Maurice Godin

Maurice Godin (21 October 1932 – 14 June 2024) was a Canadian politician who was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1993 to 2000. He was a manager by career.

Life and career

Godin was born in Montreal, Quebec on 21 October 1932. He was a fervent independentist of long standing, carefully keeping a Laurentian Alliance membership card in his wallet. He was elected in the Châteauguay electoral district under the Bloc Québécois party in the 1993 and 1997 federal elections, thus serving in the 35th and 36th Canadian Parliaments. Godin did not seek a third term in Parliament and left Canadian politics in 2000. Godin died on 14 June 2024, at the age of 91.[1]

Electoral record

1993 Canadian federal election: Châteauguay
Party Candidate Votes
Bloc Québécois Maurice Godin 34,271
Liberal Kimon Valaskakis 18,012
Progressive Conservative Ricardo López 5,749
New Democratic Luc Proulx 850
Commonwealth of Canada Stéphane Beauregard 317
1997 Canadian federal election: Châteauguay
Party Candidate Votes
Bloc Québécois Maurice Godin 25,909
Liberal Sergio Pavone 19,167
Progressive Conservative George F. Lavoie 11,112
New Democratic Hannah Rogers 794

References

  1. ^ Godin, Maurice, obituary (in French)

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