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 by | Charles Parent |
| Succeeded by | René Bégin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 August 1911 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | 30 June 1982 (aged 70) Quebec City, Quebec |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Julienne Manzerolle (m. 28 November 1936)[1] |
| Profession | Interior decorator, promoter, public servant, teacher |
| [2] | |
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
edit| 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
edit- ^ a b Normandin, Pierre G. (1954). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
- ^ a b Normandin, Pierre G. (1957). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
- ^ "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.