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Charles Deblois
Member of Parliament
for Beauport—Montmorency—Orléans
(Montmorency—Orléans; 1988–1990)
In office
21 November 1988 – 25 October 1993
Preceded byAnne Blouin
Succeeded byMichel Guimond
Personal details
Born(1939-05-27)27 May 1939
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Died18 February 2019(2019-02-18) (aged 79)
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Spouse Marie Bernier ​(m. 1989)​
ProfessionJournalist

Charles Deblois (27 May 1939 – 18 February 2019) was a Canadian politician who was a member of the House of Commons from 1988 to 1993.

Early life

Deblois attended school at the Seminaire du Québec, then at Université Laval. He became a journalist, working with Radio-Canada and TVA from 1970 until 1988 when he entered federal politics.

He was elected in the 1988 federal election at the Montmorency—Orléans electoral district for the Progressive Conservative party. He served in the 34th Canadian Parliament after which he was defeated by Bloc Québécois candidate Michel Guimond in the 1993 federal election when the riding was renamed to Beauport—Montmorency—Orléans. He died in 2019 at the age of 79.

Electoral record

1988 Canadian federal election: Montmorency—Orléans
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Charles DeBlois 30,578 60.52
Liberal Robert Paquet 11,578 22.91
New Democratic Éric Gourdeau 7,700 15.24
Marxist–Leninist Jean Bédard 670 1.33
Total valid votes 50,526 100.00
Total rejected ballots 906
Turnout 51,432 74.25
Electors on the lists 69,268

References

  1. ^ Normandin, Pierre G. (Spring 1989). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
  2. "DEBLOIS Charles 1939 2019, avis décès, necrologie". 21 February 2019.

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