Lionel Bertrand
Lionel Bertrand | |
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for Terrebonne | |
In office 1940–1957 | |
Preceded by | Louis-Étienne Parent |
Succeeded by | Raymond Raymond |
Personal details | |
Born | (1906-03-10)March 10, 1906 St. Jovite, Quebec |
Died | March 26, 1979(1979-03-26) (aged 73) |
Nationality | Canadian |
Political party | Independent Liberal (1940-1944), Liberal Party (1945-) |
Lionel Bertrand (March 10, 1906 – March 26, 1979) was a Canadian politician, journalist and newspaper editor. Born in St. Jovite, Quebec, Bertrand was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1940 election as an Independent Liberal to represent the riding of Terrebonne. He joined the Liberal Party for the 1945 election and was re-elected that year then re-elected in 1949 and in 1953. He was also a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec elected in 1960 to represent the electoral district of Terrebonne. He was appointed as Provincial Secretary, followed by Minister of Tourism, Fish and Game then followed by Member of the Legislative Council of Quebec. Bertrand also authored a number of books.
Electoral record
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Lionel Bertrand | acclaimed |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Lionel Bertrand | 18,304 | 66.9 | +0.2 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Lucien Thinel | 8,107 | 29.6 | |||||
Union des électeurs | Jean-Paul Houle | 953 | 3.5 | |||||
Total valid votes | 27,364 | 100.0 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Lionel Bertrand | 15,383 | 66.6 | +26.9 | ||||
Bloc populaire | Henri Dionne | 6,726 | 29.1 | |||||
Independent | Charles Aubry | 691 | 3.0 | |||||
Co-operative Commonwealth | Louis-Philippe Lebel | 281 | 1.2 | |||||
Total valid votes | 23,081 | 100.0 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Independent Liberal | Lionel Bertrand | 7,839 | 44.9 | |||||
Liberal | Louis-Étienne Parent | 6,938 | 39.8 | -25.3 | ||||
National Government | Léopold Lachapelle | 2,668 | 15.3 | -11.9 | ||||
Total valid votes | 17,445 | 100.0 |
Note: "National Government" vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1935 election.
External links
- Lionel Bertrand – Parliament of Canada biography
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
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