in the general elections of may 1960 déricoyard won a seat in the chamber of deputies with 5,509 preferential votes. on 18 december 1962 a motion of censure was tabled against déricoyard in the chamber of deputies, who was serving as minister of economic affairs. three days later the motion was debated by the chamber. déricoyard's critics accused him of engaging in corrupt activities in the northeast and failing to do enough to control commodity prices and curtail black market activities. the motion ultimately failed, 30 votes to 57 with 7 abstentions.