Albert Peter Lavigne (9 October 1908 – 5 June 1962) was a Canadian businessman and politician. Lavigne was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Cornwall, Ontario and became a retail merchant by career.
Albert Peter Lavigne | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Stormont | |
| In office November 1954 – March 1958 | |
| Preceded by | Lionel Chevrier |
| Succeeded by | Grant Campbell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Albert Peter Lavigne 9 October 1908 Cornwall, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | 5 June 1962 (aged 53) |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Profession | retail merchant |
He was first elected at the Stormont riding in a by-election on 8 November 1954, then re-elected there in the 1957 federal election. He was defeated in the 1958 election by Grant Campbell of the Progressive Conservative party after serving his only full federal term, the 23rd Canadian Parliament.
Electoral record
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Albert Lavigne | 11,441 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Donald Robert Dick | 11,091 | |||
| 1957 Canadian federal election: Stormont | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Albert Lavigne | 12,505 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Grant Campbell | 10,215 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Melvin Andrew Rowat | 646 | ||||||
| 1958 Canadian federal election: Stormont | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Grant Campbell | 13,964 | ||||||
| Liberal | Albert Lavigne | 11,977 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Melvin Andrew Rowat | 331 | ||||||
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