Serge Cardin (born July 2, 1950) is a

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politician. He was a

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member of the

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for the

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electoral district from 2012 to 2014, and was formerly a

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Member of Parliament for the federal riding of

from 1998 to 2011. In the

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, he lost his seat to Pierre-Luc Dusseault, then a 19-year-old university student and the youngest MP ever elected in Canadian history. In the 2012 Quebec election, he unseated the incumbent Premier of Quebec

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who was also his predecessor for the federal riding. He was defeated by Liberal candidate

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. Born in

, Cardin is an accountant. He was a

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in Sherbrooke from 1986 to 1998.

Electoral record

* Result compared to Action démocratique Source
Elections Canada
/small> Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

References

External links

How'd They Vote?: Serge Cardin's voting history and quotes
* 1950 births Bloc Québécois MPs Living people Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Parti Québécois MNAs Sherbrooke city councillors 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada 21st-century members of the House of Commons of Canada 21st-century members of the National Assembly of Quebec {{BlocQuébécois-MP-stub