Pierre Deniger (16 October 1947 – 13 April 1992) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Longueuil, Quebec and became a businessman and lawyer by career.

Pierre Deniger
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Laprairie
In office
1979–1984
Preceded byIan Watson
Succeeded byFernand Jourdenais
Personal details
Born(1947-10-16)16 October 1947
Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
Died13 April 1992(1992-04-13) (aged 44)
Political partyLiberal
PortfolioParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of State (Multiculturalism) (1980-1982)

He won the Laprairie electoral district in the 1979 federal election and was re-elected there in 1980. In the 1984 election, Deniger was defeated by Fernand Jourdenais of the Progressive Conservative party. Deniger also lost to Jourdenais in another attempt to win the riding in the 1988 election. He served in the 31st and 32nd Canadian Parliaments.

Electoral Record

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1984 Canadian federal election: La Prairie
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Fernand Jourdenais 26,506
Liberal Pierre Deniger 25,182
New Democratic Lyse Chevalier-Grégoire 8,602
Rhinoceros Monique Spazzola Fisicaro 1,851
Parti nationaliste Marian Wecowski 1,373
Commonwealth of Canada Jean-Pierre Gélineau 157
1980 Canadian federal election: La Prairie
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Pierre Deniger 36,842
New Democratic Jean-Claude Bohrer 5,894
Progressive Conservative Thérèse L'Écuyer 4,960
Rhinoceros Jacques Ferron 1,868
Social Credit Maurice Roy 948
Libertarian David B. Chamberlain 297
Union populaire Christian Labelle 222
Marxist–Leninist Jocelyne Éthier 87
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1979 Canadian federal election: La Prairie
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Pierre Deniger 39,410
Progressive Conservative Jacques Vasseur 6,576
Social Credit Maurice Roy 4,461
New Democratic Jean-Claude Bohrer 4,188
Rhinoceros Jacques Cinq Cennes Marcotte 1,335
Libertarian David Beaulieu Chamberlain 435
Union populaire Christian Labelle 266
Marxist–Leninist Jocelyne Éthier 121

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