Léopold Demers (14 August 1912 – 21 November 1990) was a

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member of the

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. He was an agrologist by career. He was first elected at the

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riding in a 20 December 1948 by-election. In the 1949 federal election, he was re-elected at Laval then re-elected for successive terms in

1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito ...

and

1957 Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricke ...

. Demers was defeated in the 1958 election by Rodrigue Bourdages of the Progressive Conservative party.

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* 1912 births 1990 deaths Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Politicians from Quebec City 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{Liberal-Quebec-MP-stub