Philippe Demers was a veterinarian

Veterinarian

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 and a politician

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 in Quebec

Quebec

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, Canada

Canada

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. He served as member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec

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Early life and career

He was born in 1919 in Saint-Sébastien

Saint-Sébastien, Quebec

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, Montérégie

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. He practiced as a veterinarian in Shawinigan-Sud

Shawinigan, Quebec

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, Mauricie

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Municipal politics

He served as city councillor from 1953 to 1957 and as mayor of Shawinigan-Sud from 1957 to 1962.

Provincial politics

He successfully ran as the Union Nationale candidate in the provincial district of Saint-Maurice

Saint-Maurice (provincial electoral district)

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 in the 1966 general election

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  to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec, defeating the liberal incumbent

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 Jean-Guy Trépanier

Jean-Guy Trépanier

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. Demers was re-elected to the National Assembly of Quebec

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 in the 1970 general election

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In 1973

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, Demers lost re-election against the liberal candidate Marcel Bérard

Marcel Bérard

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, finishing a close third behind Bérard and Parti québécois

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 candidate Yves Duhaime

Yves Duhaime

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Federal politics

Demers ran as a Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

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 candidate in the district of Champlain

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 in 1980

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. He finished third, behind Liberal

Liberal Party of Canada

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 incumbent Michel Veillette

Michel Veillette

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 and NDP

New Democratic Party

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 candidate René Matte

René Matte

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See also

• Saint-Maurice Legislators