Auguste Vincent
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Auguste Vincent was a Liberal party
member of the Canadian House of Commons
. Born in Lorrainville, Quebec
, he was a lawyer by career.
He was first elected at the Longueuil
riding in the 1953 general election
and re-elected for a second term in 1957
. In the 1958 election
he was defeated by Pierre Sévigny
of the Progressive Conservative party
. Vincent also made an unsuccessful bid to return to Parliament at Longueuil in the 1962 election
.
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
member of the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
. Born in Lorrainville, Quebec
Lorrainville, Quebec
Lorrainville is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality.-Demographics:Population trend:* Population in 2006: 1325 * Population in 2001: 1411...
, he was a lawyer by career.
He was first elected at the Longueuil
Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher
Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004...
riding in the 1953 general election
Canadian federal election, 1953
The Canadian federal election of 1953 was held on August 10 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 22nd Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Louis St...
and re-elected for a second term in 1957
Canadian federal election, 1957
The Canadian federal election of 1957 was held June 10, 1957, to select the 265 members of the House of Commons of Canada. In one of the great upsets in Canadian political history, the Progressive Conservative Party , led by John Diefenbaker, brought an end to 22 years of Liberal rule, as the...
. In the 1958 election
Canadian federal election, 1958
The Canadian federal election of 1958 was the 24th general election in Canada's history. It was held to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 24th Parliament of Canada on March 31, 1958, just nine months after the 23rd election...
he was defeated by Pierre Sévigny
Pierre Sévigny
Joseph Pierre Albert Sévigny, PC, OC, CD, VM, ED was a Canadian soldier, author, politician, and academic. He is best known for his involvement in the Munsinger Affair....
of the Progressive Conservative party
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
. Vincent also made an unsuccessful bid to return to Parliament at Longueuil in the 1962 election
Canadian federal election, 1962
The Canadian federal election of 1962 was held on June 18, 1962 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 25th Parliament of Canada...
.