Paul Tardif
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Russell
In office
October 5, 1959  June 24, 1968
Preceded byJoseph-Omer Gour
Succeeded byDistrict abolished
Personal details
Born(1908-02-18)February 18, 1908
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
DiedAugust 3, 1998(1998-08-03) (aged 90)
Political partyLiberal

J. Paul Tardif (February 18, 1908 August 3, 1998) was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Russell in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal from 1959 to 1968.

He was born in Ottawa in 1908, the son of A.-T. Tardif and Marie Côté.[1] In 1933, Tardif married Cecile-H. Quesnel. Tardif served as school commissioner, a member of Ottawa city council, city controller and deputy mayor. He was first elected to parliament in a 1959 by-election held after the death of Joseph-Omer Gour. After his term in office, Tardif served ten years as a citizenship court judge.

Electoral record

By-election: On Mr. Gour's death, 5 October 1959
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Paul Tardif 21,070
  Progressive Conservative Wilbur Nixon 14,152
  Co-operative Commonwealth Denis Kalman 1,077
1962 Canadian federal election: Russell
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Paul Tardif 29,322
  Progressive Conservative Leo Kelly 15,492
  New Democratic Harold B. Wilson 3,385
Social CreditAdrien Papineau1,427
1963 Canadian federal election: Russell
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Paul Tardif 31,182
  Progressive Conservative Joe Poirier 14,892
  New Democratic Harold B. Wilson 3,191
Social CreditLéo Cote2,938
1965 Canadian federal election: Russell
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Paul Tardif 28,997
  Progressive Conservative Kenneth Binks 15,718
  New Democratic Harold B. Wilson 7,186

References

  • Histoire des Comtes Unis de Prescott et de Russell, L. Brault (1963) (in French)
  1. Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.


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