Charles Deblois
Charles Deblois | |
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Member of Parliament for Montmorency—Orléans | |
In office 1988–1993 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Quebec City, Quebec | 27 May 1939
Died | 18 February 2019 Quebec City, Quebec | (aged 79)
Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Spouse(s) | Marie Bernier m. Apr 1989 |
Profession | journalist |
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Charles Deblois (27 May 1939 – 18 February 2019) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1993.
Early life[]
Deblois attended school at the Seminaire du Québec, then at Université Laval. He became a journalist, working with Radio-Canada and TVA from 1970 until 1988 when he entered federal politics.[1]
He was elected in the 1988 federal election at the Montmorency—Orléans electoral district for the Progressive Conservative party. He served in the 34th Canadian Parliament after which he was defeated by Bloc Québécois candidate Michel Guimond in the 1993 federal election when the riding was renamed to Beauport—Montmorency—Orléans. He died in 2019 at the age of 79.[2]
Electoral record[]
1988 Canadian federal election: Montmorency—Orléans | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Charles DeBlois | 30,578 | 60.52 | |||||
Liberal | Robert Paquet | 11,578 | 22.91 | |||||
New Democratic | Éric Gourdeau | 7,700 | 15.24 | |||||
Marxist–Leninist | Jean Bédard | 670 | 1.33 | |||||
Total valid votes | 50,526 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 906 | |||||||
Turnout | 51,432 | 74.25 | ||||||
Electors on the lists | 69,268 |
References[]
- ^ a b Normandin, Pierre G. (Spring 1989). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
- ^ "DEBLOIS Charles 1939 2019, avis décès, necrologie". 21 February 2019.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1939 births
- 2019 deaths
- Canadian television journalists
- French Quebecers
- Journalists from Quebec
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec
- Politicians from Quebec City
- Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs
- Université Laval alumni
- Progressive Conservative, Quebec MP stubs