Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Fernand-Joseph Lafontaine
aliasFernand Lafontaine
Record
33178 · 1875

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 83%
 
Québec 5 1 6
Birth 14 November 1922 → 101 years + 11 months ago
Lived 87 years + 7 months
1st mandate 16 September 1959 → 65 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 36 years + 10 months
Death 21 June 2010 → 14 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 36 years + 7 months after 28 October 1973
Special notes
None
 
Fernand-Joseph Lafontaine (1922–2010)
© Photo RouteDuLievreRouge.com — Fair use
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Québec 14 1 8 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
2 documented challengers
Roger Lapointe  m 
 
Jacques Léonard  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Labelle
Elig. 12,493 Votes: 8,565 Partic.: 68.56%
 !!! 
Can.: 2
Provincial
25
Québec
16 September 1959
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UN  Majority
ID: 26426(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
36
UN
1/2 6,635 77.47% +4,705 Loser:
QLP
1,930 22.53% Jacques Desserres

Service:
9 months 5 days (Gov't)
Labelle
Elig. 12,605 Votes: 11,321 Partic.: 89.81%
 !!! 
Can.: 2
Provincial
26
Québec
22 June 1960
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 16868(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
UN
1/2 5,857 52.33% +522 Loser:
QLP
5,335 47.67% Conrad Prénoveau

Service:
2 years 4 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Labelle
Elig. 12,542 Votes: 10,599 Partic.: 84.51%
 !!! 
Can.: 3
Provincial
27
Québec
14 November 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 16966(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
UN
1/3 6,005 57.11% +1,695 Loser:
QLP
4,310 40.99% Jean-Paul Poulin

Service:
3 years 6 months 21 days (Oppo.)
Labelle
Elig. 14,618 Votes: 11,955 Partic.: 81.78%
 !!! 
Can.: 4
Provincial
28
Québec
5 June 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UN  Majority
ID: 11236(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
UN
1/4 6,827 57.79% +2,502 Loser:
QLP
4,325 36.61% Henri Jolicoeur

Service:
3 years 10 months 23 days (Gov't)
Labelle
Elig. 16,066 Votes: 13,628 Partic.: 84.83%
 !!! 
Can.: 4
Provincial
29
Québec
29 April 1970
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 11188(F) — 22 Jul 2023 00:40 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
UN
1/4 6,263 46.41% +3,341 Loser:
QLP
2,922 21.65% Benoît Robidoux
After his election:
19 Jun 1971 48
UN
UQ
Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
15 Jan 1973 50
UQ
UN
Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 5 months 29 days (Oppo.)
Laurentides-Labelle
Elig. 30,035 Votes: 24,237 Partic.: 80.70%
 !!! 
Can.: 4
Provincial
30
Québec
29 October 1973
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 6768(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
50
UN
4/4 2,864 11.95% -7,136 Winner:
QLP
10,000 41.73% Roger Lapointe

Online biographical references (4)

 Retrieved on
FR Non-standard link
RouteDuLievreRouge.com, Maison de Fernand-Joseph Lafontaine
12 Oct 2024
FR Quebec National Assembly
Fernand-Joseph Lafontaine
12 Oct 2024
EN Wikipedia
Fernand Lafontaine
12 Oct 2024
FR Wikipédia
Fernand-Joseph Lafontaine
12 Oct 2024


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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