Monique Guay is a Quebec

Quebec

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 politician. She was the Bloc Québécois

Bloc Québécois

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 Member of Parliament

Canadian House of Commons

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 for the riding of Rivière-du-Nord

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Born in L'Île-Bizard, Quebec

L'Île-Bizard, Quebec

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, she was an administrator and businesswoman before she was first elected in 1993

Canadian federal election, 1993

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 for the riding of Laurentides

Laurentides (electoral district)

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. She was re-elected in 1997

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, 2000

Canadian federal election, 2000

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, and 2004

Canadian federal election, 2004

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. From 2002 to 2004, she was the Bloc Québécois Caucus Chair. From 2004, she is the Bloc Québécois Deputy House Leader. In the 2011 elections, she was defeated by Pierre Dionne Labelle

Pierre Dionne Labelle

Pierre Dionne Labelle is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 2011 election. He represents the electoral district of Rivière-du-Nord as a member of the New Democratic Party....

 of the NDP

New Democratic Party

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