Fabien Cordeau
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Member of the legislature
He ran as a Union Nationale candidate to the provincial legislature in the district of Saint-HyacintheSaint-Hyacinthe (provincial electoral district)
Saint-Hyacinthe is a provincial electoral riding in the province of Quebec, Canada. Located in the Montérégie region, the riding includes the city of Saint-Hyacinthe as well as the municipalities of Saint-Damase, Saint-Dominique and Saint-Liboire...
in the 1976 election
Quebec general election, 1976
The Quebec general election of 1976 was held on November 15, 1976 to elect members to National Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. It was one of the most significant elections in Quebec history, rivalled only by the 1960 general election, and caused major repercussions in the rest of Canada...
and won against both Liberal incumbent Fernand Cornellier and Parti Québécois
Parti Québécois
The Parti Québécois is a centre-left political party that advocates national sovereignty for the province of Quebec and secession from Canada. The Party traditionally has support from the labour movement. Unlike many other social-democratic parties, its ties with the labour movement are informal...
(PQ) candidate Charles-Henri Tremblay
Charles-Henri Tremblay
-Background:He was born on March 14, 1919, in Jonquière. He was a technician with Hydro-Québec.-Political career:Tremblay successfully ran as a Parti Québécois candidate to the National Assembly of Quebec in the district of Sainte-Marie in the 1970 election...
. He lost the 1981 election
Quebec general election, 1981
The Quebec general election of 1981 was held on April 13, 1981, to elect members of the National Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Parti Québécois, led by René Lévesque, won re-election, defeating the Quebec Liberal Party, led by Claude Ryan.The PQ won re-election despite...
against PQ candidate Maurice Dupré
Maurice Dupré
Maurice Dupré, PC was a Canadian politician.Born in Lévis, Quebec, he first ran unsuccessfully for the Canadian House of Commons representing the Quebec riding of Kamouraska in the 1925 federal election. A Conservative, he was elected in the 1930 federal election representing the riding of Quebec...
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