Ernest Lapointe

Ernest Lapointe represents the prototypical career trajectory of a dominant Quebec Liberal during the early twentieth century, winning ten consecutive elections across two ridings while maintaining unwavering party loyalty except during the pivotal 1917 conscription crisis, when he briefly sided with Laurier's opposition. His migration from Kamouraska to Quebec East in 1921 coincided with a dramatic increase in electoral support, suggesting either a more favorable riding or enhanced political stature; his vote totals subsequently climbed in every election, doubling between 1921 and 1940. The consistency of his electoral success and the sustained growth in his margin of victory indicate a figure of increasing prominence within the Liberal establishment, particularly in the francophone heartland.

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Election	Electoral District	Political Party	Votes	Elected
CAN (Nov 1904)	Kamouraska	Liberal Party of Canada/Parti libéral du Canada	1,635	Yes
CAN (Oct 1908)	Kamouraska	Liberal Party of Canada/Parti libéral du Canada	1,860	Yes
CAN (Sep 1911)	Kamouraska	Liberal Party of Canada/Parti libéral du Canada	1,840	Yes
CAN (Dec 1917)	Kamouraska	Opposition (Laurier Liberals)	3,453	Yes
CAN (Dec 1921)	Quebec East/Québec-Est	Liberal Party of Canada/Parti libéral du Canada	9,005	Yes
CAN (Oct 1925)	Quebec East/Québec-Est	Liberal Party of Canada/Parti libéral du Canada	9,193	Yes
CAN (Sep 1926)	Quebec East/Québec-Est	Liberal Party of Canada/Parti libéral du Canada	9,370	Yes
CAN (Jul 1930)	Quebec East/Québec-Est	Liberal Party of Canada/Parti libéral du Canada	11,822	Yes
CAN (Oct 1935)	Quebec East/Québec-Est	Liberal Party of Canada/Parti libéral du Canada	15,557	Yes
CAN (Mar 1940)	Quebec East/Québec-Est	Liberal Party of Canada/Parti libéral du Canada	17,914	Yes

Timeline

CAN (Nov 1904)

Electoral district	Political party	Votes	Elected
Kamouraska	Liberal Party of Canada/Parti libéral du Canada	1,635	Yes

CAN (Oct 1908)

Electoral district	Political party	Votes	Elected
Kamouraska	Liberal Party of Canada/Parti libéral du Canada	1,860	Yes

CAN (Sep 1911)

Electoral district	Political party	Votes	Elected
Kamouraska	Liberal Party of Canada/Parti libéral du Canada	1,840	Yes

CAN (Dec 1917)

Electoral district	Political party	Votes	Elected
Kamouraska	Opposition (Laurier Liberals)	3,453	Yes

CAN (Dec 1921)

Electoral district	Political party	Votes	Elected
Quebec East/Québec-Est	Liberal Party of Canada/Parti libéral du Canada	9,005	Yes

CAN (Oct 1925)

Electoral district	Political party	Votes	Elected
Quebec East/Québec-Est	Liberal Party of Canada/Parti libéral du Canada	9,193	Yes

CAN (Sep 1926)

Electoral district	Political party	Votes	Elected
Quebec East/Québec-Est	Liberal Party of Canada/Parti libéral du Canada	9,370	Yes

CAN (Jul 1930)

Electoral district	Political party	Votes	Elected
Quebec East/Québec-Est	Liberal Party of Canada/Parti libéral du Canada	11,822	Yes

CAN (Oct 1935)

Electoral district	Political party	Votes	Elected
Quebec East/Québec-Est	Liberal Party of Canada/Parti libéral du Canada	15,557	Yes

CAN (Mar 1940)

Electoral district	Political party	Votes	Elected
Quebec East/Québec-Est	Liberal Party of Canada/Parti libéral du Canada	17,914	Yes

Political Party	Candidacies
liberal party of canada/parti libéral du canada	9
opposition (laurier liberals)	1