Alexandre-Joseph Doucet | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Kent | |
| In office 1923–1926 | |
| Preceded by | Auguste Théophile Léger |
| Succeeded by | Alfred Edmond Bourgeois |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 1, 1880 Grand-Étang, Nova Scotia |
| Died | July 28, 1951 (aged 70) Moncton, New Brunswick |
| Political party | Conservative |
Alexandre-Joseph Doucet (November 1, 1880 – July 28, 1951) was a farmer and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Kent in the House of Commons of Canada from 1923 to 1926 as a Conservative.[1]
He was born in Grand Étang, Nova Scotia, the son of Joseph-Romuald Doucet and Sophie Le Blanc. Doucet was a farmer at Notre-Dame, Kent County. In 1903, he married Philomène Le Blanc. Doucet ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the House of Commons in 1921. He was first elected to the House of Commons in a 1923 by-election held following the death of Auguste Théophile Léger. He served on the municipal council for Dundas from 1923 to 1925. Doucet was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1926, 1935 and 1945. He was a director of the Potato Grower's Association of New Brunswick and auditor for the Farmer's Co-operative Creamery of Moncton. Doucet died in Moncton at the age of 70.[2]
Electoral record
| 1945 Canadian federal election: Kent | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Aurel Léger | 6,835 | 65.0 | +0.2 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Alexandre-Joseph Doucet | 3,032 | 29.4 | -5.8 | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Alcide LeBlanc | 584 | 5.6 | * | ||||
| 1935 Canadian federal election: Kent | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Louis P. Robichaud | 6,504 | 68.2 | +20.2 | ||||
| Conservative | Télésphore Arsenault | 4,884 | 16.7 | -35.3 | ||||
| Independent | Alexandre-Joseph Doucet | 1,442 | 15.1 | * | ||||
| 1926 Canadian federal election: Kent | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Alfred Edmond Bourgeois | 4,799 | 53.5 | +9.1 | ||||
| Conservative | Alexandre-Joseph Doucet | 4,173 | 46.5 | -9.1 | ||||
| 1925 Canadian federal election: Kent | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Alexandre-Joseph Doucet | 4,427 | 55.6 | +4.1 | ||||
| Liberal | Louis P. Robichaud | 3,534 | 44.4 | -4.1 | ||||
| By-election on December 20, 1923 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alexandre-Joseph Doucet | 3,643 | 51.5 | +11.4 | |
| Liberal | Alfred Bourgeois | 3,435 | 48.5 | -11.4 | |
References
- ↑ Alexandre-Joseph Doucet – Parliament of Canada biography
- ↑ Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.