Louis-Édouard Roberge (11 September 1896 – 1 July 1982) was a

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member of the

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. He was born in

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and became a merchant by career. He was first elected at the Stanstead riding in the 1949 general election then re-elected in

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and

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. Roberge was defeated by René Létourneau of the Progressive Conservative party in the 1958 election.

Electoral record

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* 1896 births 1982 deaths Canadian merchants Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec People from Centre-du-Québec {{Liberal-Quebec-MP-stub