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Nicole Demers (January 15, 1950 – July 3, 2023) was a
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politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Laval from 2004 to 2011. She served as a member of the
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(BQ).


Biography

Demers was born in
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,
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. An administrator of health services and a restaurant owner, Demers was first elected into the
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in the
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. She was the
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candidate in the riding of Laval and she defeated Liberal Pierre Lafleur by nearly 7,000 votes. She was the Bloc's critic to Families and Caregivers from August 6, 2004, to February 9, 2006, and Bloc's critic for Seniors until 2011. However, she was defeated in the 2011 election by NDP's José Nunez-Melo. Demers died on July 3, 2024 at the age of 73.


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1950 births 2023 deaths Bloc Québécois MPs Women members of the House of Commons of Canada Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Politicians from Laval, Quebec Politicians from Montreal Women in Quebec politics 21st-century members of the House of Commons of Canada 21st-century Canadian women politicians {{BlocQuébécois-MP-stub