Charles Bélec

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.

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 (1958-01-17) (aged 85)
Political party	Conservative Party
Occupation	farmer

The son of Charles Bélec and Thersile 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]

v t e 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