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- ↑ History of Federal Ridings since 1867: RICHELIEU (1984/09/04), Parliament of Canada, accessed 13 August 2009. See also "List of candidates across Canada for Sept. 4 ballot", Globe and Mail, 8 August 1984, 10, where his name is listed as "Raynald Bibeau".