Joseph-Omer Gour (born Joseph-Omer Gourd; November 12, 1893 – March 24, 1959) was an Ontario farmer, merchant and political figure. He represented Russell in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal member from 1945 to 1959.

He was born in St-Victor D'Alfred, Ontario in 1893, the son of Wilfrid Gour and Eliza Marleau, and was educated in Alfred and Plantagenet. He lived in Casselman.[1] In 1929, he married Aurore Laurin. Gour served as mayor of Casselman from 1930 to 1935. His older brother, David Gourd also served in the House of Commons.[2] He died in office in Ottawa in 1959.

Electoral record

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1945 Canadian federal election: Russell
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Joseph-Omer Gour 5,519
  Progressive Conservative Frederic-A. Caillier 3,271
  Independent Antonin Lalonde 2,708
  Co-operative Commonwealth Thomas Keenan 600
Social Credit Harvey Turner 340
1949 Canadian federal election: Russell
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Joseph-Omer Gour 12,635
  Progressive Conservative Moïse Gendron 5,767
  Co-operative Commonwealth Ernest Cousineau 1,112
Social Credit Adrien-Joseph Papineau 538
1953 Canadian federal election: Russell
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Joseph-Omer Gour 15,969
  Progressive Conservative Joseph E. Charron 6,470
  Co-operative Commonwealth Ernest Cousineau 1,157
Social Credit Alexandre Denommée 519
1957 Canadian federal election: Russell
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Joseph-Omer Gour 20,673
  Progressive Conservative Wilbur Nixon 12,271
  Co-operative Commonwealth Harry Jacks 1,420
Social Credit Eddie Parisien 1,161
1958 Canadian federal election: Russell
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Joseph-Omer Gour 21,575
  Progressive Conservative Wilbur Nixon 19,464
  Co-operative Commonwealth Harry Jacks 1,224
Social Credit Eddie Parisien 594

References

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  • 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.
  2. ^ "The Val d'Or Star - Google News Archive Search".
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