Ovide Laflamme (10 December 1925 – 29 June 1993) was a

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member of the

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. He was born in

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and became a judge and lawyer by career. He was first elected at the Bellechasse riding in a 26 September 1955 by-election, then re-elected in the 1957 federal election. After serving his term in the

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, Laflamme was defeated at Bellechasse in the

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of the Progressive Conservative party and in the 1962 election by

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of the Social Credit party. In the 1963 election, Laflamme campaigned at the

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riding but was again unsuccessful having lost to

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of the Social Credit party. He won Québec—Montmorency in the 1965 election, and was re-elected at the Montmorency riding in the

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and 1972 federal elections. After completing his term in May 1974 for the

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, Laflamme left federal office without contesting another federal election.

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* 1925 births 1993 deaths Judges in Quebec 20th-century Canadian judges Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Liberal Party of Canada MPs {{Liberal-Quebec-MP-stub