Gaston Gourde (born 17 March 1950 in Saint-Isidore, Quebec) was a

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member of the

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. He was a lawyer by career. Gourde represented the Lévis, Quebec electoral district after winning a 4 May 1981 by-election. He served the latter part of the

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until he was defeated in 1984 federal election by Gabriel Fontaine of the Progressive Conservative party. Gourde attempted a political comeback in the 2011 federal election unsuccessfully running for the

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in the riding of Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière.

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