Émilien Morissette (born 16 March 1927) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the

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. He was an economist by career. He was first elected at the

Rimouski Rimouski ( ; ) is a city in Quebec, Canada. Rimouski is located in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region, at the mouth of the Rimouski River. It has a population of 48,935 (as of 2021). Rimouski, whose motto is ''Legi patrum fidelis'' (Faithful to ...

riding in the 1958 general election, defeating

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incumbent Gérard Légaré. After serving his only term, the 24th Canadian Parliament, Légaré won Rimouski back from Morissette in the 1962 general election.

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