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Fiset was elected five times as the [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] [[Member of Parliament (Canada)|Member of Parliament]] representing the [[Quebec]] [[electoral district (Canada)|electoral district]] of [[Rimouski (electoral district)|Rimouski]] in the [[House of Commons of Canada]]. He was first elected in the [[1872 Canadian federal election|Canadian federal election of 1872]], and was re-elected in [[1874 Canadian federal election|1874]] and [[1878 Canadian federal election|1878]]. Although he was defeated in [[1882 Canadian federal election|1882]], he regained his seat in [[1887 Canadian federal election|1887]]. This pattern repeated when he lost once again in [[1891 Canadian federal election|1891]], but regained his seat a final time in [[1896 Canadian federal election|1896]].<ref name="parl"/>
A notable moment in his career in the house took place on 30 March 1874 when Fiset guided a hooded [[Louis Riel]] into the parliament buildings so that he might sign the parliamentary registry and thereby become an official Member of Parliament. Despite having been elected to parliament as the member for [[
Fiset was appointed to the [[Senate of Canada]] on 20 October 1897 on the recommendation of Sir [[Wilfrid Laurier]]. He represented the [[Canadian Senate divisions|senatorial division]] of [[Gulf, Quebec]] until his death<ref name="parl"/> in Rimouski at the age of 73.<ref name="johnson"/>
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