Victor-Stanislas Chartrand (March 12, 1887 – February 11, 1966) was a

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politician and a Member of the

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Background

He was born on March 12, 1887, in Montreal, Quebec.

City politics

Chartrand served as Mayor of L'Épiphanie, Lanaudière from 1951 to 1957.

Member of the provincial legislature

He unsuccessfully ran as a Union Nationale candidate to the

in the provincial district of

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in the 1939 election. He was elected in the 1944 election against

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incumbent Bernard Bissonnette. Chartrand was re-elected in the

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, 1956 elections and, by a single ballot, the 1960 election. On July 13, 1961, a recount gave the 1960 election to Liberal candidate Frédéric Coiteux, with a majority of 10 ballots.

Death

He died on February 11, 1966.

References

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