Maurice Harquail

Maurice James Harquail (born 2 December 1938 in Matapédia, Quebec) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a claim adjuster by career.

He represented New Brunswick's Restigouche electoral district since winning a by-election there on 14 October 1975. He was re-elected in the 1979 and 1980 federal elections, but lost in the 1984 election to Al Girard of the Progressive Conservative party. Harquail served in most of the 30th Canadian Parliament, and in the 31st and 32nd Canadian Parliaments. He subsequently served as a member of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada.

1984 Canadian federal election: Restigouche
Party Candidate Votes%±%
  Progressive Conservative Al Girard 14,089 45.6 +26.7
  Liberal Maurice Harquail 12,250 39.7 -21.6
  New Democratic Party Gilles Halley 4,526 14.7 -1.8
Total 30,865
1980 Canadian federal election: Restigouche
Party Candidate Votes%±%
  Liberal Maurice Harquail 16,560 61.3 +5.4
  Progressive Conservative D. Bennett MacDonald 5,119 18.9 -6.5
  New Democratic Party Aurele Ferlatte 4,457 16.5 -1.3
RhinocerosArthur Doucet6922.6+2.6
  Independent André Dumont 207 0.8 +0.8
Total 27,035
1979 Canadian federal election: Restigouche
Party Candidate Votes%±%
  Liberal Maurice Harquail 14,840 55.9 +4.3
  Progressive Conservative J. Roger Pichette 7,009 26.4 -7.7
  New Democratic Party Gail Walsh 4,718 17.8 +10.0
Total 26,567
By-election, October 14, 1975
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Maurice Harquail 9,158 51.6 -3.9
  Progressive Conservative Roger Caron 6,059 34.1 +13.2
  New Democratic Party Edgar Dugas 1,392 7.8 -2.3
Social CreditLaurence Audet1,1406.4-7.2
Total 17,749


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