André Harvey (MNA) explained

André Harvey
Honorific-Suffix:MNA
Birth Date:April 29, 1939
Birth Place:Jonquière, Quebec, Canada
Party:Quebec Liberal Party
Office1:Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Chauveau
Term Start1:1970
Term End1:1973
Predecessor1:François-Eugène Mathieu
Successor1:Bernard Lachapelle
Office2:Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Charlesbourg
Term Start2:1973
Term End2:1976
Predecessor2:first member
Successor2:Denis de Belleval

André Harvey (born April 29, 1939) is a former Canadian politician who served as a Quebec Liberal Party member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 1970 to 1976.

Born and raised in Jonquière, Quebec, he was educated at Université Laval. He worked as an announcer for CKRS and as a sportswriter for La Presse in the 1950s and 1960s before working in marketing for companies such as Domtar, Ganong Bros. and the Fédération des magasins Coop.

He was first elected to the legislature in the 1970 election, representing the electoral district of Chauveau. In the 1973 election, he shifted to the new electoral district of Charlesbourg and was re-elected to a second term.[1] However, he was defeated in the 1976 election by Denis de Belleval of the Parti Québécois.[2]

He ran again in the 1981 election in the electoral district of Jonquière, but was not reelected.[3]

His brother Gérald Harvey was also a member of the legislature, who represented Jonquière from 1966 to 1976.

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Notes and References

  1. "Members elected in Quebec". The Globe and Mail, October 30, 1973.
  2. "New Parti Quebecois MNAs swear allegiance to Queen". The Globe and Mail, November 25, 1976.
  3. "Counting the vote from 122 ridings". The Globe and Mail, April 15, 1981.