Gérard Laprise (19 April 1925 – 14 November 2000) was a Social Credit Party and

Ralliement créditiste There were a few political parties that were part of the Canadian social credit movement in Quebec. There were various parties at different times with different names at the provincial level, all broadly following the social credit philosophy; th ...

member of the

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. He was born in La Sarre,

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and became a carpenter by career. He was first elected at the Chapleau riding in the 1962 general election with the Social Credit party, but was under the

banner from 1963 to 1971.

Timeline

Election campaigns

* 1962 federal election: Elected at Chapleau * 1963 federal election: Elected at Chapleau * 1965 federal election: Elected at Chapleau * 1968 federal election: Elected at

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* 1972 federal election: Elected at

* 1974 federal election: Elected at

Caucus service

* 27 September 1962 – 31 August 1963: Social Credit Party, to end of 25th Parliament * 1 September 1963 – 31 March 1971: Ralliement Créditiste, before end of 28th Parliament * 1 April 1971 – 26 March 1979: Social Credit Party, to end of 30th Parliament

External links

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Gérard Laprise fonds, Library and Archives Canada
1925 births 2000 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Social Credit Party of Canada MPs 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{quebec-MP-stub