Antoine Dubé (born 15 May 1947) was a member of the

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from 1993 to 2003. Born in

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, Dubé has worked in administration and recreation. In 1984, he unsuccessfully sought a seat in federal parliament with the Parti nationaliste du Québec. Dubé was elected in the Lévis electoral district under the Bloc Québécois party in the 1993, 1997 and

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elections, serving in the 35th, 36th and 37th Canadian Parliaments respectively. The riding was renamed Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière in 1998, during his second term of federal office. Dubé left federal office on 17 March 2003 to seek the seat of Chutes-de-la-Chaudière in that year's provincial election with the

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, but lost to

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. In the

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, Dubé sought election in Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis as a candidate of the Bloc Québécois. The seat was held by the Conservative Party's

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. He finished 4th with 11.53% of the vote behind Blaney, who was re-elected.

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* 1947 births Living people Bloc Québécois MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Parti nationaliste du Québec politicians People from Lévis, Quebec 21st-century Canadian politicians {{BlocQuébécois-MP-stub