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Pierre Malcom Guay

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Pierre Malcom Guay
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Lévis
In office
1885–1899
Preceded byIsidore-Noël Belleau
Succeeded byLouis-Jules Demers
Personal details
Born(1848-03-26)March 26, 1848
Saint-Romuald d'Etchemin, Canada East
DiedFebruary 19, 1899(1899-02-19) (aged 50)
Political partyLiberal

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.

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

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By-election on 14 April 1885

Belleau unseated on a judgement of the Supreme Court, 16 March 1885

Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Pierre Malcom Guay acclaimed
1887 Canadian federal election: Lévis
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Pierre Malcom Guay 2,170
Conservative Charles Darveau 1,776
1891 Canadian federal election: Lévis
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Pierre Malcom Guay 2,075
Conservative E.T. Paquet 1,794
1896 Canadian federal election: Lévis
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Pierre Malcom Guay 2,271
Conservative J.E.Gelley 1,963

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