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♂ Louis Sylvestre
aliasLouis Sylvestre
Record
59907 · 6095

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
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Canada 0 1 1
Québec 3 2 5
Total 3 3 6
Birth 12 February 1832 → 192 years + 3 months ago
Lived 81 years + 11 months
First mandate 15 July 1871 → 152 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 5 months
Death 10 February 1914 → 110 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 24 years + 1 month after 24 December 1889
Special notes
None
 
Louis Sylvestre (1832–1914)
© Photo 1914 Montminy & Cie — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Armand Sylvestre (1890–1972) Grandson  
 

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Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Québec 9 11 25 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Edward O. Cuthbert  m 
⊖ Joseph Robillard  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Louis-Joseph Moll  m 
 
Eligible: 3,408 Votes: 1,950 Participation: 57.22% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Québec
15 July 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 14887(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
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 → New to this legislature
Age
39
QLP
 1/2 1,013 51.95% +76 Loser:
CONS
 937 48.05% Louis-Joseph Moll

Service: 3 years 11 months 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,145 Votes: 1,927 Participation: 61.27% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Québec
7 July 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
 QLP  8 Mar 1878
ID: 14952(F) — 20 Jul 2023 10:57 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
QLP
 1/2 973 51.18% +45 Loser:
CONS
 928 48.82% Louis Tranchemontagne
After his election:
8 Mar 1878 46
CONS
 →
QLP
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 2 years 9 months 23 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 2,958 Votes: 2,129 Participation: 71.97% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Québec
1 May 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Minority
ID: 15017(F) — 20 Jul 2023 17:26 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
46
QLP
 2/2 973 46.07% -166 Winner:
CONS
 1,139 53.93% Joseph Robillard
Eligible: 2,958 Votes: 2,205 Participation: 74.54% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Québec
30 December 1880
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17035(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
48
QLP
 2/2 1,007 45.67% -191 Winner:
CONS
 1,198 54.33% Joseph Robillard
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,258 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Québec
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19320(F) — 21 Jan 2022 22:44 ET
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 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
50
LIB
 2/2 1,120 49.60% -18 Winner:
CONS
 1,138 50.40% Edward O. Cuthbert
Eligible: 3,370 Votes: 2,449 Participation: 72.67% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
6		 Québec
14 October 1886
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 QLP  27 Jan 1887
ID: 15147(F) — 21 Jul 2023 13:57 ET
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 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
54
QLP
 1/3 1,297 53.66% +221 Loser:
CONS
 1,076 44.52% Joseph Robillard
After his election:
27 Jan 1887 54
CONS
 →
QLP
 Change of government (became part of government)
24 Dec 1889 57
QLP
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 3 years 2 months 10 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 3,370 Votes: 2,341 Participation: 69.47% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Québec
15 January 1890
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 26260(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
57		 Successor:
QLP
 1,289 55.06% Omer Dostaler

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
FR Quebec National Assembly
Louis Sylvestre		  9 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
Louis Sylvestre		  9 May 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 May 2024 18:49 (but data presented dynamically)

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