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Alain Garant

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Alain Garant
Member of Parliament
for Bellechasse
In office
1980–1984
Preceded byAdrien Lambert
Succeeded byPierre Blais
Personal details
Born (1952-03-21) 21 March 1952 (age 72)
Montmagny, Quebec
Political partyLiberal party
ProfessionAccountant

Alain Garant (born 21 March 1952 in Montmagny, Quebec) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a Chartered Accountant by career.

He won the Bellechasse, Quebec electoral district in the 1980 federal election and served in the 32nd Canadian Parliament. He left national politics after his defeat in that riding in the 1984 election.

Electoral record (partial)

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1980 Canadian federal election: Bellechasse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alain Garant 20,636 51.13 +7.48
Social Credit Adrien Lambert 15,124 37.47 −8.96
Progressive Conservative Jean Deschênes 2,912 7.22 −0.04
Rhinoceros Andrée Chabot 815 2.02 +0.72
New Democratic Napoléon Goupil 730 1.81 +0.93
Union populaire France Théberge 141 0.35 −0.13
Total valid votes 40,358 100.00
Total rejected ballots 274
Turnout 40,632 70.86 −1.31
Electors on the lists 57,339
Source: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer, Thirty-second General Election, 1980.
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