Sixte Coupal dit la Reine | |
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| MP for Napierville Parliament of the Province of Canada 1863-1867 | |
| In office 1863 – July 8, 1872 | |
| Preceded by | Jacques-Olivier Bureau |
| Succeeded by | Antoine-Aimé Dorion |
| MP for Napierville | |
| In office August 4, 1874 – May 18, 1882 | |
| Preceded by | Antoine-Aimé Dorion |
| Succeeded by | Médéric Catudal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 1, 1825 Napierville, Quebec |
| Died | June 22, 1891 |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Occupation | Farmer |
Sixte Coupal dit la Reine (May 1, 1825 – June 22, 1891) was a farmer and political figure in Lower Canada and Quebec, Canada. He represented Napierville in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1872 and from 1874 to 1882 as a Liberal member.
He was born Sixte Coupal in Saint-Cyprien-de-Léry, Lower Canada in 1825. He served as justice of the peace and also as mayor of Napierville. In 1863, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Napierville as a member of the parti rouge. He was elected again after Confederation but defeated in 1872 and 1874. He was elected in an 1874 by-election but the result was ruled invalid; he was reelected in the by-election that followed.
He died at Saint-Jovite in 1891.
| 1867 Canadian federal election: Napierville | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Sixte Coupal dit la Reine | 878 | ||||||
| Unknown | M. Laviolette | 344 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 2,018 | |||||||
| Source: Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871[1] | ||||||||
| 1874 Canadian federal election: Napierville | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Antoine-Aimé Dorion | 731 | ||||||
| Liberal | Sixte Coupal dit la Reine | 542 | ||||||
| By-election on 4 August 1874 On Dorion's elevation to the Chief Justiceship of Quebec | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Sixte Coupal dit la Reine | 618 | |||
| Unknown | Antoine Goyer | 609 | |||
| By-election on 19 June 1875 On Coupal being unseated on petition | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Sixte Coupal dit la Reine | 721 | |||
| Unknown | Louis Bédard | 637 | |||
| 1878 Canadian federal election: Napierville | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Sixte Coupal dit la Reine | 749 | ||||||
| Unknown | J.E. Bureau | 617 | ||||||
| 1882 Canadian federal election: Napierville | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Médéric Catudal | 765 | ||||||
| Liberal | Sixte Coupal dit la Reine | 618 | ||||||
References
- ↑ "Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871". Retrieved 27 June 2022.
External links
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
- Sixte Coupal dit la Reine – Parliament of Canada biography
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