Background
Dumont was born near Lévis, Quebec.
politician Member of the National Assembly
Dumont was born near Lévis, Quebec.
He served as mayor of Saint-Vallier, Quebec from 1959 to 1962. He was first elected to Parliament under the Social Cr banner in the district of Bellechasse in the 1962 federal election, but was defeated by Liberal candidate Herman Laverdière the next year. He ran and lost as an independent in a 1964 by-election in the district of Dorchester. and in the 1965 election as a candidate of the Ralliement des créditistes in Bellechasse once again.
Dumont returned to Parliament as the member for Frontenac in the 1968 election.
That year, he ran successfully as a candidate of the provincial Ralliement créditiste in the district of Mégantic. During Dumont"s time in the National Assembly, the Ralliement was plagued by internal divisions.
Most of the Créditiste MNAs withdrew their support from leader Camil Samson and gathered under Armand Bois until a new leader was chosen at a convention. Dumont was one of three MNAs who remained loyal to Samson.
In the 1973 election, Dumont was defeated in the district of Frontenac.
Dumont ran once more for the federal Parliament as an independent in the district of Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata in the 1974 election and finished a distant fourth. He died later that year. Like many other Créditistes, Dumont was a vocal opponent of abortion.
He resigned on April 6, 1970 to enter provincial politics. Eventually, the Samson faction re-joined the party and Yvon Dupuis was chosen as leader.
He was a member of the Canadian House of Commons and a member of the National Assembly of Quebec.