Charles Bélec
Canadian politician (1872–1958)
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Charles Bélec (23 December 1872 in Fort Coulonge, Quebec, Canada – 16 January 1958) was a Canadian politician and farmer. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1930 election as a Member of the Conservative Party to represent the riding of Pontiac.
Preceded byFrank S. Cahill
Succeeded byWallace McDonald
Born23 December 1872
Fort Coulonge, Quebec, Canada
Died16 January 1958 (aged 85)
Charles Bélec | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Pontiac | |
| In office 1930–1935 | |
| Preceded by | Frank S. Cahill |
| Succeeded by | Wallace McDonald |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 December 1872 Fort Coulonge, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | 16 January 1958 (aged 85) |
| Party | Conservative Party |
| Occupation | farmer |
The son of Charles Bélec and Tarsille Gervais, he operated a farm near Fort Coulonge. Bélec was married twice: to a Miss Bertrand in 1894 and to Louise Gervais in 1904.[1]
Prior to his federal political experience, he was twice elected mayor of Mansfield-et-Pontefract, Quebec, in 1902 and 1924 serving one year terms.[citation needed]
He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Quebec assembly in 1923.[1]
| 1930 Canadian federal election: Pontiac | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Charles Bélec | 8,884 | 40.82 | +5.41 | ||||
| Independent Liberal | J.-Philippe Coté | 6,988 | 32.11 | |||||
| Liberal | Frank S. Cahill | 5,891 | 27.07 | -37.52 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 21,763 | 100.00 | ||||||
