Maxime Raymond (25 December 1883 – 13 July 1961) was a

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politician, businessman and lawyer in

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. Raymond was born in

Saint-Stanislas-de-Kostka, Quebec Saint-Stanislas-de-Kostka is a municipality of Quebec, Canada, located within the Beauharnois-Salaberry Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie administrative region. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 1,852. Geography ...

. In the

1925 Canadian federal election The 1925 Canadian federal election was held on October 29, 1925, to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 15th Parliament of Canada. The Conservative party took the most seats in the House of Commons, although not a majority. ...

he ran as a Liberal candidate in the district of Beauharnois, and won. He was re-elected in

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and

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. In

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and

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he was elected in the district of

Beauharnois—Laprairie Beauharnois—Laprairie () was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1949. This riding was created in 1933 from Beauharnois and Laprairie—Napierville ridings. ...

. Raymond was one of three Liberal MPs who broke with the party to oppose Canada's entry into the

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in 1939, arguing that Canada should restrict its efforts to home defence and not send its troops abroad. Archived via Canadian Museum of Civilization. He formally left the Liberals over the issue of conscription and became the Leader of the '' Bloc populaire canadien'' on February 10, 1943. Raymond was re-elected in

1945 1945 marked the end of World War II, the fall of Nazi Germany, and the Empire of Japan. It is also the year concentration camps were liberated and the only year in which atomic weapons have been used in combat. Events World War II will be ...

as a ''Bloc populaire'' MP but did not run for re-election in

1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis ...

Electoral record

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1883 births 1961 deaths Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Bloc populaire canadien MPs Politicians from Montérégie 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{Liberal-Quebec-MP-stub