MR LOUIS PERCY LAFRANCE

Hon. Prime Minister!

Madam Speaker, it is with sadness that we have learnt of the demise of Mr Louis Percy Lafrance, a former Member of Parliament. Mr Percy Lafrance passed away on 25 April of this year at the age of 70. Mr Lafrance first stood as a candidate in the 1982 General Elections for the Legislative Assembly under the banner of the MMM-PSM for the Constituency No. 17 and he was returned as Second Member of the said Constituency. Mr Percy Lafrance then contested the 1983 Legislative Assembly General Elections under the banner of the Mouvement Militant Mauricien for the same Constituency, Curepipe- Midlands, but was not returned. In April of 1984, when late France Canabady resigned from Parliament, Mr Lafrance replaced him as a Best Loser. In 1985, Mr Percy Lafrance served as Mayor of Curepipe. In August 1987, he stood for the General Elections for the same Constituency, that is, Curepipe and Midlands, under the banner of l'Union MMM-MTD-FTS, but he was not returned. He, however, continued to do social work for the Mouvement Chrétien pour le Socialisme, of which he was an active member since the 70s. With these words, Madam Speaker, may I request you to kindly direct the Clerk to convey the profound condolences of the Assembly to the bereaved family. Thank you.

Thank you, hon. Prime Minister. Yes, hon. Leader of the Opposition.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Madam Speaker, on behalf of the Opposition, I fully associate myself to the tribute paid by Dr. the hon. Prime Minister to late Mr Louis Percy Lafrance. Madam Speaker, may I kindly request you to direct the Clerk of the National Assembly to convey our deep condolences to the bereaved family. Thank you, Madam Speaker.

Thank you, Leader of the Opposition. Hon. members, I associate myself with the tribute paid to the memory of late Mr Louis Percy Lafrance, former Member of Parliament, by Dr. the hon. Prime Minister and the hon. Leader of the Opposition and I direct the Clerk to convey the deep condolences of the Assembly to the bereaved family. Yes, hon. Leader of the Opposition!