Aurel Léger
Member of Parliament
for Kent
In office
March 1940  December 1961
Personal details
Born
Aurel D. Léger

(1894-11-10)10 November 1894
Grande-Digue, New Brunswick, Canada
Died28 December 1961(1961-12-28) (aged 67)
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)Regina Roy
m. 8 July 1918 (deceased)
Albertine Daigle
m. 21 February 1950[1]
Professionbusinessman, contractor, farmer

Aurel D. Léger (10 November 1894 28 December 1961) was a Canadian businessman, contractor, farmer and politician. Léger served as a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Grande-Digue, New Brunswick and became a farmer and contractor.

He was educated at Shediac Bridge School, University of St. Joseph's College, Sainte Anne's College and Moncton Business College.[1]

Légere was first elected to Parliament at the Kent riding in the 1940 general election then re-elected in 1945 and 1949. Léger was appointed to the Senate on 12 June 1953, towards the end of the 21st Canadian Parliament. He remained a Senator until his death in 1961.[2]

Electoral record

1949 Canadian federal election: Kent
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAurel Léger5,75449.0-16.0
IndependentAlfred Bourgeois3,08426.3*
Progressive ConservativeWilfred Bourgeois2,49621.3-8.1
Co-operative CommonwealthErnest Cormier4063.5-2.1
1945 Canadian federal election: Kent
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAurel Léger6,83565.0+0.2
Progressive ConservativeAlexandre-Joseph Doucet3,03229.4-5.8
Co-operative CommonwealthAlcide LeBlanc5845.6*
1940 Canadian federal election: Kent
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAurel Léger5,58264.8-3.4
National GovernmentTélésphore Arsenault3,03235.2+18.5

References

  1. 1 2 Normandin, Pierre G. (1952). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
  2. "The Hon. Aurel D. Léger, M.P., Senator". Parlinfo. Retrieved 28 October 2021.


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