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Philémon Cousineau (October 25, 1874 – March 3, 1959) was a
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politician born in Saint-Laurent (today part of
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). He was mayor of St-Laurent from 1905 to 1909, and Quebec Conservative Party leader from 1915 to 1916. He resigned following his defeat in the 1916 Quebec provincial election in the riding of
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which he was the member for eight years. In 1920 he became a
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.


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Politics of Quebec The politics of Quebec are centred on a provincial government resembling that of the other Canadian provinces, namely a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy. The capital of Quebec is Quebec City, where the Lieutenant Governor, Pr ...
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List of Quebec general elections This article provides a summary of results for the general elections to the Canadian province of Quebec's unicameral legislative body, the National Assembly of Quebec (and its predecessor, the Legislative Assembly of Quebec). The number of sea ...
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List of Quebec leaders of the Opposition This is a list of the leaders of the opposition party of Quebec, Canada since Confederation (1867). Note that the leader of the Opposition is not always the leader of the political party with the second-largest number of seats, in cases where the ...
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Timeline of Quebec history This article presents a detailed timeline of Quebec history. Events taking place outside Quebec, for example in English Canada, the United States, Britain or France, may be included when they are considered to have had a significant impact on Qu ...


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* 1874 births 1959 deaths Conservative Party of Quebec MNAs Judges in Quebec Mayors of places in Quebec People from Saint-Laurent, Quebec Lawyers in Quebec Quebec political party leaders Université Laval alumni {{Quebec-mayor-stub