Hugh Proudfoot

John Hugh Proudfoot (18 May 1912 – 30 November 1980) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a breeder and lumberman by career.

Hugh Proudfoot
Member of Parliament for Pontiac—Témiscamingue
In office June 1949 – March 1958
Personal details
Born	John Hugh Proudfoot (1912-05-18)18 May 1912 Fort-Coulonge, Quebec, Canada
Died	30 November 1980(1980-11-30) (aged 68) Shawville, Quebec, Canada
Political party	Liberal
Profession	breeder, lumberman

The son of A.G. Proudfoot and Esther M. Creighton, ^[1] Hugh Proudfoot was born in Fort-Coulonge, Quebec where he served as mayor from 1945 to 1950.^[2] In 1937, he married Iva Winifred Langford.^[1] In the 1949 federal election, he won a Parliamentary seat at the Pontiac—Témiscamingue riding. Proudfoot was re-elected for successive terms in 1953 and 1957, then in 1958 was defeated by Paul Martineau of the Progressive Conservative party.

Proudfoot died in 1980, aged 68.^[3]

Electoral record

v t e 1949 Canadian federal election: Pontiac–Témiscamingue
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Hugh Proudfoot	7,817
	Progressive Conservative	John McLean Argue	5,149
	Independent Liberal	Philippe Chabot	3,041
	Union des électeurs	Charles-Alfred Sauvé	1,562
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Douglas Langford Campbell	362

v t e 1953 Canadian federal election: Pontiac–Témiscamingue
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Hugh Proudfoot	9,041
	Progressive Conservative	Hector Bélec	6,373

v t e 1957 Canadian federal election: Pontiac–Témiscamingue
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Hugh Proudfoot	8,642
	Progressive Conservative	Paul-A. Martineau	7,878