# Raymond Eudes

Raymond Pierre Eudes (10 October 1912 – 25 October 1980) was a French Canadian lawyer and politician.
Born in Montreal, Quebec, he was a lawyer before being elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the riding of Hochelaga in the 1940 election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1945, 1949, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1962, and 1963. He stepped down for the 1965 election to allow Gérard Pelletier to run. He was summoned to the Senate of Canada in 1968 representing the senatorial division of De Lorimier, Quebec. He served until his death in 1980.

## Electoral record

vte1963 Canadian federal election: Hochelaga :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Raymond Eudes | 13,093 | 46.36 | -4.09 |
| | Social Credit | Fernand Bourret | 7,535 | 26.68 | +17.60 |
| | Progressive Conservative | J.-Marius Heppell | 3,892 | 13.78 | -15.92 |
| | New Democratic | Arthur Lamoureux | 3,394 | 12.02 | +2.57 |
| | Communist | Jeannette Pratte | 327 | 1.16 | -0.17 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 28,241 | 100.00 |
vte1962 Canadian federal election: Hochelaga :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Raymond Eudes | 13,220 | 50.45 | -2.21 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Yvon Groulx | 7,784 | 29.70 | -10.78 |
| | New Democratic | Noël Langlois | 2,475 | 9.44 | +5.37 |
| | Social Credit | Robert Leblanc | 2,379 | 9.08 | |
| | Communist | Samuel Walsh | 347 | 1.32 | -1.46 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 26,205 | 100.00 |
vte1958 Canadian federal election: Hochelaga :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Raymond Eudes | 16,706 | 52.65 | -23.28 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Benoît Gonthier | 12,845 | 40.48 | +25.52 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Armand Sauvé | 1,294 | 4.08 | +1.15 |
| | Labor–Progressive | Camille Dionne | 883 | 2.78 | -3.39 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 31,728 | 100.00 |
vte1957 Canadian federal election: Hochelaga :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Raymond Eudes | 20,611 | 75.93 | -0.36 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Benoît Gonthier | 4,063 | 14.97 | -0.40 |
| | Labor–Progressive | Gérard Fortin | 1,675 | 6.17 | +2.70 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Lucien Pépin | 796 | 2.93 | -1.95 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 27,145 | 100.00 |
vte1953 Canadian federal election: Hochelaga :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Raymond Eudes | 19,467 | 76.29 | +8.93 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jean Jodoin | 3,921 | 15.37 | -11.11 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Roger Beaudin | 1,245 | 4.88 | |
| | Labor–Progressive | Camille Dionne | 885 | 3.47 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 25,518 | 100.00 |
vte1949 Canadian federal election: Hochelaga :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Raymond Eudes | 17,633 | 67.36 | +5.11 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Joseph-Omer Ravary | 6,930 | 26.47 | +20.35 |
| | Union des électeurs | Roméo Dagenais | 1,615 | 6.17 | +4.69 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 26,178 | 100.00 |
vte1945 Canadian federal election: Hochelaga :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Raymond Eudes | 22,444 | 62.25 | +8.42 |
| | Bloc populaire | Raymond Godin | 7,915 | 21.95 | |
| | Independent | Jean-Paul Chauvin | 2,264 | 6.28 | -23.02 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Achille Dubeau | 2,208 | 6.12 | -6.81 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Noël-Émile Bourassa | 692 | 1.92 | |
| | Social Credit | Léopold Gendron | 533 | 1.48 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 36,056 | 100.00 |
Note: Progressive Conservative vote is compared to "National Government" vote in 1940 election.
vte1940 Canadian federal election: Hochelaga :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Raymond Eudes | 16,849 | 53.83 | -10.77 |
| | Independent Liberal | Jean-Paul Chauvin | 9,172 | 29.30 | |
| | National Government | Achille Dubeau | 4,049 | 12.94 | +1.26 |
| | Independent Liberal | Richard Thibault | 1,230 | 3.93 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 31,300 | 100.00 |
Note: "National Government" vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1935 election.