Albanie Morin (April 30, 1921 – September 30, 1976) was a Canadian politician, who represented the

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in the

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from 1972 to 1976. Morin,

Monique Bégin Monique Bégin (March 1, 1936 – September 8, 2023) was a Canadian academic and politician. Early life Bégin was born in Rome to a Canadian-born sound engineer Joseph Lucien Bégin (1895–1964) and Belgian-born accountant Marie-Louise V ...

and

Jeanne Sauvé Jeanne Mathilde Sauvé (; ; April 26, 1922 – January 26, 1993) was a Canadian politician, journalist and stateswoman who served as the 23rd governor general of Canada from 1984 to 1990 and as the 29th Speaker of the House of Commons (Canada), ...

, all elected in 1972, were the first women ever elected to the House of Commons from

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. A member of the

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, Morin first won the seat in the 1972 election, and was reelected in

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. She was a deputy speaker and, in 1974, became the first woman to preside over a sitting of the House of Commons. Morin died on September 30, 1976, at the age of 55. She was succeeded by

Dennis Dawson Dennis Dawson (born September 28, 1949) is a Canadian politician and administrator. Dawson is a retired Canadian Senator and former Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons. He was first elected as an MP in 1977 at the age 27, and was ...

in a by-election held on May 24, 1977.

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* 1921 births 1976 deaths 20th-century Canadian women politicians Franco-Manitoban people Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Women in Quebec politics Women members of the House of Commons of Canada 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{Liberal-Quebec-MP-stub