Alfred Goulet

Alfred Goulet (June 5, 1875 – March 17, 1961) was a Canadian businessman and political figure in Ontario. He represented Russell in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1922 to 1923 and Russell in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1945 as a Liberal member.

Alfred Goulet
Member of Parliament for Russell
In office 1925–1945
Preceded by	Charles Murphy
Succeeded by	Joseph-Omer Gour
Ontario MPP
In office 1922–1923
Preceded by	Damase Racine
Succeeded by	Aurélien Bélanger
Constituency	Russell
Personal details
Born	(1875-06-05)June 5, 1875 Wendover, Ontario, Canada
Died	March 17, 1961(1961-03-17) (aged 85)
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Florendie Sirois ​ (m. 1896)​
Occupation	Businessman

He was born in Wendover, Ontario in 1875, the son of Godfrey Goulet and Maximilienne Boyer,^[1] and studied at the University of Ottawa. He married Florendie Sirois in 1896. He owned a general store. Goulet served on the council for Clarence Township and was township reeve. He was elected to the Ontario assembly in a 1922 by-election held after the death of Damase Racine and was elected to the federal parliament in 1925.

Electoral record

v t e 1925 Canadian federal election: Russell
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Alfred Goulet	8,419
	Conservative	Duncan Cameron Merkley	6,328

v t e 1926 Canadian federal election: Russell
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Alfred Goulet	9,062
	Conservative	Wilfrid Thivierge	4,876

v t e 1930 Canadian federal election: Russell
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Alfred Goulet	9,551
	Conservative	Alexandre Marion	7,964

v t e 1935 Canadian federal election: Russell
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Alfred Goulet	5,041
	Independent	John Rudolphus Booth	2,897
	Reconstruction	Marshall Rathwell	1,423
	Conservative	Mathias Landry	1,368
	Independent	Joseph Alvary Brisson	862

v t e 1940 Canadian federal election: Russell
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Alfred Goulet	6,045
	National Government	Frederic-A. Caillier	2,961