Arthur-Lucien Beaubien
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The Hon. Arthur-Lucien Beaubien | |
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Senator for Provencher, Manitoba | |
In office January 29, 1940 – February 1, 1969 | |
Appointed by | William Lyon Mackenzie King |
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Provencher | |
In office 1921–1940 | |
Preceded by | John Patrick Molloy |
Succeeded by | René Jutras |
Personal details | |
Born | Arthabaska, Quebec, Canada | February 11, 1879
Died | March 21, 1971 | (aged 92)
Nationality | Canadian |
Political party | Liberal Party Progressive Party Liberal-Progressive |
Occupation | farmer |
Committees | Chair, Special Committee on the Canadian Radio Commission (1936) |
Portfolio | Government Whip in the Senate (1951–1957 & 1964–1969) Opposition Whip in the Senate (1958–1962) |
Arthur-Lucien Beaubien (February 11, 1879 – March 21, 1971) was a Canadian politician and farmer.
Born in Arthabaska, Quebec, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1921 election as a Member of the Liberal Party to represent the riding or electoral district of Provencher. He was re-elected in 1925 as a Progressive, and in 1926 and 1930 as a Liberal Progressive. He was then re-elected in 1935 as he switched back to the Liberal Party.
In 1940, he was appointed to the Senate of Canada upon the advice of Mackenzie King to the senate division of . He was made Government Whip in the Senate in 1951 until 1957. He became the Senate Opposition Whip in 1958 until 1962 then served another term as Senate Government Whip from 1964 to 1969.
Beaubien also served on various standing committees. He was chair of the Special Committee on the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission during the 18th Parliament. He sat on the , during the 18th Parliament as well as numerous Senate committees. Prior to his federal political experience, he was reeve of Montcalm, Manitoba in 1921.
Electoral history[]
1935 Canadian federal election: Provencher | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Arthur-Lucien Beaubien | 6,308 | 62.7 | +4.8 | ||||
Conservative | Philippe Bourgeois | 3,751 | 37.3 | +8.4 | ||||
Total valid votes | 10,059 | 100.0 |
1930 Canadian federal election: Provencher | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Liberal–Progressive | Arthur-Lucien Beaubien | 4,562 | 58.0 | |||||
Conservative | Joseph-Arthur Belanger | 2,274 | 28.9 | |||||
Independent Conservative | Wasyl Kobzar | 715 | 9.1 | |||||
Liberal | Alexandre Ayotte | 321 | 4.1 | |||||
Total valid votes | 7,872 | 100.0 |
1926 Canadian federal election: Provencher | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal–Progressive | Arthur-Lucien Beaubien | acclaimed |
References[]
- 1879 births
- 1971 deaths
- Canadian senators from Manitoba
- Liberal Party of Canada senators
- Liberal Party of Canada MPs
- Liberal-Progressive MPs
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Manitoba
- Progressive Party of Canada MPs
- Manitoba politician stubs