Louis-Joseph Papineau (Beauharnois, Quebec politician)

For the 19th century political figure see Louis-Joseph Papineau

Louis-Joseph Papineau (January 3, 1861 – April 24, 1932) was a Canadian politician and lawyer. He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1908 federal election as the Liberal MP for Beauharnois, Quebec. He crossed the floor to join the Conservatives and was re-elected in the 1911 federal election. As a result of the Conscription Crisis of 1917, Papineau crossed the floor yet again to rejoin his old party and was re-elected in the 1917 federal election as a Laurier Liberal. He was re-elected in 1921, again as a Liberal before retiring from parliament with the 1925 federal election.

Louis-Joseph Papineau
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Beauharnois
In office
1908–1925
Preceded byJoseph Gédéon Horace Bergeron
Succeeded byMaxime Raymond
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Beauharnois
In office
1927–1931
Preceded byArthur Plante
Succeeded byGontran Saintonge
Personal details
Born(1861-01-03)January 3, 1861
Ste-Geneviève, Canada East
DiedApril 24, 1932(1932-04-24) (aged 71)
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec
Political partyLiberal (1908–1911)
Conservative (1911–1917)
Laurier Liberal (1917–1921)
Liberal (1921–1925)
Other political
affiliations
Quebec Liberal Party

He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in Beauharnois in the 1927 Quebec election for the Quebec Liberal Party. He did not run for re-election in 1931.

Electoral record

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1908 Canadian federal election: Beauharnois
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Louis-Joseph Papineau 1,843
  Conservative Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron 1,814
1911 Canadian federal election: Beauharnois
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Conservative Louis-Joseph Papineau 1,876
  Conservative Joseph-Gédéon-Horace Bergeron 1,849
1917 Canadian federal election: Beauharnois
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Opposition Louis-Joseph Papineau acclaimed
1921 Canadian federal election: Beauharnois
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Louis-Joseph Papineau 5,147
  Conservative Rodolphe Monty 3,272

References

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  • Louis-Joseph Papineau – Parliament of Canada biography
  • "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.