David Côté (politician)
David Côté (February 10, 1915 – March 8, 1969) was a Canadian politician in Quebec. Côté was the only member of the Fédération du Commonwealth Coopératif (the Quebec section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation) ever elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.
David Côté | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for for Rouyn-Noranda | |
| In office 1944–1948 | |
| Preceded by | Riding created |
| Succeeded by | Guy Dallaire |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 10, 1915 |
| Died | March 8, 1969 (aged 54) |
| Political party | Parti social démocratique du Québec (?–1945) Independent (1945–1948) |
| Occupation | Trade unionist |
Côté was a trade union organizer for the Congress of Industrial Organizations working amongst miners in Rouyn. He was elected to the legislative assembly as the CCF member for Rouyn-Noranda in the 1944 provincial election with 21% of the vote. He sat as an independent from July 22, 1945 until the end of his term and did not seek re-election in the 1948 election.
External links
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
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