Pierre Raymond Savard was a Liberal party

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 member of the Canadian House of Commons

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. His career included various business interests including merchandising, administration and store ownership.

Savard entered national politics at Quebec's Verdun electoral district

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 following a by-election victory on 24 May 1977. He was re-elected in the 1979

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 and 1980 federal election

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s, but defeated in 1984

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 by Gilbert Chartrand

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 of the Progressive Conservative party

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He served in the latter stages of the 30th Canadian Parliament

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, and for full terms in the 31st

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 and 32nd Canadian Parliament

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