Aurélien Noël 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 born in Saint-Ferdinand, Quebec

Saint-Ferdinand, Quebec

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 and became a chartered accountant, lawyer, lecturer and professor by career.

He was first elected at the Outremont—Saint-Jean

Outremont (electoral district)

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 riding in a 29 May 1967 by-election, called when the previous Member of Parliament, Maurice Lamontagne

Maurice Lamontagne

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, was appointed to the Senate.

As the 1968 federal election

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 approached, Noël faced some pressure to step aside so that Maurice Sauvé

Maurice Sauvé

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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 28th Canadian Parliament

28th Canadian Parliament

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

Marc Lalonde

Marc Lalonde, PC, OC, QC is a retired Canadian politician and Cabinet minister.Lalonde was born in Île Perrot, Quebec and obtained a Master of Laws degree from the Université de Montréal, a Master's degree from Oxford University, and a Diplôme d'études supérieures en droit from the University of...

 for the 1972 election

Canadian federal election, 1972

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. Noël did not participate in another federal election since. He died on 16 December 1991.

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