Albanie Morin (April 30, 1921 – September 30, 1976) was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of

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in the House of Commons of Canada from 1972 to 1976. Morin,

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and

Jeanne Sauvé Jeanne Mathilde Sauvé (; April 26, 1922 – January 26, 1993) was a Canadian politician and journalist who served as Governor General of Canada, the 23rd since Canadian Confederation. Sauvé was born in Prud'homme, Saskatchewan, and educate ...

, all elected in 1972, were the first women ever elected to the House of Commons from

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. A member of the

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, Morin first won the seat in the 1972 election, and was reelected in 1974. She was a deputy speaker and, in 1974, became the first woman to preside over a sitting of the House of Commons. Morin died on September 30, 1976, at the age of 55. She was succeeded by

Dennis Dawson Dennis Dawson (born September 28, 1949) is a Canadian politician and administrator. Dawson is a retired Canadian Senator and former Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons. He was first elected as an MP in 1977 at the age 27, and was a ...

in a by-election held on May 24, 1977.

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* 1921 births 1976 deaths 20th-century Canadian women politicians Franco-Manitoban people Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Women in Quebec politics Women members of the House of Commons of Canada {{Liberal-Quebec-MP-stub