Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Edgar E. Fournier
aliasEdgar Fournier
Record
20742 · 10095

  
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 75%
 
Canada 1 1 2
New Brunswick 2 0 2
Total 3 1 4
Birth 1 June 1908 → 116 years + 4 months ago
Lived 85 years + 10 months
1st mandate 22 September 1952 → 72 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 44 years + 3 months
Death 29 April 1994 → 30 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 31 years + 10 months after 17 June 1962
Special notes
None
 
Edgar E. Fournier (1908–1994)
© Photo Senate (Canada) — Fair use
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf.
Canadian Senate New Brunswick (1962–1983)
Legis. Council
Deputy Minister
Auto. Region
Mayor/Reeve
Mun./Cty Co.
School Board
Blank/Vide

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 1 0 18
New Brunswick 7 9 2 Z
TOTAL 8 9 21

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
7 documented challengers
William Bird  m  (2 runoffs)
Jean-Eudes Dubé  m  (2 runoffs)
Harry Marmen  m  (2 runoffs)
Fred Soucy  m 
 
Gaspard Boucher  m 
Lucien Fortin  m  (2 runoffs)
Docithe Nadeau  m 
 
Madawaska
Elig. inc. Votes: 38,420 Partic.: inc. Can.: 6
Provincial
42
New Brunswick
22 September 1952
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 32451(F) — 26 Apr 2024 21:06 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
44
PC
1/6 7,175 56.02% +1,430 Loser:
LIB
5,745 44.86% Jos. Gaspard Boucher

Service:
3 years 8 months 26 days (Gov't)
Madawaska
Elig. inc. Votes: 39,752 Partic.: inc. Can.: 6
Provincial
43
New Brunswick
18 June 1956
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 32468(F) — 26 Apr 2024 21:06 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
PC
1/6 7,785 58.75% +2,259 Loser:
LIB
5,526 41.70% Harry E. Marmen

Service:
4 years 8 days (Gov't)
Madawaska
Elig. inc. Votes: 40,731 Partic.: inc. Can.: 6
Provincial
44
New Brunswick
27 June 1960
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32485(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
52
Successor:
LIB
7,643 56.29% Jean-Marc Michaud
Restigouche—Madawaska
Elig. 34,909 Votes: 28,110 Partic.: 80.52%
 !!! 
Can.: 2
Federal
24
New Brunswick
29 May 1961
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24494(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
→ New to Parliament
Age
52
PC
1/2 14,566 51.82% +1,022 Loser:
LIB
13,544 48.18% Jean-Eudes Dubé

Service:
1 year 19 days (Gov't)
Restigouche—Madawaska
Elig. inc. Votes: 29,567 Partic.: inc. Can.: 4
Federal
25
New Brunswick
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24554(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
54
PC
2/4 12,992 43.94% -533 Winner:
LIB
13,525 45.74% Jean-Eudes Dubé

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Edgar E. Fournier, M.P., Senator
26 Jun 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Edgar E. Fournier, député, sénateur
26 Jun 2024
EN Wikipedia
Edgar Fournier
26 Jun 2024
FR Wikipédia
Edgar Fournier
26 Jun 2024


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 26 Jun 2024 13:09 (but data presented dynamically)