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riding that his father had held since 1962. Gilles won the May 24, 1977 by-election, and returned to the House of
Commons. On June 24, 1977, Réal’s successor as Social Credit party leader,
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but refused to run and resigned as interim leader when the party's executive council decided to hold the convention earlier rather than later and hold it in
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instead of Quebec where most party members (and all of its
Members of Parliament) lived. He was replaced as interim leader by
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Outside politics he worked as an administrator, draftsman, research director, and as a technician.
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or Social Credit candidate three times (1963, 1964 and 1965). He finally won election from
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Gilles followed in his father’s footsteps, and ran unsuccessfully for election to the
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His father died in 1976, resulting in a by-election in the
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Administrator, draftsman, research director, technician
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20th-century members of the House of
Commons of Canada
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Members of the House of
Commons of Canada from Quebec
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History of the
Federal Electoral Ridings since 1867
590:Canadian federal by-election, 14 October 1975:
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285:(February 16, 1940 – August 13, 2009) was a
808:Gilles Caouette – Parliament of Canada biography
8:
370:but lost his seat in the House of Commons.
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340:, and in a 1975 by-election in Hochelaga.
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156:October 30, 1972 – July 8, 1974
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61:June 29, 1977 – April 11, 1978
895:Social Credit Party of Canada leaders
7:
109:May 24, 1977 – May 22, 1979
619:Pelletier resigned, 29 August 1975
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890:Social Credit Party of Canada MPs
847:National Leaders of Social Credit
16:Canadian politician (1940–2009)
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427:10 February 1964 by-election
312:Social Credit Party of Canada
518:14 October 1974 by-election
333:with a margin of 159 votes.
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336:Gilles was defeated in the
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319:House of Commons of Canada
900:People from Rouyn-Noranda
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627:Progressive Conservative
538:24 May 1977 by-election
857:Charles-Arthur Gauthier
361:Charles-Arthur Gauthier
84:Charles-Arthur Gauthier
242:(1963–1964; 1972–1979)
560:1979 general election
497:1974 general election
474:1972 general election
454:Ralliement créditiste
449:1965 general election
406:1963 general election
353:leadership convention
323:Ralliement créditiste
307:Ralliement créditiste
298:Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec
296:Caouette was born in
245:Ralliement créditiste
366:Caouette ran in the
291:member of Parliament
139:Member of Parliament
92:Member of Parliament
840:André-Gilles Fortin
547:elected (1st of 5)
484:elected (1st of 3)
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349:André-Gilles Fortin
72:André-Gilles Fortin
40:Social Credit Party
832:Political offices
772:Total valid votes
399:% of popular vote
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357:Winnipeg, Manitoba
863:
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854:Succeeded by
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759:Daniel Charlebois
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382:Date of election
377:Election results
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204:February 16, 1940
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837:Preceded by
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583:Electoral record
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189:Personal details
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132:Henri Tousignant
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310:and later the
300:. His father,
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302:RĂ©al Caouette
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229:(2009-08-13)
174:Succeeded by
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127:Succeeded by
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79:Succeeded by
56:
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18:
880:2009 deaths
875:1940 births
755:Independent
735:Independent
715:Independent
504:Charlevoix
481:Charlevoix
472:30 October
447:8 November
396:# of votes
247:(1965–1972)
162:Preceded by
115:Preceded by
67:Preceded by
869:Categories
851:1977-1978
789:References
603:Candidate
524:Hochelaga
327:Charlevoix
269:Occupation
200:1940-02-16
144:Charlevoix
593:Hochelaga
570:2nd of 7
527:3rd of 7
507:2nd of 4
461:2nd of 4
436:2nd of 5
416:2nd of 4
219:, Quebec)
152:In office
105:In office
57:In office
793:Source:
458:Labelle
433:Laurier
413:Laurier
404:8 April
287:Canadian
261:(father)
213:, Canada
86:(acting)
665:-16.54
650:Liberal
642:+18.19
573:15,295
558:22 May
495:8 July
487:10,264
329:in the
38:of the
781:100.00
776:16,955
707:-2.92
686:-0.46
600:Party
576:39.1%
553:45.7%
550:9,603
533:10.2%
530:1,729
513:35.7%
510:8,905
490:39.3%
467:23.7%
464:3,697
442:21.6%
439:2,232
422:23.8%
419:4,282
393:Place
389:Riding
385:Party
252:Parent
211:Quebec
48:Acting
36:Leader
683:10.20
680:1,729
662:33.32
659:5,649
639:48.58
636:8,236
606:Votes
321:as a
215:(now
207:Rouyn
765:0.60
745:1.00
725:2.34
704:3.98
224:Died
194:Born
142:for
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