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♂ J. Raymond F. Préfontaine
aliasJ. Raymond F. Préfontaine
Record
50639 · 5865

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 8 0 8
Québec 2 2 4
Total 10 2 12
Birth 16 September 1850 → 173 years + 8 months ago
Lived 55 years + 3 months
First mandate 7 July 1875 → 148 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 24 years + 9 months
Death 25 December 1905 → 118 years + 4 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 

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 21 3 25
Québec 5 2 29 Z
TOTAL 26 6 24

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 9–10
LIB
 1 Minister 52–55 12 Nov 1902 — 25 Dec 1905 3 1 13
 1. Marine and Fisheries

Electoral history

Races 12  
Path points 14  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Léon-Adolphe Chauvin  m 
 		 ⊖ Michel-D.-Stanislas Martel  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 2,241 Votes: 1,623 Participation: 72.42% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Québec
7 July 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
 QLP  8 Mar 1878
ID: 14955(F) — 20 Jul 2023 11:00 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
24
QLP
 1/2 825 51.05% +34 Loser:
CONS
 791 48.95% Timothée Sauriol
After his election:
8 Mar 1878 27
CONS
 →
QLP
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 2 years 9 months 23 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 2,274 Votes: 1,645 Participation: 72.34% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Québec
1 May 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Minority
ID: 15020(F) — 16 Feb 2022 22:20 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
27
QLP
 2/2 817 49.82% -6 Winner:
CONS
 823 50.18% Michel-D.-Stanislas Martel
Eligible: 2,274 Votes: 1,717 Participation: 75.51% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Québec
26 June 1879
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Minority
 CONS  29 Oct 1879
ID: 17039(F) — 20 Jul 2023 16:38 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
28
QLP
 1/2 889 51.78% +61 Loser:
CONS
 828 48.22% Michel-D.-Stanislas Martel
After his election:
29 Oct 1879 29
QLP
 →
CONS
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 2 years 5 months 5 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,123 Votes: 1,491 Participation: 70.23% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Québec
2 December 1881
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 15085(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
31
QLP
 2/2 671 46.24% -109 Winner:
CONS
 780 53.76% Michel-D.-Stanislas Martel
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
5		 Québec
30 July 1886
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19679(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
35
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 6 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,096 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Québec
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19531(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
LIB
 1/2 1,071 51.10% +46 Loser:
CONS
 1,025 48.90% Isaïe A. Jodoin

Service: 4 years 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,317 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Québec
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19883(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
LIB
 1/2 1,202 51.88% +87 Loser:
CONS
 1,115 48.12% P.B. Lamarre

Service: 5 years 3 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,254 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Québec
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20202(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LIB
 1/2 3,912 62.55% +1,570 Loser:
CONS
 2,342 37.45% Georges E. Baril

Service: 4 years 4 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,914 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Québec
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20449(F) — 23 Jan 2022 11:31 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LIB
 1/2 4,844 61.21% +1,774 Loser:
CONS
 3,070 38.79% L. Ouimet
After his election:
11 Nov 1902 52
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 2 years 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,287 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Québec
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20479(F) — 23 Jan 2022 12:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LIB
 1/2 2,277 53.11% +267 Loser:
CONS
 2,010 46.89% Léon-Adolphe Chauvin
After his election:
10 Nov 1902 52
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Elected in another riding
Service: 2 years 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,880 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Québec
9 December 1902
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20506(F) — 11 Oct 2022 19:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/2 4,370 63.52% +1,860 Loser:
CONS
 2,510 36.48% J.-Alfred Labelle

Service: 1 year 10 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,354 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Québec
24 February 1903
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20510(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
52		 Successor:
LIB
 2,325 53.40% Samuel Desjardins
Eligible: 16,187 Votes: 9,961 Participation: 61.54% Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 Québec
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20698(F) — 23 Jan 2022 13:36 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
 1/2 5,967 61.12% +2,172 Loser:
CONS
 3,795 38.88% S.D. Vallières
After his election:
25 Dec 1905 55
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 1 month 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 16,187 Votes: 8,717 Participation: 53.85% Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 Québec
23 February 1906
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20755(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
55		 Successor:
LAB
 4,887 56.06% Alphonse Verville

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Préfontaine, Raymond		 16 Sep 2023
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Préfontaine, Raymond		 16 Sep 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Joseph Raymond Fournier Préfontaine, P.C., M.P.		 16 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Joseph Raymond Fournier Préfontaine, C.P., député		 16 Sep 2023
FR Quebec National Assembly
Raymond Préfontaine		 16 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Raymond Préfontaine		 16 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
Raymond Préfontaine		 16 Sep 2023

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