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Robert Bourassa became leader without a seat in National Assembly
Robert Bourassa became leader without a seat in National Assembly

Robert Bourassa became leader without a seat in National Assembly

Date11/15/1976
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Original Toronto Star caption: Suffering the Ultimate in parliamentary embarrassment, Robert Bourassa became leader without a seat in National Assembly yesterday, losing his Montreal riding to separatist Gerold Godin. [Incomplete]
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0033769F
      1976. Victory at last: After eight years as party leader without a seat in the legislature, Rene Levesque saw his Parti Quebecois win a landslide victory over Robert Bourassa's Liberals. Before the election Levesque had six seats and after it he had 71 and the Premiership of Quebec.
      1976. Victory at last: After eight years as party leader without a seat in the legislature, Rene Levesque saw his Parti Quebecois win a landslide victory over Robert Bourassa's Liberals. Before the election Levesque had six seats and after it he had 71 and the Premiership of Quebec.
      Bezant, Graham
      11/15/1976
      Triumphant liberal leader Robert Bourassa wears a broad smile as he listens to news of the landslide victory that swept his party into power with 71 seats. [Incomplete]
      Triumphant liberal leader Robert Bourassa wears a broad smile as he listens to news of the landslide victory that swept his party into power with 71 seats. [Incomplete]
      Bourassa, Robert, 1933-1996
      4/30/1973
      Premier Robert Bourassa will likely keep his seat, Mercier
      Premier Robert Bourassa will likely keep his seat, Mercier
      Bourassa, Robert, 1933-1996
      11/11/1976
      Language wars: Premier Robert Bourassa and Education Minister Claude Ryan, left, expect heavy questioning from the Parti Quebecois when the Quebec assembly reconvenes
      Language wars: Premier Robert Bourassa and Education Minister Claude Ryan, left, expect heavy questioning from the Parti Quebecois when the Quebec assembly reconvenes
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      1/28/1986
      Handy friends: Union leader Bob White with Quebec's Robert Bourassa (above) and NDP leader Ed Broadbent (right)
      Handy friends: Union leader Bob White with Quebec's Robert Bourassa (above) and NDP leader Ed Broadbent (right)
      Russell, Jim
      9/6/1985
      Robert Bourassa, the new leader of the Quebec Liberal party, raises his hands in victory after he defeated former justice minister Claude Wagner and f(...)
      Robert Bourassa, the new leader of the Quebec Liberal party, raises his hands in victory after he defeated former justice minister Claude Wagner and f(...)
      Bourassa, Robert, 1933-1996
      1/19/1970
      Queens Park talks: Quebec Liberal leader Robert Bourassa talks to reporters after his meeting with Premier William Davis yesterday
      Queens Park talks: Quebec Liberal leader Robert Bourassa talks to reporters after his meeting with Premier William Davis yesterday
      Bourassa, Robert, 1933-1996
      12/6/1984
      Nominated to defend his seat in Scarborough West, Ontario NDP Leader Stephen Lewis (right) has his arm held aloft in victory by the national party leader, Ed Broadbent, yesterday in Lewis headquarters on Danforth Ave
      Nominated to defend his seat in Scarborough West, Ontario NDP Leader Stephen Lewis (right) has his arm held aloft in victory by the national party leader, Ed Broadbent, yesterday in Lewis headquarters on Danforth Ave
      Lewis, Stephen, 1937-
      8/12/1975
      Liberal leader Robert Nixon, whose party took 20 seats instead of the 40 he had expected, says, I believe many seats I counted on were lost on a 'beat(...)
      Liberal leader Robert Nixon, whose party took 20 seats instead of the 40 he had expected, says, I believe many seats I counted on were lost on a 'beat(...)
      Lennon, Frank
      10/21/1971
      Fateful booking: Bal Gupta of Etobicoke lost his wife Ranwati, who changed her flight plans when a seat on the doomed Air-India jet became available
      Fateful booking: Bal Gupta of Etobicoke lost his wife Ranwati, who changed her flight plans when a seat on the doomed Air-India jet became available
      Air India
      7/22/1992
      Bourassa (left) challenged Parti Quebecois leader Rene Levesque to a public debate on economic consequences of Quebec independence and its impact on Canadian dollar
      Bourassa (left) challenged Parti Quebecois leader Rene Levesque to a public debate on economic consequences of Quebec independence and its impact on Canadian dollar
      Griffin, Doug
      11/11/1976
      Youths at a housing project in Metro Hang up old chair without a seat and use it for a basket
      Youths at a housing project in Metro Hang up old chair without a seat and use it for a basket
      Loek, Dick
      4/1/1988