François Gourd

François "Yo" Gourd is a Canadian political figure and entertainer, who has been involved in the Rhinoceros Party of Canada and the entartistes, two satirical political movements.[1] He was also the Rhinoceros Party candidate in Saint-Michel in the 1979 federal election.

In 1983 Gourd opened a bar called Les Foufounes Électriques, along with Norman Boileau and Bernard Paquet — two of Gourd's friends from a musical theatre of which he was a member. They were interested in creating a space for showcasing burgeoning alternative musicians and different types of art.[2][3] According to Gourd, the bar did not turn much of a profit and he sold his share in the club after five years. By the end of the 1980s, Boileau was the only remaining owner.[2][3]

In the period that followed, he became involved in cinema.[2] His films included Masturbation libre, le manifeste in 2007.[4]

In 2006, he founded the second iteration of the Rhinoceros Party, the successor to the historical Rhinoceros Party dissolved in 1993. As the party's candidate in the September 17, 2007 federal by-election in Outremont, he listed his profession as poet[5] on his nomination papers. He received 145 votes (0.61%).[5] The party's activities included protesting against the construction industry.[6]

Electoral record
1979 Canadian federal election: Saint-Michel
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalMarie Thérèse Killens29,046
Social CreditJohn Mitchell4,299
New DemocraticFilippo Salvatore2,616
Progressive ConservativeJean-Louis Pozza2,602
RhinocerosFrançois Gourd1,453
Union populaireBernard L. Longpré432
CommunistVittoria Bronzati177
Marxist–LeninistSerge Tremblay147
Canadian federal by-election, 17 September 2007
Party Candidate Votes%±%
resignation of Jean Lapierre, 28 January 2007
New DemocraticThomas Mulcair11,37447.51+30.38
LiberalJocelyn Coulon6,93328.96-6.17
Bloc QuébécoisJean-Paul Gilson2,61010.90-17.91
ConservativeGilles Duguay2,0528.57-4.27
GreenFrançois Pilon5292.20-2.59
RhinocerosFrançois Yo Gourd1450.61–
IndependentMahmood Raza Baig780.33–
IndependentJocelyne Leduc670.28–
Canadian ActionAlexandre Amirizian450.19–
IndependentRomain Angeles430.18–
IndependentRégent Millette320.13+0.07
IndependentJohn Turmel300.13–
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
Bloc QuébécoisGilles Duceppe24,10350.24−4.45$71,127
LiberalSébastien Caron8,79818.33+5.88$30,225
New DemocraticFrançois Grégoire8,20917.11+0.44$31,151
GreenDylan Perceval-Maxwell3,8017.92-0.38$7,171
ConservativeCharles K. Langford2,3204.83−1.55$5,590
RhinocerosFrançois Yo Gourd4470.93$388
Marxist–LeninistSerge Lachapelle1180.24-0.03
IndependentDaniel "F4J" Laforest930.19–
CommunistSamie Pagé-Quirion860.17-0.03$898
Total valid votes/Expense limit 47,975100.00 $84,641
Total rejected ballots 4060.84
Turnout 48,381 61.10
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
New DemocraticHélène Laverdière23,37346.64+29.53
Bloc QuébécoisGilles Duceppe17,99135.90-14.34
LiberalPhilippe Allard4,9769.93-8.40
ConservativeCharles K. Langford1,7643.52-1.31
GreenAdam Olivier1,3242.64-5.28
RhinocerosFrançois Yo Gourd3980.79-0.14
CommunistSylvain Archambault1370.27+0.10
Marxist–LeninistSerge Lachapelle770.15-0.09
IndependentDimitri Mourkes730.15–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 50,113100.00
Total rejected ballots 4710.93
Turnout 50,58464.21

References
  1. "Pied snipers". The Gazette, January 31, 1999.
  2. Barry, Chris, "Anarchy and assholes". Montreal Mirror, October 20, 2005. Last retrieved June 17, 2010.
  3. The history of Les Foufounes Electriques on the club's official website Archived 2010-03-30 at the Wayback Machine. Last retrieved June 17, 2010.
  4. Odile Tremblay, "Documentaire - Le meilleur film de François Gourd". Le Devoir, April 6, 2007.
  5. History of Federal Ridings since 1867
  6. "En bref - «Yo» Gourd en tête". Le Devoir, September 24, 2011.


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