Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Gérard Ouellet
aliasGérard Ouellet
Record
47424 · 7803

  
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 25%
 
Canada 1 3 4
Birth 17 February 1913 → 111 years + 8 months ago
Lived 62 years + 1 month
1st mandate 8 April 1963 → 61 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 50 years + 1 month
Death 3 April 1975 → 49 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 9 years + 4 months after 7 November 1965
Special notes
None
 
Gérard Ouellet (1913–1975)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf.
Canadian Senate
Legis. Council
Deputy Minister
Auto. Region
Mayor/Reeve
Mun./Cty Co. Saint-Mathieu, Québec
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 2 7 0

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
4 documented challengers
André-Gilles Fortin  m 
Gérard Légaré  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Louis Guy Leblanc  m 
Émilien Morissette  m 
 
Rimouski
Elig. inc. Votes: 28,475 Partic.: inc. Can.: 4
Federal
25
Québec
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24720(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
49
SC
2/4 9,171 32.21% -784 Winner:
LIB
9,955 34.96% Gérard Légaré
Rimouski
Elig. inc. Votes: 29,177 Partic.: inc. Can.: 4
Federal
26
Québec
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24984(F) — 28 Jun 2023 12:33 ET
→ New to Parliament
Age
50
SC
1/4 12,414 42.55% +140 Loser:
LIB
12,274 42.07% Gérard Légaré
After his election:
23 Apr 1964 51
SC
PC
Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 2 years 6 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Rimouski
Elig. 35,962 Votes: 27,177 Partic.: 75.57%
 !!! 
Can.: 4
Federal
27
Québec
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25253(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
52
PC
4/4 1,477 5.50% -9,895 Winner:
LIB
11,372 42.31% Louis Guy Leblanc
Lotbinière
Elig. inc. Votes: 29,992 Partic.: inc. Can.: 4
Federal
28
Québec
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10091(F) — 28 Jun 2023 13:03 ET
Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
55
PC
3/4 8,215 27.39% -3,087 Winner:
RC
11,302 37.68% André-Gilles Fortin

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Gérard Ouellet, M.P.
16 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Gérard Ouellet, député
16 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Gérard Ouellet
16 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Gérard Ouellet
16 Mar 2024


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 16 Mar 2024 10:15 (but data presented dynamically)