Gérard Lamy
| Gérard Lamy | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Saint-Maurice—Laflèche | |
|
In office 1962–1963 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph-Adolphe Richard |
| Succeeded by | Jean Chrétien |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
May 2, 1919 Grand-Mère, Quebec |
| Died |
October 26, 2016 (aged 97) Trois-Rivières, Quebec |
| Political party |
Social Credit Party of Canada Ralliement créditiste du Québec Progressive Conservative Party of Canada |
| Spouse(s) |
Simone Bellemare (m. 25 Mar 1940 – 16 Jan 2009; her death)[1][2] |
| Profession | contractor |
Gérard Lamy (May 2, 1919 – October 26, 2016) was a Canadian Social Credit Party politician. He served as a Member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1962 to 1963.[3][4]
Early life
He was born on May 2, 1919 in Grand-Mère, Quebec and was a contractor before running for office.
Member of Parliament
Lamy successfully ran as a Social Credit Party of Canada candidate for the district of Saint-Maurice—Laflèche in the 1962 federal election, against Liberal incumbent J.A. Richard.
He was among twenty-six Social Credit members from Quebec who were elected for the first time that year.
He lost his re-election bid in the 1963 federal election, against Liberal Jean Chrétien.
Attempts to make a political comeback
He also ran as a Ralliement créditiste du Québec candidate in the 1970 provincial election in the district of Saint-Maurice and as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the district of Champlain in the 1979 federal election, but was each time defeated.
Lamy did not running again after 1979.
Footnotes
- ↑ Public Archives of Canada; Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament: 1867-1967. Queen's Printer. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
- ↑ "federationgenealogie". federationgenealogie.qc.ca. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
- ↑ "PARLINFO - Parliamentarian File - Federal Experience - LAMY, Gérard". www2.parl.gc.ca. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
- ↑ http://necrocanada.com/deces/lamy-gerard-1919-2016/#.WBNoD_RQW9I
| Parliament of Canada | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by J.A. Richard (Liberal) |
MP for Saint-Maurice—Laflèche 1962–1963 |
Succeeded by Jean Chrétien (Liberal) |