André Maltais was a Liberal party

Liberal Party of Canada

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 member of the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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. He was a school administrator by career.

He won the Quebec riding of Manicouagan

Manicouagan (electoral district)

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 in the 1979 federal election

Canadian federal election, 1979

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 and was re-elected there in the 1980 election

Canadian federal election, 1980

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. Maltais left national politics following his defeat in the 1984 election

Canadian federal election, 1984

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 after serving in the 31st

31st Canadian Parliament

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 and 32nd Canadian Parliament

32nd Canadian Parliament

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Maltais made another unsuccessful bid to return to Parliament at Manicouagan in the 1997 federal election

Canadian federal election, 1997

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