Joseph Thauvette

Joseph Thauvette (8 July 1876 – 24 November 1955) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Les Cèdres, Quebec, and became a physician by career.

Joseph Thauvette
Member of Parliament for Vaudreuil-Soulanges
In office July 1930 – April 1945
Preceded by	Lawrence Alexander Wilson
Succeeded by	Louis-René Beaudoin
Personal details
Born	(1876-07-08)8 July 1876 Les Cèdres, Quebec, Canada
Died	24 November 1955(1955-11-24) (aged 79)
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Alma Legault m. 17 September 1901
Profession	physician

Thauvette attended Bourget College in Rigaud where he received a Bachelor of Science degree.

Thauvette served as mayor of Vaudreuil, Quebec.

He was first elected to Parliament at the Vaudreuil—Soulanges riding in the 1930 general election and re-elected there in 1935 and 1940. After completing his term in the 19th Canadian Parliament, Thauvette did not seek re-election in 1945.

Electoral record

1940 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil—Soulanges
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joseph Thauvette	4,381	48.19	-19.95
	National Government	J.-E.-Philippe Deguire	2,210	24.31	-4.38
	Independent Liberal	Édouard Charlebois	1,441	15.85
	Independent Liberal	J.-Ernest Chevrier	1,059	11.65
Total valid votes			9,091	100.00

Note: "National Government" vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1935 election.

1935 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil—Soulanges
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joseph Thauvette	5,983	68.14	+17.17
	Conservative	Horace-Joseph Gagné	2,519	28.69	-0.05
	Reconstruction	Albert Lacombe	279	3.18
Total valid votes			8,781	100.00

1930 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil—Soulanges
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joseph Thauvette	4,313	50.96	-17.07
	Conservative	Horace-Joseph Gagné	2,432	28.74
	Independent Liberal	Roland-Gilles Mousseau	1,718	20.30	-6.95
Total valid votes			8,463	100.00

External links

• Joseph Thauvette – Parliament of Canada biography