Alain Tardif (born 23 August 1946) was a

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member of the

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. He was a lawyer by career. Born in

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, Tardif was elected in the 1979 federal election at the Richmond electoral district. He was re-elected in the

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and 1984 federal elections, the latter when his riding became known as Richmond—Wolfe. In 1984 he was one of the few Liberals not swept up in the massive Progressive Conservative wave that year; he was one of only five Liberals in the entire province elected from outside the

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area. He was defeated in the 1988 federal election by Tory challenger

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. He served in the 31st, 32nd and

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1946 births Judges of the Tax Court of Canada Liberal Party of Canada MPs Living people Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec People from Val-des-Sources 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{Liberal-Quebec-MP-stub