Marcel Deschambault
Encyclopedia
Marcel Deschambault was a Progressive Conservative party
member of the Canadian House of Commons
. He was an accountant by career. He married Mérilda Huot on 11 November 1939, with whom he had 3 daughters.
He was first elected at the Terrebonne riding in the 1958 general election
after an unsuccessful attempt there in the 1957 election
. After serving his only federal term, the 24th Canadian Parliament
, he was defeated at Terrebonne by Léo Cadieux
of the Liberal party
in the 1962 election
. He then returned to private work as an accountant, and later as a bailiff. He was sworn in as Clerk of the Saint-Antoine on 16 September 1968, a position he held until his death on 11 June 1969.
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 accountant by career. He married Mérilda Huot on 11 November 1939, with whom he had 3 daughters.
He was first elected at the Terrebonne riding in the 1958 general 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...
after an unsuccessful attempt there in the 1957 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...
. After serving his only federal 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 at Terrebonne by Léo Cadieux
Léo Cadieux
Joseph Alphonse Léo Cadieux, PC, OC was a former Canadian politician.A newspaper journalist and publisher who was born in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec, Cadieux was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons as the Liberal Member of Parliament for Quebec, Quebec in the 1962 election.In 1965, he was...
of the Liberal party
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...
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 then returned to private work as an accountant, and later as a bailiff. He was sworn in as Clerk of the Saint-Antoine on 16 September 1968, a position he held until his death on 11 June 1969.