Albert Girard (politician)

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Albert Girard (born 18 August 1949) was a Canadian businessman and politician. Girard was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada.

Born in Saint John, New Brunswick, Girard represented New Brunswick's Restigouche riding since winning that seat in the 1984 federal election. He served in the 33rd Canadian Parliament before being defeated in the 1988 federal election by Guy Arseneault of the Liberal party.

1988 Canadian federal election : Restigouche
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Liberal Guy Arseneault 15,25249.4+9.7
  Progressive Conservative Al Girard 12,36640.0-5.6
  New Democratic Party Nancy Quigley3,27210.6-4.1
Total30,890
1984 Canadian federal election : Restigouche
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Progressive Conservative Al Girard 14,08945.6+26.7
  Liberal Maurice Harquail 12,25039.7-21.6
  New Democratic Party Gilles Halley4,52614.7-1.8
Total30,865


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