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| ⚫ | '''Joseph-Armand Choquette''' (July 24, 1905 |
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| ⚫ | '''Joseph-Armand Choquette''' (July 24, 1905 – April 6, 1999) was a farmer and politician. He was the first [[Member of Parliament (Canada)|Member of Parliament]] to have been elected to the [[House of Commons of Canada]] representing the [[Bloc populaire canadien]] and was also the last surviving member of the Bloc populaire's [[caucus]] when he died in 1999 at the age of 93.<ref name=sherb>[http://choquet-te.org/english/jarmand.htm "The last survivor of the "Bloc populaire" has died. J. Armand Choquette was the first of his party to be elected, in 1943 in Stanstead"] by Gilles Dallaire, ''La Tribune'' (Sherbrooke), Thursday April 8th, 1999.</ref> |
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==Biography== |
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Choquette entered parliament via an August 9, 1943 [[by-election]] in [[Stanstead (electoral district)|Stanstead]] in the [[Eastern Townships]] of [[Quebec]] which he stood in the |
Choquette entered parliament via an August 9, 1943 [[by-election]] in [[Stanstead (federal electoral district)|Stanstead]] in the [[Eastern Townships]] of [[Quebec]] which he stood in the midst of the [[Conscription Crisis of 1944|Conscription Crisis]] for the anti-draft party. He defeated former MP [[Robert Davidson (Canadian politician)|Robert Davison]] of the governing [[Liberal Party of Canada]] by more than 1200 votes. The by-election had been called as a result of Davidson's victory in the [[1940 Canadian federal election|1940 election]] victory being overturned by the courts due to voting irregularities. While Davidson won most of the English vote in the by-election, Choquette cornered the francophone vote with the support of the president of the Catholic Farmers Union and of legendary Quebec politician [[Henri Bourassa]] who campaigned on his behalf.<ref name=sherb/> |
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He sat in the House of Commons for two years before being defeated in the [[Canadian federal election |
He sat in the House of Commons for two years before being defeated in the [[1945 Canadian federal election|1945 federal election]] by [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative]] [[John Thomas Hackett]] by less than 500 votes.<ref name=sherb/> |
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Outside of his brief parliamentary career, Choquette served as secretary-treasurer of the municipality of [[Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley, Quebec]] for 32 years and operated a farm in the |
Outside of his brief parliamentary career, Choquette served as secretary-treasurer of the municipality of [[Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley, Quebec]] for 32 years and operated a farm in the municipality. He was also Diocesan President of the Catholic Farmers Union for several years.<ref name=sherb/> |
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== Electoral record == |
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{{CanElec1-by|9 August 1943|Election was declared void, 24 May 1943}} |
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{{CANelec|CA|Bloc populaire|Joseph-Armand Choquette|6,661}} |
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{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|[[Robert Greig Davidson]]|5,349}} |
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{{CANelec|CA|CCF|Pierre Albandia Thomas|257}} |
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{{1945 Canadian federal election/Stanstead}} |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=639b7eef-0a7b-498b-827f-be12f422d7a6&Language=E&MenuID=Lists.Members.aspx&MenuQuery=http%3A%2F%2Fwww2.parl.gc.ca%2FParlinfo%2FLists%2FMembers.aspx%3FParliament%3D%26Riding%3D%26Name%3Dc%26Party%3D%26Province%3D%26Gender%3D%26New%3DFalse%26Current%3DFalse%26Picture%3DFalse%26Language%3DE Parliamentary biography] |
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*[http://choquet-te.org/english/jarmand.htm "The last survivor of the "Bloc populaire" has passed away. J. Armand Choquette was the first of his party to be elected, in 1943 in Stanstead"] by Gilles Dallaire, ''La Tribune'' (Sherbrooke), Thursday April |
*[http://choquet-te.org/english/jarmand.htm "The last survivor of the "Bloc populaire" has passed away. J. Armand Choquette was the first of his party to be elected, in 1943 in Stanstead"] by Gilles Dallaire, ''La Tribune'' (Sherbrooke), Thursday April 8, 1999 (Translated) |
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Joseph-Armand Choquette (July 24, 1905 – April 6, 1999) was a farmer and politician. He was the first Member of Parliament to have been elected to the House of Commons of Canada representing the Bloc populaire canadien and was also the last surviving member of the Bloc populaire's caucus when he died in 1999 at the age of 93.[1]
Biography
[edit]Choquette entered parliament via an August 9, 1943 by-election in Stanstead in the Eastern Townships of Quebec which he stood in the midst of the Conscription Crisis for the anti-draft party. He defeated former MP Robert Davison of the governing Liberal Party of Canada by more than 1200 votes. The by-election had been called as a result of Davidson's victory in the 1940 election victory being overturned by the courts due to voting irregularities. While Davidson won most of the English vote in the by-election, Choquette cornered the francophone vote with the support of the president of the Catholic Farmers Union and of legendary Quebec politician Henri Bourassa who campaigned on his behalf.[1]
He sat in the House of Commons for two years before being defeated in the 1945 federal election by Progressive Conservative John Thomas Hackett by less than 500 votes.[1]
Outside of his brief parliamentary career, Choquette served as secretary-treasurer of the municipality of Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley, Quebec for 32 years and operated a farm in the municipality. He was also Diocesan President of the Catholic Farmers Union for several years.[1]
Electoral record
[edit]| By-election on 9 August 1943
Election was declared void, 24 May 1943 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloc populaire | Joseph-Armand Choquette | 6,661 | |||
| Liberal | Robert Greig Davidson | 5,349 | |||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Pierre Albandia Thomas | 257 | |||
| 1945 Canadian federal election: Stanstead | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Thomas Hackett | 5,028 | ||||||
| Bloc populaire | Joseph-Armand Choquette | 4,553 | ||||||
| Liberal | Toussaint-Russell Carrière | 3,545 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Joseph-Clément Bégin | 365 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | John Withall | 169 | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "The last survivor of the "Bloc populaire" has died. J. Armand Choquette was the first of his party to be elected, in 1943 in Stanstead" by Gilles Dallaire, La Tribune (Sherbrooke), Thursday April 8th, 1999.
External links
[edit]- Joseph-Armand Choquette – Parliament of Canada biography
- "The last survivor of the "Bloc populaire" has passed away. J. Armand Choquette was the first of his party to be elected, in 1943 in Stanstead" by Gilles Dallaire, La Tribune (Sherbrooke), Thursday April 8, 1999 (Translated)
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