Jean-Paul Racine (8 February 1928 – 13 January 1988) was a

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member of the

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. He was born in

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and became a lumber merchant and manufacturer by career. He was first elected at the

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riding in the 1958 general election and served one term before being defeated there in

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Gérard Perron Gérard Perron (14 November 1920 – 2 April 1981) was a Social Credit party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a hotel operator by career. He was first elected at the Beauce riding in the 1962 general election and re-elected ...

of the Social Credit party. Racine was again defeated by Perron in

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but won the seat back in

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for one final Parliamentary term. In the 1968 election, he lost the seat to another Social Credit candidate,

Romuald Rodrigue Romuald Rodrigue (June 5, 1929 – April 19, 2020) was a Ralliement créditiste and Social Credit party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was an accountant, administrator and manager by career. Born in Saint-Georges, Quebec, ...

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