Carole Jacques (born 12 June 1960) was a Progressive Conservative member of the

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. She was a lawyer by career. She represented the Quebec riding of Montreal—Mercier where she was first elected in the 1984 federal election. At the time of her election, she was the youngest woman ever elected to the House of Commons.Federal Election Trivia
Parliament of Canada. She was re-elected in 1988 when she ran in the Mercier riding following electoral district boundary changes in 1987. She served in the 33rd and

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s. Jacques left the Progressive Conservative party and became an independent candidate for the Mercier riding in the 1993 federal election. However, she lost to

Francine Lalonde Francine Lalonde (August 24, 1940 – January 17, 2014) was a Canadian politician who served on both the provincial and federal levels. Prior to being elected, she was a lecturer, teacher, and unionist. She was minister responsible for the st ...

of the

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* 1960 births Living people Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs Women members of the House of Commons of Canada Women in Quebec politics 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada 20th-century Canadian women politicians {{ProgressiveConservative-Quebec-MP-stub