Sixte Coupal dit la Reine

Sixte Coupal dit la Reine
MP for Napierville Parliament of the Province of Canada 1863-1867
In office 1863 – July 8, 1872
Preceded by	Jacques-Olivier Bureau
Succeeded by	Antoine-Aimé Dorion
MP for Napierville
In office August 4, 1874 – May 18, 1882
Preceded by	Antoine-Aimé Dorion
Succeeded by	Médéric Catudal
Personal details
Born	May 1, 1825 Napierville, Quebec
Died	June 22, 1891
Political party	Liberal
Occupation	Farmer

Sixte Coupal dit la Reine (May 1, 1825 – June 22, 1891) was a farmer and political figure in Lower Canada and Quebec, Canada. He represented Napierville in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1872 and from 1874 to 1882 as a Liberal member.

He was born Sixte Coupal in Saint-Cyprien-de-Léry, Lower Canada in 1825. He served as justice of the peace and also as mayor of Napierville. In 1863, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Napierville as a member of the parti rouge. He was elected again after Confederation but defeated in 1872 and 1874. He was elected in an 1874 by-election but the result was ruled invalid; he was reelected in the by-election that followed.

He died at Saint-Jovite in 1891.

1867 Canadian federal election: Napierville
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Sixte Coupal dit la Reine	878
	Unknown	M. Laviolette	344
Eligible voters			2,018
Source: Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871

By-election on 4 August 1874 On Dorion's elevation to the Chief Justiceship of Quebec
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Sixte Coupal dit la Reine	618
	Unknown	Antoine Goyer	609

By-election on 19 June 1875 On Coupal being unseated on petition
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Sixte Coupal dit la Reine	721
	Unknown	Louis Bédard	637

External links

• "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.
• Sixte Coupal dit la Reine – Parliament of Canada biography