Antoine Fréchette was a Progressive Conservative party

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

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 member of the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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. He was an insurance agent, life insurance broker and life underwriter by career.

He was first elected at the Témiscouata

Témiscouata (electoral district)

Témiscouata was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1979....

 riding in the 1958 general election

Canadian federal election, 1958

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 after two previous unsuccessful attempts to win the riding in 1953

Canadian federal election, 1953

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 and 1957

Canadian federal election, 1957

The Canadian federal election of 1957 was held June 10, 1957, to select the 265 members of the House of Commons of Canada. In one of the great upsets in Canadian political history, the Progressive Conservative Party , led by John Diefenbaker, brought an end to 22 years of Liberal rule, as the...

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In 1959, Fréchette sponsored private member's bill

Private Member's Bill

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 C-21 which modified the Representation Act so that his Témiscouata electoral district was renamed Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata. After serving his only term, the 24th Canadian Parliament

24th Canadian Parliament

The 24th Canadian Parliament was in session from May 12, 1958 until April 19, 1962. The membership was set by the 1958 federal election on March 31, 1958, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1962 election.It was controlled by a...

, he was defeated in the 1962 election

Canadian federal election, 1962

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 in this renamed riding by Philippe Gagnon

Philippe Gagnon

Philippe Gagnon was a Social Credit party member of the Canadian House of Commons. Born in St-Jean-de-Dieu Quebec, he was an agent, farmer and salesman by career....

 of the Social Credit party

Social Credit Party of Canada

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