Joseph-Alphonse-Anaclet Habel

Joseph-Alphonse-Anaclet Habel (July 13, 1895 – December 5, 1979) was a Canadian politician.

Born in Deschaillons, Quebec, the son of Wenceslas Habel and Henriette Charland, he served in the Canadian Army during World War I.

From 1919 to 1926, he ran a general store in Amos, Quebec. He then moved to Fauquier, Ontario, serving as reeve of the township of Shackleton and Machin and living there until 1943, when he moved to Kapuskasing, Ontario.

In 1934, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for the riding of Cochrane North. An Ontario Liberal, he was re-elected in 1937 and 1945.

In 1953, he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the riding of Cochrane. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1957, 1958, 1962, 1963, and 1965. From 1958 to 1963, he was the Chief Opposition Whip.

He married Estelle Belleau in 1921 and they had two children: Madeleine and Jean Paul.

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Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Preceded by Albert Victor Waters	Member of Provincial Parliament for Cochrane North 1934–1943	Succeeded by John Joseph Kehoe
Preceded by John Joseph Kehoe	Member of Provincial Parliament for Cochrane North 1945–1948	Succeeded by John P. Hugo Carrere
Parliament of Canada
Preceded by Joseph-Arthur Bradette	Member of Parliament for Cochrane 1953–1968	Succeeded by Ralph Wesley Stewart
Political offices
Preceded by Pierre Gauthier	Chief Opposition Whip 1958–1964	Succeeded by Eric Alfred Winkler