Louis-Joseph Papineau (Beauharnois, Quebec politician)

For the 19th century political figure see Louis-Joseph Papineau

Louis-Joseph Papineau (French pronunciation: [lwi ʒozɛf papino]; January 3, 1861 – April 24, 1932) was a Canadian politician and lawyer. He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1908 federal election as the Liberal MP for Beauharnois, Quebec. He crossed the floor to join the Conservatives and was re-elected in the 1911 federal election. As a result of the Conscription Crisis of 1917, Papineau crossed the floor yet again to rejoin his old party and was re-elected in the 1917 federal election as a Laurier Liberal. He was re-elected in 1921, again as a Liberal before retiring from parliament with the 1925 federal election.

Louis-Joseph Papineau
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Beauharnois
In office 1908–1925
Preceded by	Joseph Gédéon Horace Bergeron
Succeeded by	Maxime Raymond
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Beauharnois
In office 1927–1931
Preceded by	Arthur Plante
Succeeded by	Gontran Saintonge
Personal details
Born	(1861-01-03)January 3, 1861 Ste-Geneviève, Canada East
Died	April 24, 1932(1932-04-24) (aged 71) Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec
Political party	Liberal (1908–1911) Conservative (1911–1917) Laurier Liberal (1917–1921) Liberal (1921–1925)
Other political affiliations	Quebec Liberal Party

He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in Beauharnois in the 1927 Quebec election for the Quebec Liberal Party. He did not run for re-election in 1931.

Electoral record

1917 Canadian federal election: Beauharnois
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Opposition	Louis-Joseph Papineau	acclaimed

References

• Louis-Joseph Papineau – Parliament of Canada biography
• "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.