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Louis-Édouard Roberge

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Louis-Édouard Roberge
Member of Parliament
for Stanstead
In office
27 June 1949 – 30 March 1958
Preceded byJohn Thomas Hackett
Succeeded byRené Létourneau
Personal details
Born(1896-09-11)11 September 1896
Plessisville, Quebec, Canada
Died1 July 1982(1982-07-01) (aged 85)
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Political partyLiberal
ProfessionMerchant

Louis-Édouard Roberge (11 September 1896 – 1 July 1982) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Plessisville, Quebec and became a merchant by career.

He was first elected at the Stanstead riding in the 1949 general election then re-elected in 1953 and 1957. Roberge was defeated by René Létourneau of the Progressive Conservative party in the 1958 election.

Electoral record

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1949 Canadian federal election: Stanstead
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Louis-Édouard Roberge 7,736
Progressive Conservative John Thomas Hackett 7,251
Union des électeurs Armand-Germain Bégin 1,358
Liberal–Labour Joseph-Ernest Simard 433
1953 Canadian federal election: Stanstead
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Louis-Édouard Roberge 10,034
Progressive Conservative Calixte Chamberland 6,736
1957 Canadian federal election: Stanstead
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Louis-Édouard Roberge 9,827
Progressive Conservative René Létourneau 7,424
1958 Canadian federal election: Stanstead
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive Conservative René Létourneau 10,363
Liberal Louis-Édouard Roberge 7,638
Independent Maurice Théroux 489
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