Auguste Choquette (born 29 August 1932) was a Liberal party member of the

House of Commons of Canada The House of Commons of Canada (french: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada. The House of Common ...

. He was a lawyer by career. He was first elected at the Lotbinière riding in the 1963 general election after an unsuccessful attempt there in

1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wors ...

. Choquette was re-elected in

1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndo ...

, but with riding changes was defeated at Bellechasse riding in the 1968 federal election by

Adrien Lambert Joseph Adrien Henri Lambert (15 July 1913 – 23 July 2003) was a Canadians, Canadian farmer and politician. Lambert was a Social Credit Party of Canada member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Saint-Adrien-d'Irlande, Quebec and ...

of the

Ralliement créditiste Historically in Quebec, Canada, there were a number of political parties that were part of the Canadian social credit movement. There were various parties at different times with different names at the provincial level, all broadly following the s ...

. Choquette did not seek another term in Parliament after this. Choquette was a supporter of the

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* 1932 births Living people Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Liberal Party of Canada MPs Lawyers in Quebec {{Liberal-Quebec-MP-stub