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Joseph-Éloi Archambault

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Joseph-Éloi Archambault
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Berthier
In office
1900–1908
Preceded byCléophas Beausoleil
Succeeded byArthur Ecrément
Personal details
Born(1861-12-03)December 3, 1861
St-Jacques-L'Achigan, Canada East
DiedDecember 23, 1916(1916-12-23) (aged 55)
Political partyLiberal

Joseph-Éloi Archambault (December 3, 1861 – December 23, 1916) was a Canadian politician.

Born in St-Jacques-L'Achigan, Montcalm County, Canada East, the son of Francois Archambault and Ogine Magnan, Archambault was educated at L'Assomption College and Laval University. A notary, was Mayor of Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon, Quebec from 1895 to 1907 and Warden of the County of Berthier from 1895 to 1900. He became a member of the House of Commons of Canada for the electoral district of Berthier at a January 18, 1900 by-election by acclamation. A Liberal, he was re-elected at the general elections of 1900 and 1904.

Electoral record

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By-election on 18 January 1900

Berthier (federal electoral district)

Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Joseph-Éloi Archambault acclaimed
1900 Canadian federal election: Berthier
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Joseph-Éloi Archambault 1,529
Conservative F. O. Lamarche 1,235
1904 Canadian federal election: Berthier
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Joseph-Éloi Archambault 1,707
Conservative T. Michaud 1,498

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