Jeannot Castonguay
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Jeannot Castonguay was a Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...

 member of the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
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 from 2000 to 2004. He won the Madawaska—Restigouche
Madawaska—Restigouche
Madawaska—Restigouche is a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997...

 electoral district in New Brunswick to become a member of the 37th Canadian Parliament
37th Canadian Parliament
The 37th Canadian Parliament was in session from January 29, 2001, until May 23, 2004. The membership was set by the 2000 federal election on November 27, 2000, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 2004 election.It was controlled by...

. He is a career physician
Physician
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Castonguay left political life in 2004 as he did not seek re-election. Jean-Claude D'Amours
Jean-Claude D'Amours
Jean-Claude "J.C." D'Amours is a Canadian politician and former Member of Parliament for Madawaska—Restigouche.D'Amours served as a city councillor in Edmundston from 1998 to 2004...

 won the Madawaska-Restigouche riding for the Liberal party that year.
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