Maurice Boisvert
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Maurice Boisvert was a Canadian politician
and lawyer
. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons
as a Member of the Liberal Party
in the 1949
election to represent the riding
of Nicolet—Yamaska
defeating Progressive Conservative
MP Renaud Chapdelaine
who had won an upset by-election
victory earlier that year. Boisvert was re-elected in 1953
.
Politician
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and lawyer
Lawyer
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. He was elected to 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...
as a Member of the Liberal Party
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...
in the 1949
Canadian federal election, 1949
The Canadian federal election of 1949 was held on June 27 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 21st Parliament of Canada. It was the first election in Canada in almost thirty years in which the Liberal Party of Canada was not led by William Lyon Mackenzie King. King had...
election to represent the riding
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
of Nicolet—Yamaska
Nicolet—Yamaska
Nicolet—Yamaska was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1968.-History:This riding was created in 1933 from Nicolet and Yamaska ridings.It was defined initially to consist of:...
defeating Progressive Conservative
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....
MP Renaud Chapdelaine
Renaud Chapdelaine
Renaud Chapdelaine was a Quebec lawyer and was briefly a Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons.Chapdelaine won an upset victory in a February 1949 by-election in Nicolet—Yamaska - the first francophone riding to be won in Quebec since the Conservative Party relaunched itself as the...
who had won an upset by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
victory earlier that year. Boisvert was re-elected in 1953
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...
.