René Émard

René Émard (1 September 1914 – 7 June 1984) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Châteauguay, Quebec and worked as a unionist. He served during the Second World War in the Régiment de Maisonneuve and the Régiment de la Chaudière. He was a member of the Canadian occupation force in the Netherlands.

René Émard
Member of Parliament
for Vaudreuil
In office
25 June 1968  29 October 1972
Preceded byRiding created
Succeeded byHal Herbert
Member of Parliament
for Vaudreuil—Soulanges
In office
8 April 1963  24 June 1968
Preceded byMarcel Bourbonnais
Succeeded byRiding abolished
Personal details
Born(1914-09-01)1 September 1914
Châteauguay, Quebec, Canada
Died7 June 1984(1984-06-07) (aged 69)
Political partyLiberal
Professionunionist

He was first elected in the riding of Vaudreuil—Soulanges in the 1963 general election and re-elected there in 1965. In the 1968 election, he was elected to a third term in the district of Vaudreuil. Émard retired from Parliament in 1972. He served as mayor of L'Île-Perrot, Quebec from 1977 to 1981.

1968 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalRené Émard29,830
Progressive ConservativeHarold G. Fairhead7,654
New DemocraticMaurice Daviau2,905


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