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Marcel Bourbonnais

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Marcel Bourbonnais
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Vaudreuil—Soulanges
In office
1958–1963
Preceded byLouis-René Beaudoin
Succeeded byRené Émard
Personal details
Born(1918-02-27)27 February 1918
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Died14 October 1996(1996-10-14) (aged 78)
Political partyProgressive Conservative Party
OccupationDraftsman
engineer
foreman
technician

Marcel Bourbonnais (27 February 1918 – 14 October 1996) was a Canadian politician, draftsman, engineer, foreman and technician. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1958 as a Member of the Progressive Conservative Party to represent the riding of Vaudreuil—Soulanges. He was re-elected in 1962 and defeated in the elections of 1957, 1963 and 1965.

1965 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil—Soulanges
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal René Émard 8,955 50.79 +1.04
Progressive Conservative Marcel Bourbonnais 6,580 37.32 +2.59
New Democratic Roger Carrier 1,346 7.63
Ralliement créditiste Jean-Marie Veilleux 750 4.25 -9.22
Total valid votes 17,631 100.00

Note: Ralliement créditiste vote is compared to Social Credit vote in the 1963 election.

1958 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil—Soulanges
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Marcel Bourbonnais 8,161 52.87 +21.36
Liberal Armand Asselin 7,274 47.13 -21.36
Total valid votes 15,435 100.00
1957 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil—Soulanges
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Louis-René Beaudoin 9,055 68.49 -10.48
Progressive Conservative Marcel Bourbonnais 4,166 31.51 +10.48
Total valid votes 13,221 100.00