He successfully contested the riding in the 1993 election .
Lavigne first ran as a Liberal candidate for the House of Commons of Canada in the Quebec riding of Verdun -- Saint - Paul at the 1988 election but was unsuccessful .
Lavigne successfully contested the riding in the 1993 election .
Lavigne first ran as a Liberal candidate for the House of Commons of Canada in the Quebec riding of Verdun -- Saint - Paul at the 1988 election but was unsuccessful .