Aurel Léger
Aurel Léger | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Kent | |
| In office March 1940 – December 1961 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Aurel D. Léger 10 November 1894 Grande-Digue, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Died | 28 December 1961 (aged 67) |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Regina Roy m. 8 July 1918 (deceased) Albertine Daigle m. 21 February 1950[1] |
| Profession | businessman, contractor, farmer |
Aurel D. Léger (10 November 1894 – 28 December 1961) was a Canadian businessman, contractor, farmer and politician. Léger served as a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Grande-Digue, New Brunswick and became a by career.
He was educated at Shediac Bridge School, University of St. Joseph's College, Sainte Anne's College and Moncton Business College.[1]
Légere was first elected to Parliament at the Kent riding in the 1940 general election then re-elected in 1945 and 1949. Léger was appointed to the Senate on 12 June 1953, towards the end of the 21st Canadian Parliament. He remained a Senator until his death in 1961.
Electoral record[]
| hide1949 Canadian federal election: Kent | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Aurel Léger | 5,754 | 49.0 | -16.0 | ||||
| Independent | Alfred Bourgeois | 3,084 | 26.3 | * | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Wilfred Bourgeois | 2,496 | 21.3 | -8.1 | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Ernest Cormier | 406 | 3.5 | -2.1 | ||||
| hide1945 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 | * | ||||
| hide1940 Canadian federal election: Kent | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Aurel Léger | 5,582 | 64.8 | -3.4 | ||||
| National Government | Télésphore Arsenault | 3,032 | 35.2 | +18.5 | ||||
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Normandin, Pierre G. (1952). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
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