Charles-Eugène Dionne (27 May 1908 – 4 August 1984) was a Social Credit Party and

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member of the

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. He was born in Saint-Paschal-de-Kamouraska and became a lumberjack in his youth. Years later he became a labour representative, eventually leading a chapter of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners. He was first elected at the Kamouraska riding in the 1962 general election and was re-elected there for successive terms until the 1974 election. Ridings were redistributed for the 1979 federal election, and Dionne was defeated by Rosaire Gendron of the

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at the new Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup riding. Dionne was also unable to unseat Gendron in the 1980 federal election. Dionne served consecutive terms from the 25th to the

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s, remaining with the Social Credit party, which became known as the

from 1963 to 1971. After his electoral defeat, Dionne became allied with local employment rights group Action-Chomage and continued to work with residents in Saint-Pascal on unemployment concerns.

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* 1908 births 1984 deaths Trade unionists from Quebec Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Social Credit Party of Canada MPs Politicians from Bas-Saint-Laurent 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{quebec-MP-stub