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Louis-Alfred-Adhémar Rivet

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Louis-Alfred-Adhémar Rivet
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Hochelaga
In office
1904–1911
Preceded byJoseph Alexandre Camille Madore
Succeeded byLouis Coderre
Personal details
Born(1873-09-15)September 15, 1873
Joliette, Quebec, Canada
DiedJanuary 14, 1951(1951-01-14) (aged 77)
Political partyLiberal

Louis-Alfred-Adhémar Rivet (September 15, 1873 – January 14, 1951) was a Canadian lawyer and politician.

Born in Joliette, Quebec, he was educated at Laval University where he received a B.A and LL.B. He was a practicing lawyer in the law firm of Rivet, Robillard & Tetrault. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for Hochelaga in a 1904 by-election, after the sitting MP, Joseph Alexandre Camille Madore, appointed Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of Quebec. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1904 and 1908. He was defeated in 1911.

Electoral record

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1911 Canadian federal election: Hochelaga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Louis Coderre 7,178 55.29 +6.30
Unknown Louis-Alfred-Adhémar Rivet 5,805 44.71 -6.30
Total valid votes 12,983 100.00
1908 Canadian federal election: Hochelaga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Louis-Alfred-Adhémar Rivet 4,656 51.01 -2.16
Conservative Louis Coderre 4,471 48.99 +2.16
Total valid votes 9,127 100.00
1904 Canadian federal election: Hochelaga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Louis-Alfred-Adhémar Rivet 4,974 53.17 +1.29
Conservative A.A. Bernard 4,381 46.83 -1.29
Total valid votes 9,355 100.00
Canadian federal by-election, 16 February 1904: Hochelaga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Madore appointed Puisne Judge of the
Supreme Court of Quebec, December 1903
Liberal Louis-Alfred-Adhémar Rivet 4,114 51.88 -2.50
Conservative A.A. Bernard 3,816 48.12 +2.50
Total valid votes 7,930 100.00

References

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  • Louis-Alfred-Adhémar Rivet – Parliament of Canada biography
  • "A history of Quebec, its resources and people, Volume 2". Internet Archive. 1908.