Gérard Légaré (11 July 1908 – 1 November 1997) was a

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member of the

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. He was an editor, journalist, printer and publisher by career. He was born in

Chicoutimi Chicoutimi ( , ) is the most populous borough (arrondissement) of the city of Saguenay in Quebec, Canada. It is situated at the confluence of the Saguenay and Chicoutimi rivers. During the 20th century, it became the main administrative and ...

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. He was first elected at the

Rimouski Rimouski ( ; ) is a city in Quebec, Canada. Rimouski is located in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region, at the mouth of the Rimouski River. It has a population of 48,935 (as of 2021). Rimouski, whose motto is ''Legi patrum fidelis'' (Faithful to ...

riding in the 1953 general election, then re-elected there for a second term in the 1957 election. In the 1958 election he was defeated by

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of the Progressive Conservative party, but won back the riding in the 1962 election. The

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was Légaré's last term in federal office. During the 1963 election campaign,

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candidate

Gérard Ouellet Gérard Ouellet (17 February 1913 – 3 April 1975) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a farmer by career. Ouellet was born in East Hartford, Connecticut, United States, the son of Emile Ouellet and Celina-Rose Berube. ...

was reported to be winning the rural areas of Rimouski.

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candidate Raymond D'Auteuil attracted younger urban voters whom Liberal campaigners admittedly ignored. After a judicial recount of ballots, Ouellet won Rimouski with 140 more votes than Légaré. By that June, Légaré was hired to assist

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, the

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's new government. Légaré joined the Immigration Appeal Board in 1967, becoming its vice-chair in March 1976. He was also an editorial assistant for the federal Centennial Commission.

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* 1908 births 1997 deaths Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Politicians from Saguenay, Quebec 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{Liberal-Quebec-MP-stub