22 Facts About Joseph Bernier

Joseph Bernier was a politician in Manitoba, Canada.

Joseph Bernier served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba on four occasions between 1900 and 1932.

Joseph Bernier's father, Thomas A Bernier, was a member of the Senate of Canada.

Joseph Bernier was born in St Jean d'Iberville, Quebec, and educated at St Boniface College and the Manitoba University.

Joseph Bernier was called to the Manitoba bar in 1896 and began practising as a barrister-at-law in Winnipeg in 1897.

Joseph Bernier was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in a by-election held on November 24,1900, defeating Victor Mager by 154 votes in the St Boniface constituency.

Joseph Bernier lost his seat in the 1903 provincial election, losing to Liberal Horace Chevrier by a single vote.

Joseph Bernier was re-elected to the legislature in the 1907 election, defeating Chevrier by 71 votes.

Joseph Bernier returned to the legislature for a third time in the 1920 provincial election, defeating Dumas and three other candidates.

Joseph Bernier identified himself as an independent during this period, but was still widely regarded as being in sympathy with the Conservative Party.

Joseph Bernier was again returned in the 1922 campaign, identifying himself as an independent.

Joseph Bernier resigned from the legislature on September 1,1926 to campaign for the House of Commons of Canada in the 1926 federal election.

Joseph Bernier ran as a candidate of the Conservative Party of Canada in the federal riding of St Boniface, and lost to Liberal John Power Howden by 2,668 votes.

Joseph Bernier ran again for the provincial constituency of St Boniface in the 1927 provincial election, this time as an official candidate of the Manitoba Conservative Party.

Gagnon was initially declared the winner by one vote, but a recount saw Joseph Bernier confirmed as the victor.

Joseph Bernier returned to the legislature, and rejoined the Conservative caucus on the opposition benches.

Joseph Bernier was expelled from the legislature for a month in 1928, after being named by the Speaker.

Joseph Bernier lost his seat for the final time in the 1932 campaign, falling to Labour candidate Harold Lawrence by 504 votes.

Joseph Bernier actually won a plurality of votes on the first count, but fell behind on transfers, Lawrence proving to be the more popular overall choice of voters.

From 1900 to 1917, Joseph Bernier was editor for the francophone newspaper Le Manitoba.

Joseph Bernier was an honorary colonel with the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I and helped with recruiting.

Joseph Bernier died in hospital in Montreal at the age of 76.