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Hervé Michaud

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The Hon.
Hervé J. Michaud
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Kent
In office
November 1953 – April 1962
Preceded byAurel Léger
Succeeded byGuy Crossman
Senator for Kent, New Brunswick
In office
15 March 1968 – 5 June 1978
Appointed byLester B. Pearson
Personal details
Born(1912-12-28)28 December 1912
Bouctouche, New Brunswick, Canada
Died5 June 1978(1978-06-05) (aged 65)
Political partyLiberal
Professionfarmer, salesman

Hervé J. Michaud (28 December 1912 – 5 June 1978) was a Canadian politician, farmer and salesman. Michaud served as a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada and the Senate.

He was born in Bouctouche, New Brunswick. Michaud was educated in New Brunswick at University of St. Joseph's College and at the school of agriculture at Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Quebec.

He was first elected at the Kent riding in the 1953 general election, then re-elected there in the 1957 and 1958 elections. He served three consecutive terms from the 22nd through the 24th Parliaments then did not seek another term as of the 1962 election.

Michaud was appointed to the Senate on 15 March 1968 in the Kent senatorial division during the administration of Lester B. Pearson. He remained a Senator until his death on 5 June 1978.

Electoral record

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1958 Canadian federal election: Kent
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Hervé Michaud 6,118 55.4 -2.4
Progressive Conservative Louis LeBlanc 4,988 44.6 +2.4
1957 Canadian federal election: Kent
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Hervé Michaud 6,424 57.8 -8.3
Progressive Conservative Louis LeBlanc 4,682 42.2 +8.3
1953 Canadian federal election: Kent
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Hervé Michaud 7,039 66.1 +17.1
Progressive Conservative Emile Verret 3,603 33.9 +12.6

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