Barthélemy Pouliot (October 15, 1811 – February 26, 1890) was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He represented L'Islet in the 1st Canadian Parliament as a Conservative member.
He was born in Saint-Jean on the Île d'Orléans in 1811 and was educated at Quebec City. He became a merchant in L'Islet-sur-Mer. Pouliot was one of the founders of the Québec, Chaudière, Maine and Portland Railway. He also served as justice of the peace. In 1854, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Dorchester. Pouliot was elected to the House of Commons in 1867; his election was annulled after an appeal but he was reelected in an 1869 by-election.
He died at L'Islet in 1890.
Electoral record
| 1867 Canadian federal election: L'Islet | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected | |||||
| Conservative | Barthélemy Pouliot | 464 | 
| |||||
| Unknown | Louis-Bonaventure Caron | 40 | ||||||
| Source: Canadian Elections Database[1] | ||||||||
By-election: On Mr. Pouliot being unseated on petition
| By-election on 14 July 1869 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Barthélemy Pouliot | 697 | |||
| Unknown | Louis-Bonaventure Caron | 460 | |||
| 1872 Canadian federal election: L'Islet | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Philippe Baby Casgrain | 646 | ||||||
| Conservative | Barthélemy Pouliot | 599 | ||||||
| Source: Canadian Elections Database[2] | ||||||||
External links
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
- Barthélemy Pouliot – Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1867 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.
- ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.
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