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♂ André Arthur
aliasAndré Arthur
Record
1611 · 1180

Armenian-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
Québec 0 1 1
Total 2 2 4
Birth 21 December 1943 → 80 years + 4 months ago
Lived 78 years + 4 months
First mandate 23 January 2006 → 18 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 62 years + 1 month
Death 8 May 2022 → 2 years ago
Exit → Death 11 years + 7 days after 1 May 2011
Special notes
Original surname is Isakian.
 
André Arthur (1943–2022)
© Photo 2009 Khayman — licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
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
Canada 5 3 5

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
3 documented challengers
⊕ Paul Bégin  m 
⊕ Élaine Michaud  f 
 		 ⊕ Guy Côté  m 
 
Eligible: 38,649 Votes: 33,183 Participation: 85.86% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
35		 Québec
12 September 1994
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PQ  Majority
ID: 1868(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
50
IND
 2/7 9,464 28.87% -3,441 Winner:
PQ
 12,905 39.37% Paul Bégin
Eligible: 73,483 Votes: 51,017 Participation: 69.43% Candidacies: 6
Federal
39		 Québec
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 732(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
62
IND
 1/6 20,158 39.84% +7,064 Loser:
BQ
 13,094 25.88% Guy Côté

Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 75,771 Votes: 46,095 Participation: 60.83% Candidacies: 6
Federal
40		 Québec
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5958(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
IND
 1/6 15,063 33.49% +662 Loser:
BQ
 14,401 32.02% Richard Côté

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 81,093 Votes: 53,414 Participation: 65.87% Candidacies: 5
Federal
41		 Québec
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6498(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
67
IND
 2/5 14,594 27.82% -7,793 Winner:
NDP
 22,387 42.67% Élaine Michaud

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Mr. André Arthur, M.P.		  4 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Monsieur André Arthur, député		  4 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
André Arthur		  4 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
André Arthur		  4 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  4 Feb 2024 18:36 (but data presented dynamically)

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