Antoine Dubé (born 15 May 1947) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1993 to 2003. Born in

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, Dubé has worked in administration and recreation. In 1984, he unsuccessfully sought a seat in federal parliament with the Parti nationaliste du Québec. Dubé was elected in the Lévis electoral district under the

Bloc Québécois The Bloc Québécois (BQ; , " Quebecer Bloc") is a federal political party in Canada devoted to Quebec nationalism and the promotion of Quebec sovereignty. The Bloc was formed by Members of Parliament (MPs) who defected from the federal Progre ...

party in the

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and

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elections, serving in the

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, 36th and

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s respectively. The riding was renamed Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière in 1998, during his second term of federal office. Dubé left federal office on 17 March 2003 to seek the seat of Chutes-de-la-Chaudière in that year's provincial election with the

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, but lost to

Marc Picard Marc Picard (born April 25, 1955) is a politician in the province of Quebec, Canada. He currently represents the Chutes-de-la-Chaudière district at the National Assembly of Quebec as a member of the CAQ. Born in Saint-Raphaël (Bellechasse), ...

. In the

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, Dubé sought election in

Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis (formerly Lévis—Bellechasse) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. It was created in 2003 from Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la ...

as a candidate of the

. The seat was held by the Conservative Party's

Steven Blaney Steven Blaney (born April 8, 1965) is a Canadian businessman and Conservative politician. He served as the Minister of Public Safety Canada (July 15, 2013 – November 4, 2015) and previously as the Minister of Veterans Affairs and Minister o ...

. He finished 4th with 11.53% of the vote behind Blaney, who was re-elected.

Electoral record

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* 1947 births Living people Bloc Québécois MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Parti nationaliste du Québec politicians People from Lévis, Quebec 21st-century Canadian politicians {{BlocQuébécois-MP-stub