Paul-Émile Côté was a Liberal party

Liberal Party of Canada

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 member of the Canadian House of Commons

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. He was born in Montreal

Montreal

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, Quebec

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 and became a lawyer by career.

He was first elected at the Verdun

Verdun (electoral district)

Verdun was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1949 and from 1953 to 2004.Verdun—La Salle riding, which covered much of the same area, was represented in the House of Commons...

 riding in the 1940 general election

Canadian federal election, 1940

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 then re-elected there in 1945

Canadian federal election, 1945

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. With the riding changed to Verdun—La Salle, he was re-elected again in 1949

Canadian federal election, 1949

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 and in 1953

Canadian federal election, 1953

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 when his riding reverted to the Verdun name. Côté resigned his seat at the end of 1953 to accept an appointment as a Quebec Superior Court judge. Yves Leduc

Yves Leduc

Joseph Gérard Yves Leduc was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. Born in Montreal, Quebec, he was a lawyer and professor of law by career....

, also a Liberal, succeeded Côté at Verdun in a March 1954 by-election.

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