Joseph Roger Rémi Bujold (born 18 October 1944 in St-Jules-de-Cascapédia, Quebec) 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 lawyer by career.

He represented the Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine

Bonaventure (electoral district)

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 electoral district following his victories in the 1979 federal election

Canadian federal election, 1979

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 and again in 1980

Canadian federal election, 1980

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. Bujold was defeated in the 1984 federal election

Canadian federal election, 1984

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 by Darryl L. Gray

Darryl L. Gray

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 of the Progressive Conservative party

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

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. In the 1988 federal election

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, he campaigned for the Quebec East

Quebec East

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riding but again lost to a Progressive Conservative candidate.

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