J.-Wilfrid Dufresne (5 August 1911 – 30 June 1982) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. Born in Quebec City, Quebec, he held various other jobs such as interior decorator, promoter, teacher, a Quebec provincial public servant, a federal statistician for the Minimum Wages Commission.[1]

J.-Wilfrid Dufresne
Member of Parliament
for Quebec West
In office
10 August 1953 – 9 June 1957
Preceded byCharles Parent
Succeeded byRené Bégin
Personal details
Born(1911-08-05)5 August 1911
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Died30 June 1982(1982-06-30) (aged 70)
Quebec City, Quebec
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Spouse(s)Julienne Manzerolle
(m. 28 November 1936)[1]
ProfessionInterior decorator, promoter, public servant, teacher
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Dufresne attended schools at the Saint-Sauveur orphanage, Saint-Sauveur Academy and St. Mary's College.[2]

He was elected to Parliament at the Quebec West riding in the 1953 general election as a Progressive Conservative, defeating Liberal party incumbent Charles Parent.[3] Dufresne served only one term in Parliament before Liberal René Bégin won the riding back in the 1957 election. His next attempt to win a House of Commons seat was made in the 1972 election where he was a Social Credit candidate at Langelier riding, but was unable to unseat incumbent Jean Marchand. His last federal campaign was in the 1979 election at Québec-Est where he returned to the Progressive Conservative party, but was again unsuccessful.

Electoral record

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1953 Canadian federal election: Quebec West
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative J.-Wilfrid Dufresne 8,464
Independent Liberal René Bégin 6,034
Liberal Charles Parent 4,612
Independent Liberal François Fournier 3,910
1957 Canadian federal election: Quebec West
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal René Bégin 11,828
Progressive Conservative J.-Wilfrid Dufresne 10,981
Independent Liberal Marcel Turgeon 1,520
Social Credit Jules Thérien 529

References

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  1. ^ a b Normandin, Pierre G. (1954). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
  2. ^ a b Normandin, Pierre G. (1957). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
  3. ^ "St Laurent, Power, Lacroix Return With Big Majority / Wilfrid Dufresne Scores Only Upset". Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph. 11 August 1953. p. 3. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
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