Frantz Benjamin is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the

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in the 2018 provincial election."Quebec election: Winners and losers"
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'', October 1, 2018. He represents the electoral district of

Viau Viau is a provincial electoral district in the city of Montreal in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It consists of the Districts of Saint-Michel and François-Perrault (east of Papineau Avenue) in the Borou ...

as a member of the

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. Benjamin formerly served as a member of Montreal City Council and the chairman of the city council, representing the district of Saint-Michel in the borough of

Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension is a borough (''arrondissement'') in the city of Montreal, Quebec. It had a population of 143,853 according to the 2016 Census and a land area of . The borough of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension ...

."City councillor quits mayor's party". Daybreak Montreal, October 31, 2012. Formerly associated with the

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political party, he resigned on October 30, 2012 in protest against the allegations of corruption surrounding mayor

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at the

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hearings. He sat as an

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councillor until June 2013, when he reaffiliated with the new Équipe Denis Coderre."Denis Coderre unveils eight more candidates for his party"
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'', June 17, 2013.

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