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Gaetan Serré

Gaetan-Joseph Serré (January 24, 1938 – November 24, 2017) was a Canadian politician, who represented the riding of Nickel Belt in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1972. He was a member of the Liberal Party.

Gaetan Serré
MP for Nickel Belt
In office
1968–1972
Preceded byNorman Fawcett
Succeeded byJohn Rodriguez
Personal details
Born(1938-01-24)January 24, 1938
Sturgeon Falls, Ontario
DiedNovember 24, 2017(2017-11-24) (aged 79)
Sturgeon Falls, Ontario
Political partyLiberal
OccupationTeacher

Serré won the riding in 1968, defeating New Democrat Norman Fawcett. He served a single term, losing the riding in the next election to another New Democrat candidate, John Rodriguez.

Serré subsequently returned to teaching. In 2003, he launched a new Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephone business in Sturgeon Falls with his daughter Lynne Gervais and son Marc Serré. PhoneNet Communications was sold to Unitz Online in 2005.

His younger brother Benoît Serré served in the House of Commons from 1993 to 2004,[1] and his son Marc was elected to the House of Commons in the 2015 federal election as MP for Nickel Belt.

Serré died of cancer on November 24, 2017, at the age of 79.[2][3]

Election results edit

1972 Canadian federal election: Nickel Belt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic John Rodriguez 14,033 46.03 +8.46
Liberal Gaetan Serré 12,101 39.69 −5.41
Progressive Conservative Bernie White 3,817 12.52 −4.81
Social Credit Donat Breault 534 1.75
Total valid votes 30,485 100.00
Total rejected ballots 4,718
Turnout 35,203 79.01
Electors on the lists 44,556
Note: The number of rejected ballots is not a misprint. Gaetan Serré initially called for these ballots to be reviewed, but withdrew his request on November 14, 1972 after viewing a sample. Source: "Review cancelled", Globe and Mail, 14 November 1972, 8. Source for results: Official Voting Results, Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (Canada), 1972.
1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gaetan Serré 11,551 45.10 +5.64
New Democratic Norman Fawcett 9,621 37.57 -3.75
Progressive Conservative Cecil Fielding 4,439 17.33 +19.23
Total valid votes 25,611 100.00

References edit

  1. ^ "Les frères Serre de Field". Our Ontario.
  2. ^ "Gaetan Serré Obituary".
  3. ^ Décès de l'ancien député de Nickel Belt Gaetan Serré (in French)

External links edit

  • Gaetan Serré – Parliament of Canada biography


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