Gaston LeBlanc

Gaston T. LeBlanc
Gaston T. LeBlanc
MLA for Richmond
	In office; 1974–1980
Preceded by	Gerald Doucet
Succeeded by	John E. LeBrun
Personal details
Born	August 1, 1941; West Arichat, Nova Scotia
Died	February 15, 1980 (aged 38)
Political party	Liberal
Occupation	Engineer

Gaston Thomas LeBlanc (August 1, 1941 – February 15, 1980) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Richmond in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1974 to 1980. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.^[1]

Born in 1941 in West Arichat, Nova Scotia, LeBlanc graduated from the Nova Scotia Technical College with an engineering degree.^[2] LeBlanc entered provincial politics in the 1974 election, winning the Richmond riding by over 1500 votes.^[3] He was re-elected in 1978.^[4] LeBlanc died in office on February 15, 1980.^[2]^[5]

References

^ "Electoral History for Richmond" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. p. 7. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
^ ^a ^b Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 114. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1974" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1974. p. 110. Retrieved 2014-11-13.
^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1978" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1978. p. 111. Retrieved 2014-11-13.
^ "Gaston LeBlanc". The Globe and Mail. February 16, 1980.

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