Aurélien Noël (16 September 1904 – 16 December 1991) was a Canadian chartered accountant, lawyer, lecturer, professor and politician. Noël served as 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 born in Saint-Ferdinand, Quebec. He was first elected at the Outremont—Saint-Jean riding in a 29 May 1967 by-election, called when the previous Member of Parliament,

Maurice Lamontagne Maurice Lamontagne, (September 7, 1917 – June 12, 1983) was a Canadian economist and politician. Born in Mont-Joli, Quebec, he graduated from Université Laval with a master's degree in social science and Harvard University with a maste ...

, was appointed to the

Senate A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

. As the 1968 federal election approached, Noël faced some pressure to step aside so that

Maurice Sauvé Maurice Sauvé, (September 20, 1923 – April 13, 1992) was a Canadian economist, politician, cabinet minister, businessman, and husband of Jeanne Sauvé, 23rd Governor General of Canada. Born in Montreal, Quebec, he was elected to the H ...

, an area resident, could become the Liberal candidate for the riding, which was then renamed Outremont. However, Noël did not give way to Sauvé and was re-elected to a full term in the

28th Canadian Parliament The 28th Canadian Parliament was in session from September 12, 1968, until September 1, 1972. The membership was set by the 1968 federal election on June 25, 1968, and it changed only slightly due to resignations and by-elections until it was dis ...

. Noël's career in Parliament ended when he was replaced as Outremont's Liberal party candidate by Marc Lalonde for the 1972 election. Noël did not participate in another federal election thereafter. He died on 16 December 1991.

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* 1904 births 1991 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Liberal Party of Canada MPs Lawyers in Quebec 20th-century Canadian lawyers {{Liberal-Quebec-MP-stub