Gaston Tremblay

Canadian politician (1924–1998) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Gaston Tremblay (French pronunciation: [ɡastɔ̃ tʁɑ̃blɛ]; April 16, 1924 July 11, 1998) was a politician in Quebec, Canada and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (MLA).[1]

Preceded byAlbert Gervais
Succeeded byLouis Vézina
Born(1924-04-16)April 16, 1924
Quebec City, Quebec
DiedJuly 11, 1998(1998-07-11) (aged 74)
Quebec City, Quebec
Quick facts Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Montmorency, Preceded by ...
Gaston Tremblay
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Montmorency
In office
1966–1970
Preceded byAlbert Gervais
Succeeded byLouis Vézina
Personal details
Born(1924-04-16)April 16, 1924
Quebec City, Quebec
DiedJuly 11, 1998(1998-07-11) (aged 74)
Quebec City, Quebec
PartyUnion Nationale
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Background

He was born in Quebec City on April 16, 1924 and became a physician.[citation needed]

Mayor

Tremblay served as Mayor of Beauport, Quebec from 1961 to 1970.[citation needed]

Member of the legislature

He unsuccessfully ran as a Union Nationale candidate in the 1962 election in the provincial district of Quebec County. Tremblay was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in the 1966 election and represented the district of Montmorency.[citation needed]

He crossed the floor on October 30, 1968 to sit as an Independent. He then joined the Parti nationaliste chrétien,[1][2] and then in 1969, he joined the Ralliement créditiste and became its first sitting member in the provincial legislature.[citation needed]

Tremblay ran as a Ralliement créditiste candidate and was defeated in the 1970 and 1973 elections.[citation needed]

Electoral history

In Montmorency (provincial electoral district)

More information 1973 Quebec general election, Party ...
1973 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalMarcel Bédard15,24851.89
Parti QuébécoisClément Richard9,27531.56
Parti créditisteGaston Tremblay3,86313.15
Union NationalePierre Linteau9993.40
Total valid votes 29,38597.63
Total rejected ballots 7142.37
Turnout 30,09984.52
Electors on the lists 35,610
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More information 1970 Quebec general election, Party ...
1970 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalLouis Vézina9,71432.65
Ralliement créditisteGaston Tremblay9,67432.51
Union NationaleJ.-Eugène Houde6,33721.30
Parti QuébécoisGérard Langlois3,72912.53
IndependentJean-Guy Bolduc3001.01
Total valid votes 29,75397.84
Total rejected ballots 6572.16
Turnout 30,41087.35
Electors on the lists 34,812
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More information 1966 Quebec general election, Party ...
1966 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%
Union NationaleGaston Tremblay14,15154.25
LiberalRéal Therrien9,62736.90
RINGuy Pouliot1,4235.46
Ralliement nationalMaurice Talbot8853.39
Total valid votes 26,08698.01
Total rejected ballots 5291.99
Turnout 26,61582.94
Electors on the lists 32,091
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References

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