Édouard-Charles St-Père | |
|---|---|
| Senator for De Lanaudière | |
| In office 9 February 1940 – 31 January 1950 | |
| Appointed by | William Lyon Mackenzie King |
| Preceded by | Joseph Philippe Baby Casgrain |
| Succeeded by | Sarto Fournier |
| Member of Parliament for Hochelaga | |
| In office December 1921 – February 1940 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph-Edmond Lesage |
| Succeeded by | Raymond Eudes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 September 1876 Sainte-Mélanie, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | 31 January 1950 (aged 73) Westmount, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | 1) Antoinette Collet m. 13 May 1905 (d.) 2) Anna Gingras[1] |
| Occupation | journalist |
Édouard-Charles St-Père (24 September 1876 – 31 January 1950) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Sainte-Mélanie, Quebec at Joliette County and became a journalist who was with the newspaper Le Canada for two decades.[2]
He was first elected to Parliament at the Hochelaga riding in the 1921 general election then re-elected in 1925, 1926, 1930 and 1935. In 1940, St-Père was appointed to the Senate for the De Lanaudière, Quebec division and remained a Senator until his death on 31 January 1950 at his Westmount, Quebec residence after ailing for a considerable time with an undisclosed condition.[2]
| 1935 Canadian federal election: Hochelaga | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Édouard-Charles St-Père | 19,506 | 64.60 | -3.81 | ||||
| Reconstruction | Hervé Langevin | 7,164 | 23.73 | |||||
| Conservative | Armand Chevrette | 3,524 | 11.67 | -19.92 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 30,194 | 100.00 | ||||||
| 1930 Canadian federal election: Hochelaga | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Édouard-Charles St-Père | 19,382 | 68.41 | -15.94 | ||||
| Conservative | Joseph-Thomas-Ulric Simard | 8,949 | 31.59 | +18.53 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 28,331 | 100.00 | ||||||
| 1926 Canadian federal election: Hochelaga | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Édouard-Charles St-Père | 16,339 | 84.35 | +8.65 | ||||
| Conservative | Joseph-Thomas-Ulric Simard | 2,530 | 13.06 | -11.24 | ||||
| Independent Liberal | Jean-Marie-Mastaï-Georges Cardinal | 502 | 2.59 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 19,371 | 100.00 | ||||||
| 1925 Canadian federal election: Hochelaga | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Édouard-Charles St-Père | 14,741 | 75.70 | -13.92 | ||||
| Conservative | Jean-Baptiste Bumbray alias Jean Edouard Charles | 4,732 | 24.30 | +13.92 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 19,473 | 100.00 | ||||||
| 1921 Canadian federal election: Hochelaga | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Édouard-Charles St-Père | 20,164 | 89.62 | -4.59 | ||||
| Conservative | Joseph Rosario Léo Ayotte | 2,335 | 10.38 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 22,499 | 100.00 | ||||||
Note: Liberal vote is compared to Opposition vote in 1917 election.
References
- ↑ Normandin, A.L. (1940) [1936]. Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
- 1 2 The Canadian Press (1 February 1950). "Senator St. Pere". The Globe and Mail. p. 2.
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