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♂ Joseph Royal
aliasJoseph Royal
Record
54271 · 5344

Roman Catholic     
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 0 3
Manitoba 3 0 3
Total 6 0 6
Birth 7 May 1837 → 187 years ago
Lived 65 years + 3 months
First mandate 27 December 1870 → 153 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 33 years + 7 months
Death 23 August 1902 → 121 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 14 years + 1 month after 4 July 1888
Special notes
None
 
Joseph Royal (1837–1902)
© Photo Archives of Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
Governor North-Western Territories (1888–1893)
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve St. Boniface, Manitoba (1880)
Mun./Co. Council ✗
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 8 6 2
Manitoba 8 11 16 Z
TOTAL 17 5 18

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. MB 1
GOV
 1 Speaker 33–34 15 Mar 1871 — 21 Feb 1872 0 11 6

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 8  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Joseph E. Cyr  m 
 		 ⊖ Salomon Hamelin  m 
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
1		 Manitoba
27 December 1870
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28264(F) — 6 Feb 2023 13:00 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
33
IND
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
28 Dec 1870 33
IND
 →
GOV
 Changed allegiance ()
Service: 4 years 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 116 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
2		 Manitoba
30 December 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28288(F) — 6 Feb 2023 09:32 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
IND
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
31 Dec 1874 37
IND
 →
GOV
 Changed allegiance ()
Service: 3 years 11 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 124 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
3		 Manitoba
18 December 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28318(F) — 5 Feb 2023 23:48 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
IND
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
19 Dec 1878 41
IND
 →
GOV
 Changed allegiance ()
Service: 11 months 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
4		 Manitoba
16 December 1879
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 28345(F) — 5 Feb 2023 19:56 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
42		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. Patrice Bréland
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,042 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
4		 Manitoba
30 December 1879
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19614(F) — 12 Aug 2023 10:40 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
42
CONS
 1/3 652 62.57% +383 Loser:
IND
 269 25.82% John Molloy

Service: 2 years 5 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
5		 Manitoba
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19191(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 8 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,859 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Manitoba
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19394(F) — 21 Jan 2022 23:41 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
CONS
 1/2 1,081 58.15% +303 Loser:
ILIB
 778 41.85% Joseph E. Cyr
After his election:
4 Jul 1888 51
CONS
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 1 year 4 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,649 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
6		 Manitoba
24 January 1889
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19722(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
51		 Successor:
CONS
 797 48.33% Alphonse-Alfred-C. LaRivière

Online biographical references (7)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Royal, Joseph		  2 Mar 2024
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Royal, Joseph		  2 Mar 2024
EN Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, University of Regina
Royal, Joseph (1837-1902)		 27 Mar 2024
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Royal, Joseph		  2 Mar 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Royal, Joseph		  2 Mar 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Joseph Royal (1837-1902)		  2 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Joseph Royal, M.P.		  2 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Joseph Royal, député		  2 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Joseph Royal		  2 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Joseph Royal		  2 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 27 Mar 2024 21:44 (but data presented dynamically)

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