Léon Adolphe Chauvin (July 20, 1861 – June 8, 1904) was a lawyer and political figure in Quebec, Canada. Chauvin represented Terrebonne in the House of Commons of Canada from 1896 to 1900 as a Conservative.
He was born in Terrebonne, Canada East and was educated at the Collège de Montréal. In 1889, he married Berthe Gagnon. Chauvin was chief census officer for the province of Quebec in 1891. He was defeated by Raymond Préfontaine when he ran for reelection to the House of Commons in 1900.
Electoral record
| 1900 Canadian federal election: Terrebonne | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Raymond Préfontaine | 2,277 | 53.1 | +4.9 | ||||
| Conservative | Léon-Adolphe Chauvin | 2,010 | 46.9 | -4.9 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 4,287 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1896 Canadian federal election: Terrebonne | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Léon-Adolphe Chauvin | 1,862 | 51.8 | -10.1 | ||||
| Liberal | P.F.C. Petit | 1,734 | 48.2 | +10.1 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 3,596 | 100.0 | ||||||
Note: popular vote is compared to vote in 1891 general election.
References
- ^ Léon Adolphe Chauvin – Parliament of Canada biography
- Personnel of the Senate and House of Commons, eighth Parliament of Canada, elected June 23, 1896. 1898. p. 122. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
- Gemmill, AJ The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1897
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