Gaston_Péloquin

Gaston Péloquin

Gaston Péloquin

Canadian politician (1939–1994)


Gaston Péloquin (11 December 1939 1 September 1994) was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Brome—Missisquoi in the House of Commons from 1993 to 1994.

He was born in Granby, Quebec. Péloquin, who was a teacher before entering politics, was elected in the 1993 election as a Bloc Québécois candidate.[1] However, after less than a year in office, he died in a car accident on 1 September 1994, when he crashed his car while driving on a curve near Sutton, Quebec. He was pronounced dead a local hospital, at the age of 54.[1]

Péloquin had a son, whom he adopted from Haiti while working there as a teacher.[1]

In the resulting byelection, he was succeeded by Denis Paradis.

Electoral record

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References

  1. "Bloc MP Péloquin killed in traffic accident". Montreal Gazette. The Canadian Press. 2 September 1994. p. 4.
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