Gérard Laprise (19 April 1925 – 14 November 2000) was a
Social Credit Party and
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 ...
member of the
House of Commons of Canada
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. He was born in
La Sarre
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,
Quebec
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and became a carpenter by career.
He was first elected at the
Chapleau riding in the
1962 general election with the Social Credit party, but was under 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 ...
banner from 1963 to 1971.
Timeline
Election campaigns
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1962 federal election: Elected at
Chapleau
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1963 federal election: Elected at
Chapleau
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1965 federal election: Elected at
Chapleau
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1968 federal election: Elected at
Abitibi
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1972 federal election: Elected at
Abitibi
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1974 federal election: Elected at
Abitibi
Caucus service
* 27 September 1962 – 31 August 1963: Social Credit Party, to end of
25th Parliament
* 1 September 1963 – 31 March 1971: Ralliement Créditiste, before end of
28th Parliament
* 1 April 1971 – 26 March 1979: Social Credit Party, to end of
30th Parliament
External links
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Gérard Laprise fonds, Library and Archives Canada
1925 births
2000 deaths
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec
Social Credit Party of Canada MPs
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