Gérard Perron (14 November 1920 – 2 April 1981) was a Social Credit party member of the

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. He was a hotel operator by career. He was first elected at the

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riding in the 1962 general election and re-elected there in

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. From 1963 until the end of his final term, the

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, his party was known as 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 ...

. Perron was defeated in the 1965 federal election at Beauce riding by Jean-Paul Racine of the

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. In the 1972 election, Perron campaigned for a seat at the Labelle riding but was defeated by

Maurice Dupras Maurice Dupras (13 September 1923 – 31 December 2009) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a businessman and insurance broker by career. Dupras was born in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec. He served in World War ...

of the Liberal party.

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