Marc Lemay (born April 4, 1951) is a Canadian politician who served as the

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(MP) for

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from 2004 to 2011. He is a member of the Bloc Québécois (BQ).

Biography

Lemay was born in

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. A lawyer by occupation, he was first elected to the

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in the 2004 federal election as the Bloc Québécois candidate in the newly-established riding of

. He defeated sitting MP

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, the

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candidate, by nearly 12,000 votes. As a parliamentarian, Lemay was the Bloc's critic for Indian Affairs and Northern Development. He was defeated in the 2011 federal election by Christine Moore of the New Democratic Party (NDP).

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