Aurèle Audet (October 12, 1920 – November 28, 2015) was a politician in

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, Canada and a Member of the

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(MNA).

Background

He was born in

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, on October 12, 1920, and made a career in the

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. He died at the age of 95 in 2015.

Political career

Audet ran as a candidate of the newly formed provincial wing of the

Ralliement créditiste There were a few political parties that were part of the Canadian social credit movement in Quebec. There were various parties at different times with different names at the provincial level, all broadly following the social credit philosophy; th ...

in the 1970 election and won, becoming the Member of the

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for the district of Abitibi-Ouest. During his term of office, the party was plagued by internal divisions. While three MNAs, including Audet, remained loyal to Leader

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, the rest of the caucus withdrew its support and appointed Armand Bois as temporary leader, until a leadership convention could determine a new leader. Eventually, the Samson faction re-joined the party and Audet served as House Whip. Nonetheless, Audet and most of his colleagues lost their bid for re-election in the 1973 election.

Background

Political career

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