Joseph Lafontaine (Quebec MP)

Canadian politician (1885–1965)

Joseph Lafontaine (4 April 1885 – 14 December 1965) was a merchant and political figure in Quebec. He represented Mégantic—Frontenac and then Mégantic in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal member from 1940 to 1958.

He was born in St-Calixte de Somerset, Quebec, the son of Grégoire Lafontaine and Aurélie Tourigny, and was educated in Arthabaska. In 1906, he married Marie-Louise Boisvert. Lafontaine was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the Quebec assembly in 1935. He lived in Thetford Mines.[citation needed]

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1949 Canadian federal election: Mégantic
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Joseph Lafontaine 13,273
Progressive Conservative Oliva Cyr 6,791
Union des électeurs Joseph Gagné 2,230
Co-operative Commonwealth Émile Grenier 415
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1953 Canadian federal election: Mégantic
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Joseph Lafontaine 13,951
Progressive Conservative Albert Coté 8,420
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1957 Canadian federal election: Mégantic
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Joseph Lafontaine 15,378
Progressive Conservative Robert Gervais 8,300

References

  • Joseph Lafontaine – Parliament of Canada biography
  • Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1957, PJ Normandin


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