Joseph-Alfred Mongrain

Joseph-Alfred Mongrain was a politician from Quebec, Canada.[1]

Joseph-Alfred Mongrain
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Trois-Rivières
In office
1965–1970
Preceded byLéon Balcer
Succeeded byClaude Lajoie
Personal details
Born(1908-12-28)December 28, 1908
St-Tite, Mauricie, Quebec
DiedDecember 23, 1970(1970-12-23) (aged 61)
Trois-Rivières, Quebec
Political partyLiberal Party of Canada
OccupationPublic relations officer

Background

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He was born on December 28, 1908, in St-Tite, Mauricie. He was a public relations officer.

Mayor of Trois-Rivières

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He was Mayor of Trois-Rivières from 1949 to 1953 and from 1960 to 1963.

Provincial politics

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He ran as a Liberal candidate in 1952 in the district of Trois-Rivières against Premier Maurice Duplessis. Duplessis was re-elected.

Member of Parliament

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He ran as a Liberal candidate in 1953 in the district of Trois-Rivières and in 1958 in the district of Champlain. Each time he lost.

He won as an Independent candidate in the district of Trois-Rivières in the 1965 federal election. He was re-elected in 1968 as a Liberal.

1968 Canadian federal election: Trois-Rivières
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Joseph-Alfred Mongrain 17,592 46.2 +12.6
Progressive Conservative Gilles Gauthier 10,501 27.6 +12.4
Ralliement créditiste Émile Fréchette 7,305 19.2 +11.3
New Democratic Philippe Daviault 1,724 4.5 +2.2
Independent Gaston Pelletier 566 1.5
Independent Lucien Bornais 364 1.0
Total valid votes 38,052 100.0
1965 Canadian federal election: Trois-Rivières
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Joseph-Alfred Mongrain 12,927 40.9
Liberal Pierre Garceau 10,617 33.6 -6.5
Progressive Conservative Jean Méthot 4,799 15.2 -29.5
Ralliement créditiste Philippe Daviault 2,488 7.9 -5.1
New Democratic Joseph Rivard 749 2.4 +0.2
Total valid votes 31,580 100.0

Note: Ralliement créditiste vote is compared to Social Credit vote in the 1963 election.

Death

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Mongrain died in office on December 23, 1970.

Footnotes

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Parliament of Canada
Preceded by MP, District of Trois-Rivières
1965–1970
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Trois-Rivières
1949–1953
Succeeded by
Preceded by Mayor of Trois-Rivières
1960–1963
Succeeded by
Gérard Dufresne