Jean-Jacques Martel
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Jean-Jacques Martel was a Progressive Conservative party
member of the Canadian House of Commons
. He was an insurance broker by career.
Martel was born at Baie-du-Febvre, Quebec
. In 1954, he helped establish Northern Mining Explorations Ltd., or MDN .
After an unsuccessful bid for the Chapleau
riding in the 1957 federal election
, Martel was elected there in the 1958 election
. He served for one term, the 24th Canadian Parliament
, until he was defeated by Gérard Laprise
of the Social Credit party
in the 1962 election
.
He made one further attempt to return to Parliament in the 1979 election
at Abitibi but placed third behind Liberal candidate Ronald Tetrault and the Social Credit winner Armand Caouette
.
Martel's death was announced by Northern Mining on 3 February 2005. Marc Lemay
, Member of Parliament for Abitibi-Témiscamingue
, paid tribute in the House of Commons early the following week.
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
member of the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
. He was an insurance broker by career.
Martel was born at Baie-du-Febvre, Quebec
Baie-du-Febvre, Quebec
Baie-du-Febvre is a municipality in the Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 1,063...
. In 1954, he helped establish Northern Mining Explorations Ltd., or MDN .
After an unsuccessful bid for the Chapleau
Chapleau (electoral district)
Chapleau was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1968. It is currently a Quebec provincial riding that includes the majority of the Gatineau region....
riding in the 1957 federal election
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...
, Martel was elected there in the 1958 election
Canadian federal election, 1958
The Canadian federal election of 1958 was the 24th general election in Canada's history. It was held to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 24th Parliament of Canada on March 31, 1958, just nine months after the 23rd election...
. He served for one 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...
, until he was defeated by Gérard Laprise
Gérard Laprise
Gérard Laprise was a Social Credit Party and Ralliement créditiste member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in La Sarre, Quebec and became a carpenter by career....
of the Social Credit party
Social Credit Party of Canada
The Social Credit Party of Canada was a conservative-populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform...
in the 1962 election
Canadian federal election, 1962
The Canadian federal election of 1962 was held on June 18, 1962 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 25th Parliament of Canada...
.
He made one further attempt to return to Parliament in the 1979 election
Canadian federal election, 1979
The Canadian federal election of 1979 was held on May 22, 1979 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 31st Parliament of Canada. It resulted in the defeat of Liberal Party of Canada after 11 years in power under Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. Joe Clark led the Progressive...
at Abitibi but placed third behind Liberal candidate Ronald Tetrault and the Social Credit winner Armand Caouette
Armand Caouette
Armand Caouette was a Social Credit Party member of the Canadian House of Commons. His career included the fields of sales and air-conditioning....
.
Martel's death was announced by Northern Mining on 3 February 2005. Marc Lemay
Marc Lemay
Marc Lemay is a Canadian politician.A lawyer, Lemay was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the Canadian federal election, 2004 as the Bloc Québécois candidate in the riding of Abitibi—Témiscamingue. He defeated the Liberal candidate, Gilbert Barrette by nearly 12,000 votes...
, Member of Parliament for Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Abitibi-Témiscamingue is a region located in western Quebec, Canada, along the border with Ontario. It became part of the province in 1898. It has a land area of 57,674.26 km2 . As of the 2006 census, the population of the region was 143,872 inhabitants.-History:The land was first occupied...
, paid tribute in the House of Commons early the following week.