sentences:  Bergeron was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Beauharnois in January 1879 after the death of the sitting member, Michael Cayley.A Conservative, he was acclaimed at the general elections held in 1882 and re-elected in 1887, 1891, and 1896.He was defeated in 1900 but was re-elected again in 1904 before losing in 1908.