Raymond Pierre Eudes (10 October 1912 – 25 October 1980) was a French Canadian lawyer and politician.

The Hon.
Raymond Eudes
Senator from De Lorimier, Quebec
In office
8 April 1968 – 25 October 1980
Appointed byLester B. Pearson
Preceded byThomas Vien
Succeeded byPhilippe Gigantès
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Hochelaga
In office
1940–1965
Preceded byÉdouard-Charles St-Père
Succeeded byGérard Pelletier
Personal details
Born
Raymond Pierre Eudes

(1912-10-10)10 October 1912
Montreal, Quebec
Died25 October 1980(1980-10-25) (aged 68)
Political partyLiberal
Professionlawyer

Born in Montreal, Quebec, he was a lawyer before being elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the riding of Hochelaga in the 1940 election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1945, 1949, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1962, and 1963. He stepped down for the 1965 election to allow Gérard Pelletier to run. He was summoned to the Senate of Canada in 1968 representing the senatorial division of De Lorimier, Quebec. He served until his death in 1980.

Electoral record

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1963 Canadian federal election: Hochelaga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Raymond Eudes 13,093 46.36 -4.09
Social Credit Fernand Bourret 7,535 26.68 +17.60
Progressive Conservative J.-Marius Heppell 3,892 13.78 -15.92
New Democratic Arthur Lamoureux 3,394 12.02 +2.57
Communist Jeannette Pratte 327 1.16 -0.17
Total valid votes 28,241 100.00
1962 Canadian federal election: Hochelaga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Raymond Eudes 13,220 50.45 -2.21
Progressive Conservative Yvon Groulx 7,784 29.70 -10.78
New Democratic Noël Langlois 2,475 9.44 +5.37
Social Credit Robert Leblanc 2,379 9.08
Communist Samuel Walsh 347 1.32 -1.46
Total valid votes 26,205 100.00
1958 Canadian federal election: Hochelaga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Raymond Eudes 16,706 52.65 -23.28
Progressive Conservative Benoît Gonthier 12,845 40.48 +25.52
Co-operative Commonwealth Armand Sauvé 1,294 4.08 +1.15
Labor–Progressive Camille Dionne 883 2.78 -3.39
Total valid votes 31,728 100.00
1957 Canadian federal election: Hochelaga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Raymond Eudes 20,611 75.93 -0.36
Progressive Conservative Benoît Gonthier 4,063 14.97 -0.40
Labor–Progressive Gérard Fortin 1,675 6.17 +2.70
Co-operative Commonwealth Lucien Pépin 796 2.93 -1.95
Total valid votes 27,145 100.00
1953 Canadian federal election: Hochelaga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Raymond Eudes 19,467 76.29 +8.93
Progressive Conservative Jean Jodoin 3,921 15.37 -11.11
Co-operative Commonwealth Roger Beaudin 1,245 4.88
Labor–Progressive Camille Dionne 885 3.47
Total valid votes 25,518 100.00
1949 Canadian federal election: Hochelaga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Raymond Eudes 17,633 67.36 +5.11
Progressive Conservative Joseph-Omer Ravary 6,930 26.47 +20.35
Union des électeurs Roméo Dagenais 1,615 6.17 +4.69
Total valid votes 26,178 100.00
1945 Canadian federal election: Hochelaga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Raymond Eudes 22,444 62.25 +8.42
Bloc populaire Raymond Godin 7,915 21.95
Independent Jean-Paul Chauvin 2,264 6.28 -23.02
Progressive Conservative Achille Dubeau 2,208 6.12 -6.81
Co-operative Commonwealth Noël-Émile Bourassa 692 1.92
Social Credit Léopold Gendron 533 1.48
Total valid votes 36,056 100.00

Note: Progressive Conservative vote is compared to "National Government" vote in 1940 election.

1940 Canadian federal election: Hochelaga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Raymond Eudes 16,849 53.83 -10.77
Independent Liberal Jean-Paul Chauvin 9,172 29.30
National Government Achille Dubeau 4,049 12.94 +1.26
Independent Liberal Richard Thibault 1,230 3.93
Total valid votes 31,300 100.00

Note: "National Government" vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1935 election.

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