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The Honourable Louis Coderre PC
Coderre in 1912
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Hochelaga
In office 1911–1915
Preceded by	Louis-Alfred-Adhémar Rivet
Succeeded by	Esioff-Léon Patenaude
Secretary of State for Canada
In office October 29, 1912 – October 5, 1915
Preceded by	William James Roche
Succeeded by	Pierre Édouard Blondin
Minister of Mines
In office February 10, 1913 – October 5, 1915
Preceded by	William James Roche
Succeeded by	Pierre Édouard Blondin
Personal details
Born	(1865-11-01)November 1, 1865 Saint-Ours, Canada East
Died	March 29, 1935(1935-03-29) (aged 69)
Party	Conservative

Louis Coderre PC (November 1, 1865 – March 29, 1935) was a Canadian politician.

Born in Saint-Ours, Canada East, Coderre's spent his early career practising as a lawyer. A Conservative, he unsuccessfully ran in the 1908 federal election in the Quebec riding of Hochelaga. He ran again in Hochelaga in the 1911 federal election, defeating MP Louis-Alfred-Adhémar Rivet.

From 1912 to 1915, Coderre was the secretary of state for Canada. He also served as the minister of mines from 1913 to 1915.

Electoral record

Canadian federal by-election, 19 November 1912
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Coderre appointed Secretary of State for Canada, 29 October 1912
	Conservative	Louis Coderre	4,276	68.10	+12.81
	Nationalist	Léopold Doyon	2,003	31.90
Total valid votes			6,279	100.00

1911 Canadian federal election: Hochelaga
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Louis Coderre	7,178	55.29	+6.30
	Unknown	Louis-Alfred-Adhémar Rivet	5,805	44.71	-6.30
Total valid votes			12,983	100.00

1908 Canadian federal election: Hochelaga
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Louis-Alfred-Adhémar Rivet	4,656	51.01	-2.16
	Conservative	Louis Coderre	4,471	48.99	+2.16
Total valid votes			9,127	100.00

References

• Louis Coderre – Parliament of Canada biography

External links

• Louis Coderre at biographi.ca