Johanne Deschamps (born April 2, 1959 in Saint-Jovite,
Quebec
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) is a
Canadian
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politician.
She is a former administrative assistant and political attaché. She served as a councillor in Val-Barrette, Quebec from 1994 to 2004 and was Commissioner of the Pierre-Neveu School Board in
Mont-Laurier, Quebec
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from 1998 to 2004. After that, she was elected as a
Bloc Québécois
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member of the
House of Commons of Canada
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The House of Common ...
in the
2004 Canadian federal election
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. She represents the riding of
Laurentides—Labelle
Laurentides—Labelle is a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004.
Geography
The district is located north of Gatineau and northwest of ...
. She had also run in the
2000 Canadian federal election
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for the Bloc in the riding of
Pontiac—Gatineau—Labelle
Pontiac (formerly known as Pontiac—Gatineau—Labelle) is a federal electoral district in western Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1949 and since 1968.
In every election since its crea ...
but lost. She was re-elected in 2006 and 2008, but lost to NDP candidate