Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Élie Lacerte
aliasÉlie Lacerte
Record
32991 · 4941

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 75%
 
Canada 2 1 3
Québec 1 0 1
Total 3 1 4
Birth 15 November 1821 → 202 years + 6 months ago
Lived 76 years + 4 months
First mandate 30 October 1868 → 155 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 11 months
Death 22 March 1898 → 126 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 19 years + 10 months after 30 April 1878
Special notes
None
 
Élie Lacerte (1821–1898) 200x294
© Photo — Public domain
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 2 20
Québec 2 9 23 Z
TOTAL 8 0 14

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
Elzéar Gérin  m 
 
Charles Gérin-Lajoie  m 
 
Eligible: 1,658 Votes: 1,098 Participation: 66.22% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1
Québec
30 October 1868
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 18447(F) — 19 Jan 2022 20:48 ET
→ New to Parliament
Age
46
CONS
1/2 679 61.84% +260 Loser:
CONS
419 38.16% Elzéar Gérin

Service:
3 years 8 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
2
Québec
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18651(F) — 25 Jun 2023 22:41 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
CONS
1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 51
CONS
LIB
Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,689 Votes: 1,096 Participation: 64.89% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3
Québec
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18887(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
52
CONS
2/2 521 47.54% -54 Winner:
LIB
575 52.46% Charles Gérin-Lajoie
Eligible: 1,710 Votes: 1,276 Participation: 74.62% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
3
Québec
7 July 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
 QLP  8 Mar 1878
ID: 15001(F) — 20 Jul 2023 14:21 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
53
CONS
1/3 657 52.27% +256 Loser:
QLP
401 31.90% F.-D. Fontaine
After his election:
8 Mar 1878 56
CONS
QLP
Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 2 years 9 months 23 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,867 Votes: 1,293 Participation: 69.26% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4
Québec
1 May 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Minority
ID: 15066(F) — 20 Jul 2023 22:27 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
56
Successor:
CONS
761 59.13% François-L. Desaulniers

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Dr Élie Lacerte
24 Dec 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Élie Lacerte, M.P.
24 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Élie Lacerte, député
24 Dec 2023
FR Quebec National Assembly
Élie Lacerte
24 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Élie Lacerte
24 Dec 2023
FR Wikipédia
Élie Lacerte
24 Dec 2023


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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