Louis Coderre
Louis Coderre | |
|---|---|
 Coderre in 1912 | |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Hochelaga | |
| In office 1911–1915 | |
| Preceded by | Louis-Alfred-Adhémar Rivet |
| Succeeded by | Esioff-Léon Patenaude |
| Secretary of State for Canada | |
| In office October 29, 1912 – October 5, 1915 | |
| Preceded by | William James Roche |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Édouard Blondin |
| Minister of Mines | |
| In office February 10, 1913 – October 5, 1915 | |
| Preceded by | William James Roche |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Édouard Blondin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 1, 1865 Saint-Ours, Canada East |
| Died | March 29, 1935 (aged 69) |
| Political party | Conservative |
Louis Coderre PC (November 1, 1865 – March 29, 1935) was a Canadian politician.
Born in Saint-Ours, Canada East, Coderre's spent his early career practising as a lawyer. A Conservative, he unsuccessfully ran in the 1908 federal election in the Quebec riding of Hochelaga. He ran again in Hochelaga in the 1911 federal election, defeating MP Louis-Alfred-Adhémar Rivet.
From 1912 to 1915, Coderre was the secretary of state for Canada. He also served as the minister of mines from 1913 to 1915.
Electoral record
| Canadian federal by-election, 19 November 1912 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Coderre appointed Secretary of State for Canada, 29 October 1912 | ||||||||
| Conservative | Louis Coderre | 4,276 | 68.10 | +12.81 | ||||
| Nationalist | Léopold Doyon | 2,003 | 31.90 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 6,279 | 100.00 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||