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Louis Coderre

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Louis Coderre
Coderre in 1912
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Hochelaga
In office
1911–1915
Preceded byLouis-Alfred-Adhémar Rivet
Succeeded byEsioff-Léon Patenaude
Secretary of State for Canada
In office
October 29, 1912 – October 5, 1915
Preceded byWilliam James Roche
Succeeded byPierre Édouard Blondin
Minister of Mines
In office
February 10, 1913 – October 5, 1915
Preceded byWilliam James Roche
Succeeded byPierre Édouard Blondin
Personal details
Born(1865-11-01)November 1, 1865
Saint-Ours, Canada East
DiedMarch 29, 1935(1935-03-29) (aged 69)
Political partyConservative

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

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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

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