Paul Tardif Explained

Paul Tardif
Constituency Mp:Russell
Parliament:Canadian
Predecessor:Joseph-Omer Gour
Successor:District abolished
Term Start:October 5, 1959
Term End:June 24, 1968
Birth Date:18 February 1908
Birth Place:Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Party:Liberal

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

|-|Liberal|Paul Tardif|align="right"| 21,070|Progressive Conservative|Wilbur Nixon|align="right"|14,152|Co-operative Commonwealth|Denis Kalman|align="right"| 1,077|}

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Johnson, J.K. . The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967 . 1968 . Public Archives of Canada.