Michel Veillette (born 6 October 1939) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was an agricultural technologist and manager by career.

Michel Veillette
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Champlain
In office
1979–1984
Preceded byRené Matte
Succeeded byMichel Champagne
Personal details
Born (1939-10-06) 6 October 1939 (age 84)
Saint-Maurice, Quebec, Canada
Political partyLiberal

He represented the Quebec riding of Champlain at which he was elected in 1979 and again in 1980. After serving in the 31st and 32nd Canadian Parliaments, he was defeated by Michel Champagne of the Progressive Conservative party in the 1984 election.

Veillette made another unsuccessful attempt to re-enter Parliament in the 1993 federal election, but earned fewer votes than Champagne who in turn lost his seat to Réjean Lefebvre of the Bloc Québécois.

Electoral record edit

1979 Canadian federal election: Champlain
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Michel Veillette 22,256
Independent René Matte 10,441
Progressive Conservative Gérard Lamy 4,200
Social Credit Claude L'Herault 2,796
New Democratic Denis Tousignant 1,328
Rhinoceros Gilles Leycuras 753

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