Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Joseph Shehyn
aliasJoseph Shehyn
Record
56364 · 6127

Roman Catholic     1
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 100%
 
Québec 8 0 8
Birth 9 November 1829 → 194 years + 11 months ago
Lived 88 years + 8 months
1st mandate 7 July 1875 → 149 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 7 months
Death 14 July 1918 → 106 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 17 years + 7 months after 6 December 1900
Special notes
None
 
Joseph Shehyn (1829–1918)
© Photo c.1890 Montminy & Cie — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
Napoléon-Antoine Belcourt (1860–1932) Son-in-law
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf.
Canadian Senate Québec (1900–1918) Died in office
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
Québec 25 4 11 Z

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 9  
1 documented challenger
Pierre-Vincent Valin  m 
 

 
Québec-Est
Elig. 4,023 Votes: 2,508 Partic.: 62.34%
 !!! 
Can.: 2
Provincial
3
Québec
7 July 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
 QLP  8 Mar 1878
ID: 14993(F) — 20 Jul 2023 14:04 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
45
QLP
1/2 1,550 63.29% +651 Loser:
CONS
899 36.71% Pierre-Vincent Valin
After his election:
8 Mar 1878 48
CONS
QLP
Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 2 years 9 months 23 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Québec-Est
Elig. 4,489 Votes: 3,039 Partic.: 67.70%
 !!! 
Can.: 2
Provincial
4
Québec
1 May 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Minority
 CONS  29 Oct 1879
ID: 15058(F) — 20 Jul 2023 22:07 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
QLP
1/2 1,995 68.04% +1,058 Loser:
CONS
937 31.96% Charles-Ignace Samson
After his election:
29 Oct 1879 49
QLP
CONS
Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 3 years 7 months (Gov't & Oppo.)
Québec-Est
Elig. 4,318 Votes: 0 Partic.: n/a Can.: 1
Provincial
5
Québec
2 December 1881
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 15123(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
QLP
1/1 By acclamation

Service:
4 years 10 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Québec-Est
Elig. 4,216 Votes: 0 Partic.: n/a Can.: 1
Provincial
6
Québec
14 October 1886
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 QLP  27 Jan 1887
ID: 15188(F) — 21 Jul 2023 13:44 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
QLP
1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
27 Jan 1887 57
CONS
QLP
Change of government (became part of government)
30 Jan 1887 57
QLP
Vac.
Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 3 months 16 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Québec-Est
Elig. 4,216 Votes: 0 Partic.: n/a Can.: 1
Provincial
6
Québec
12 February 1887
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 26241(F) — 14 Oct 2022 17:57 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
QLP
1/1 By acclamation

Service:
3 years 4 months 4 days (Gov't)
Québec-Est
Elig. 4,188 Votes: 0 Partic.: n/a Can.: 1
Provincial
7
Québec
17 June 1890
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15253(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
QLP
1/1 By acclamation

Service:
1 year 8 months 19 days (Gov't)
Québec-Est
Elig. 4,192 Votes: 2,258 Partic.: 53.86% Can.: 2
Provincial
8
Québec
8 March 1892
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 15333(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
QLP
1/2 1,376 61.95% +531 Loser:
CONS
845 38.05% William Carrier

Service:
5 years 2 months 2 days (Oppo.)
Québec-Est
Elig. 4,054 Votes: 2,542 Partic.: 62.70%
 !!! 
Can.: 2
Provincial
9
Québec
11 May 1897
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15406(F) — 17 Feb 2022 14:14 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
67
QLP
1/2 1,729 68.29% +926 Loser:
CONS
803 31.71% Jean-Baptiste Thibaudeau

Service:
3 years 6 months 25 days (Gov't)
Québec-Est
Elig. 3,977 Votes: 3,041 Partic.: 76.46%
 !!! 
Can.: 2
Provincial
10
Québec
7 December 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15481(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
71
Successor:
QLP
1,828 60.73% Jules-Alfred Lane

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Shehyn (Sheehy), Joseph
 8 Jul 2024
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Shehyn (Sheehy), Joseph
 8 Jul 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Joseph Shehyn, Senator
 8 Jul 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Joseph Shehyn, sénateur
 8 Jul 2024
FR Quebec National Assembly
Joseph Shehyn
 8 Jul 2024
EN Wikipedia
Joseph Shehyn
 8 Jul 2024
FR Wikipédia
Joseph Shehyn
 8 Jul 2024


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