Laurier Régnier
Canadian politician
Laurier Arthur Régnier | |
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Member of Parliament for St. Boniface | |
In office March 1958 – June 1962 | |
Preceded by | Louis Deniset |
Succeeded by | Roger Teillet |
Personal details | |
Born | (1903-08-31)31 August 1903 Saint-François-Xavier, Manitoba |
Died | 8 August 1990(1990-08-08) (aged 86) |
Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Profession | barrister, farmer |
Laurier Arthur Régnier (31 August 1903 – 8 August 1990) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Saint-François-Xavier, Manitoba and became a barrister and farmer by career.
After unsuccessful attempts to win a House of Commons seat at Selkirk in the 1949 election, and at St. Boniface in 1957, Régnier won St. Boniface in the 1958 election. He served one term, the 24th Canadian Parliament, until his defeat there in the 1962 federal election.
Electoral history
1963 Canadian federal election: St. Boniface | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Roger Teillet | 13,547 | 40.67 | +2.73 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Laurier Régnier | 9,716 | 29.17 | -0.60 | ||||
New Democratic | Graham Campbell | 6,184 | 18.57 | -5.01 | ||||
Social Credit | Georges-J. Forest | 3,859 | 11.59 | +2.88 | ||||
Total valid votes | 33,306 | 100.0 | ||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +1.67 |
1962 Canadian federal election: St. Boniface | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Roger Teillet | 12,084 | 37.94 | +4.99 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Laurier Régnier | 9,483 | 29.78 | -14.24 | ||||
New Democratic | Graham Campbell | 7,508 | 23.57 | +3.60 | ||||
Social Credit | Joseph-E St Hilaire | 2,773 | 8.71 | +5.65 | ||||
Total valid votes | 31,848 | 100.0 | ||||||
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +9.61 |
1958 Canadian federal election: St. Boniface | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Laurier Régnier | 12,688 | 44.01 | +19.83 | ||||
Liberal | Louis Deniset | 9,500 | 32.95 | +1.82 | ||||
Co-operative Commonwealth | Nicholas Manchur | 5,759 | 19.98 | -4.91 | ||||
Social Credit | Lockie A. Miles | 881 | 3.06 | -12.44 | ||||
Total valid votes | 28,828 | 100.0 | ||||||
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.01 |
External links
- Laurier Régnier – Parliament of Canada biography
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