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

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

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

1963 Canadian federal election: Hochelaga
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRaymond Eudes13,09346.36-4.09
Social CreditFernand Bourret7,53526.68+17.60
Progressive ConservativeJ.-Marius Heppell3,89213.78-15.92
New DemocraticArthur Lamoureux3,39412.02+2.57
CommunistJeannette Pratte3271.16-0.17
Total valid votes 28,241100.00
1962 Canadian federal election: Hochelaga
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRaymond Eudes13,22050.45-2.21
Progressive ConservativeYvon Groulx7,78429.70-10.78
New DemocraticNoël Langlois2,4759.44+5.37
Social CreditRobert Leblanc2,3799.08
CommunistSamuel Walsh3471.32-1.46
Total valid votes 26,205100.00
1958 Canadian federal election: Hochelaga
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRaymond Eudes16,70652.65-23.28
Progressive ConservativeBenoît Gonthier12,84540.48+25.52
Co-operative CommonwealthArmand Sauvé1,2944.08+1.15
Labor–ProgressiveCamille Dionne8832.78-3.39
Total valid votes 31,728100.00
1957 Canadian federal election: Hochelaga
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRaymond Eudes20,61175.93-0.36
Progressive ConservativeBenoît Gonthier4,06314.97-0.40
Labor–ProgressiveGérard Fortin1,6756.17+2.70
Co-operative CommonwealthLucien Pépin7962.93-1.95
Total valid votes 27,145 100.00
1953 Canadian federal election: Hochelaga
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRaymond Eudes19,46776.29+8.93
Progressive ConservativeJean Jodoin3,92115.37-11.11
Co-operative CommonwealthRoger Beaudin1,2454.88
Labor–ProgressiveCamille Dionne8853.47
Total valid votes 25,518100.00
1949 Canadian federal election: Hochelaga
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRaymond Eudes17,63367.36+5.11
Progressive ConservativeJoseph-Omer Ravary6,93026.47+20.35
Union des électeursRoméo Dagenais1,6156.17+4.69
Total valid votes 26,178100.00
1945 Canadian federal election: Hochelaga
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRaymond Eudes22,44462.25+8.42
Bloc populaireRaymond Godin7,91521.95
IndependentJean-Paul Chauvin2,2646.28-23.02
Progressive ConservativeAchille Dubeau2,2086.12-6.81
Co-operative CommonwealthNoël-Émile Bourassa6921.92
Social CreditLéopold Gendron5331.48
Total valid votes 36,056100.00

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

1940 Canadian federal election: Hochelaga
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRaymond Eudes16,84953.83-10.77
Independent LiberalJean-Paul Chauvin9,17229.30
National GovernmentAchille Dubeau4,04912.94+1.26
Independent LiberalRichard Thibault1,2303.93
Total valid votes 31,300100.00

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


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