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Desire Joseph Comeau (July 23, 1906 – October 6, 1972) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Clare in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1949 to 1953. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.

Comeau was born at Meteghan, Digby County, Nova Scotia in 1906. A manufacturer by career, he married Antoinette Marie Saulnier in 1928. Comeau entered provincial politics in the 1949 election, defeating Liberal Benoit Comeau by 38 votes in the newly established Clare riding. He was defeated by Liberal Pierre E. Belliveau when he ran for re-election in 1953. Comeau died at Arvida, Quebec on October 6, 1972.

References

1. "Electoral History for Clare" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-23. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
2. ^ Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 39. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
3. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1949" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1949. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
4. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1953" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1953. p. 25. Retrieved 2015-05-03.

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