Pierre Malcom Guay
Pierre Malcom Guay (March 26, 1848 – February 19, 1899) was a physician, surgeon and political figure in Quebec. He represented Lévis in the House of Commons of Canada from 1885 to 1899 as a Liberal member.
Pierre Malcom Guay | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Lévis | |
| In office 1885–1899 | |
| Preceded by | Isidore-Noël Belleau |
| Succeeded by | Louis-Jules Demers |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 26, 1848 Saint-Romuald d'Etchemin, Canada East |
| Died | February 19, 1899 (aged 50) |
| Political party | Liberal |
He was born in Saint-Romuald d'Etchemin, Canada East, the son of François Xavier Guay and Marie Adelaide Côté. Guay was educated at the Séminaire de Quebec and the Université Laval, where he received a M.D. In 1874, he married Marie Louise Antoinette Roy. He served on the town council for St-Romuald d'Etchemin and was mayor from 1886 to 1887. Guay was also a governor of the board of physicians and surgeons for Quebec. He was first elected to the House of Commons in an 1885 by-election held after Isidore-Noël Belleau was unseated following an appeal. Guay died in office at the age of 50.
Electoral record
| By-election on 14 April 1885
Belleau unseated on a judgement of the Supreme Court, 16 March 1885 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
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| Liberal | Pierre Malcom Guay | acclaimed | |||
| 1887 Canadian federal election: Lévis | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Pierre Malcom Guay | 2,170 | ||||||
| Conservative | Charles Darveau | 1,776 | ||||||
| 1891 Canadian federal election: Lévis | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Pierre Malcom Guay | 2,075 | ||||||
| Conservative | E.T. Paquet | 1,794 | ||||||
| 1896 Canadian federal election: Lévis | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Pierre Malcom Guay | 2,271 | ||||||
| Conservative | J.E.Gelley | 1,963 | ||||||
References
- Pierre Malcom Guay – Parliament of Canada biography
- The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1891, AJ Gemmill
