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Raymond O'Hurley

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The Hon.
Raymond O'Hurley
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Lotbinière
In office
1957–1963
Preceded byHugues Lapointe
Succeeded byAuguste Choquette
Personal details
Born
Raymond Joseph Michael O'Hurley

(1909-10-01)October 1, 1909
St-Gilles, Quebec
DiedMarch 27, 1970(1970-03-27) (aged 60)
Political partyProgressive Conservative
CabinetMinister of Defence Production (1958-1963)

Raymond Joseph Michael O'Hurley, PC (October 1, 1909 – March 27, 1970) was a Canadian politician.

Born in St-Gilles, Quebec, he was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1957 for the Quebec riding of Lotbinière. A Progressive Conservative, he was re-elected in 1958 and 1962. He was defeated in 1963 and 1965. From 1957 to 1958, he was the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys. From 1958 to 1963, he was the Minister of Defence Production.


1957 Canadian federal election: Lotbinière
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Raymond O'Hurley 8,372
Liberal Hugues Lapointe 7,823
1958 Canadian federal election: Lotbinière
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Raymond O'Hurley 9,610
Liberal Paul Biron 6,432
1962 Canadian federal election: Lotbinière
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative Raymond O'Hurley 6,183
Liberal Auguste Choquette 5,581
Social Credit Adélard Larose 4,287
1963 Canadian federal election: Lotbinière
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Auguste Choquette 6,957
Progressive Conservative Raymond O'Hurley 5,449
Social Credit Gérard Lamontagne 3,442

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Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Defence Production
1958–1963
Succeeded by