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Yvon Lafrance

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Yvon Lafrance (4 August 1944 – 30 September 2022)[1] was a Canadian politician in Quebec, and was the Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Iberville.

Lafrance was born in Iberville, Quebec on 4 August 1944. First elected in 1989 election, he served as a Liberal backbencher under Premier Robert Bourassa for most of the term. On 9 February 1994, he crossed the floor to sit as an Independent. On 2 March 1994, he joined the newly formed Action démocratique du Québec (ADQ),[2] six months before Mario Dumont was first elected to the National Assembly. Therefore, he became the first ADQ sitting MNA in history.

Lafrance did not run for re-election in the 1994 election.

References

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  1. ^ Décès de l'ancien député d'Iberville Daniel Yvon Lafrance (in French)
  2. ^ "Jean Charest frappe un grand coup". Le Devoir (in French). 24 October 2008. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
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Preceded by MNA, District of Iberville
19891994
Succeeded by