Eugène Rhéaume
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Eugène "Gene" Rhéaume was a politician, insurance agent and social worker from Northwest Territories
, Canada
.
Eugène first ran for the Canadian House of Commons
in the 1962 Canadian federal election
against Isabel Hardie
; he lost the hotly contested election by only 300 votes. He faced Hardie again just a year later in the 1963 Canadian federal election
, this time defeating her.
Eugène served in the House of Commons for one term, before getting defeated himself in the 1965 Canadian federal election
by Robert Orange
.
Eugène attempted a comeback in the 1974 Canadian federal election
running in the Saskatoon—Humboldt
electoral district in Saskatchewan
, he was defeated by incumbent Otto Lang
.
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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Eugène first ran for 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...
in the 1962 Canadian federal 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...
against Isabel Hardie
Isabel Hardie
Isabel J. Tibbie “Tibi” Hardie was an artist, politician and civil servant from Northwest Territories, Canada....
; he lost the hotly contested election by only 300 votes. He faced Hardie again just a year later in the 1963 Canadian federal election
Canadian federal election, 1963
The Canadian federal election of 1963 was held on April 8 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 26th Parliament of Canada. It resulted in the defeat of the minority Progressive Conservative government of Prime Minister John Diefenbaker.-Overview:During the Tories' last year in...
, this time defeating her.
Eugène served in the House of Commons for one term, before getting defeated himself in the 1965 Canadian federal election
Canadian federal election, 1965
The Canadian federal election of 1965 was held on November 8 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 27th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal Party of Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson was re-elected with a larger number of seats in the House...
by Robert Orange
Robert Orange
Robert John "Bud" Orange was a politician civil servant and economist from Northwest Territories, Canada....
.
Eugène attempted a comeback in the 1974 Canadian federal election
Canadian federal election, 1974
The Canadian federal election of 1974 was held on July 8, 1974 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 30th Parliament of Canada. The governing Liberal Party won its first majority government since 1968, and gave Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau his third term...
running in the Saskatoon—Humboldt
Saskatoon—Humboldt
Saskatoon—Humboldt is a federal electoral district in Saskatchewan, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1979, and since 1988.-Geography:...
electoral district in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
, he was defeated by incumbent Otto Lang
Otto Lang
Otto Emil Lang, PC, OC, QC, is a Canadian politician.In 1963, he was appointed Dean of Law at the University of Saskatchewan, the youngest person to be appointed to that position, and served until 1969....
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