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Sixte Coupal dit la Reine

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Sixte Coupal dit la Reine
MP for Napierville
Parliament of the Province of Canada 1863-1867
In office
1863 – July 8, 1872
Preceded byJacques-Olivier Bureau
Succeeded byAntoine-Aimé Dorion
MP for Napierville
In office
August 4, 1874 – May 18, 1882
Preceded byAntoine-Aimé Dorion
Succeeded byMédéric Catudal
Personal details
BornMay 1, 1825
Napierville, Quebec
DiedJune 22, 1891
Political partyLiberal
OccupationFarmer

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
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
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Antoine-Aimé Dorion 731
Liberal Sixte Coupal dit la Reine 542
Source: lop.parl.ca
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

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  1. ^ "Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871". Retrieved 27 June 2022.
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