David Côté (politician)

David Côté (February 10, 1915 – March 8, 1969) was a Canadian politician in Quebec. Côté was the only member of the Fédération du Commonwealth Coopératif (the Quebec section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation) ever elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.

David Côté
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for for Rouyn-Noranda
In office
1944–1948
Preceded byRiding created
Succeeded byGuy Dallaire
Personal details
Born(1915-02-10)February 10, 1915
DiedMarch 8, 1969(1969-03-08) (aged 54)
Political partyParti social démocratique du Québec (?–1945)
Independent (1945–1948)
OccupationTrade unionist

Côté was a trade union organizer for the Congress of Industrial Organizations working amongst miners in Rouyn. He was elected to the legislative assembly as the CCF member for Rouyn-Noranda in the 1944 provincial election with 21% of the vote. He sat as an independent from July 22, 1945 until the end of his term and did not seek re-election in the 1948 election.

  • "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.


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