Paul Tardif
Canadian politician
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J. Paul Tardif (February 18, 1908 – August 3, 1998) was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Russell in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal from 1959 to 1968.
Paul Tardif | |
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Official 1966 portrait | |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Russell | |
| In office October 5, 1959 – June 24, 1968 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph-Omer Gour |
| Succeeded by | District abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 18, 1908 |
| Died | August 3, 1998 (aged 90) |
| Party | Liberal |
He was born in Ottawa in 1908, the son of A.-T. Tardif and Marie Côté.[1] In 1933, Tardif married Cecile-H. Quesnel. Tardif served as school commissioner, a member of Ottawa city council, city controller and deputy mayor. He was first elected to parliament in a 1959 by-election held after the death of Joseph-Omer Gour. After his term in office, Tardif served ten years as a citizenship court judge.
Electoral record
| By-election: On Mr. Gour's death, 5 October 1959 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Paul Tardif | 21,070 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Wilbur Nixon | 14,152 | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Denis Kalman | 1,077 | ||||
| 1962 Canadian federal election: Russell | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Paul Tardif | 29,322 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Leo Kelly | 15,492 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Harold B. Wilson | 3,385 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Adrien Papineau | 1,427 | ||||||
| 1963 Canadian federal election: Russell | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Paul Tardif | 31,182 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Joe Poirier | 14,892 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Harold B. Wilson | 3,191 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Léo Cote | 2,938 | ||||||
| 1965 Canadian federal election: Russell | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Paul Tardif | 28,997 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Kenneth Binks | 15,718 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Harold B. Wilson | 7,186 | ||||||
