30,293 79.92
Electors on the lists 37,904
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
Quebec general election, 1976: Mercier
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Parti QuébécoisGérald Godin 13,450 51.38 +9.57
LiberalRobert Bourassa (incumbent) 9,714 37.11 −15.76
Union NationaleGiuseppe Anzini 1,975 7.55 +5.97
Ralliement créditisteRobert Roy 647 2.47 −0.64
     NDP - RMS coalition Henri-François Gautrin 139 0.53 -
CommunistGuy Desautels 116 0.44 -
     Workers Gaston Morin 77 0.30 -
     No designation Louise Ouimet 58 0.22 -
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.

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