Raymond Dupont

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Raymond Dupont
Born (1942-12-27) 27 December 1942 (age 82)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupationstechnical and labour consultant, businessman and politician

Raymond Dupont (born 27 December 1942) was a Canadian technical and labour consultant, businessman and politician. He was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada.

He was elected at Sainte-Marie electoral district in the 1972 federal election and was re-elected there in 1974. In the 1979 election, he campaigned in the Chambly electoral district and won re-election there. After one more victory in the 1980 election, he was defeated in 1984 by Richard Grisé of the Progressive Conservative party. He made another unsuccessful attempt to re-enter federal politics in the 1988 election at Saint-Hubert riding.

Dupont served four consecutive terms of office from the 29th to the 32nd Canadian Parliaments.

1972 Canadian federal election : Sainte-Marie
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Raymond Dupont 7,945
Progressive Conservative Georges Valade 7,826
Social Credit André Bergeron3,662
New Democratic Roméo Richer1,482
Independent Louisette Dussault713
Independent Réginald (Reggie) Chartrand696
Independent Jean-Paul Boisjoli161
1974 Canadian federal election : Sainte-Marie
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Raymond Dupont 8,300
Progressive Conservative Georges Valade 7,902
Social Credit Gaston Pleau1,229
New Democratic Roméo Richer1,154
Marxist–Leninist Jacques Bernard296