Aurélien Noël (16 September 1904 – 16 December 1991) was a

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chartered accountant, lawyer, lecturer, professor and politician. Noël served as a

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member of the

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. He was born in

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. He was first elected at the Outremont—Saint-Jean riding in a 29 May 1967 by-election, called when the previous Member of Parliament, Maurice Lamontagne, was appointed to the

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. As the 1968 federal election approached, Noël faced some pressure to step aside so that

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, an area resident, could become the Liberal candidate for the riding, which was then renamed Outremont. However, Noël did not give way to Sauvé and was re-elected to a full term in the

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. Noël's career in Parliament ended when he was replaced as Outremont's Liberal party candidate by

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for the 1972 election. Noël did not participate in another federal election thereafter. He died on 16 December 1991.

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* 1904 births 1991 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Liberal Party of Canada MPs Lawyers in Quebec 20th-century Canadian lawyers 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{Liberal-Quebec-MP-stub