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♂ Ernest Lapointe
aliasErnest Lapointe
Record
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Roman Catholic   ∞3
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 14 0 14
Birth 6 October 1876 → 147 years + 7 months ago
Lived 65 years + 1 month
First mandate 12 February 1904 → 120 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 27 years + 4 months
Death 26 November 1941 → 82 years + 5 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Ernest Lapointe (1876–1941)
© Photo — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Arthur-Joseph Lapointe (1895–1960) Nephew  
⊖ Hugues Lapointe (1911–1982) Son  
⊖ Jean Lapointe (1935–2022) Grand-nephew  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 37 7 7

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 14
LIB
 1 Minister 45–47 29 Dec 1921 — 29 Jan 1924 2 1 0
2. CA 14
LIB
 1 ✓ Minister 47 04 Jan 1924 — 29 Jan 1924 0 0 25
3. CA 14–15
LIB
 2 Minister 47–49 30 Jan 1924 — 28 Jun 1926 2 4 29
4. CA 15
LIB
 1 Minister 49 24 Mar 1926 — 28 Jun 1926 0 3 4
5. CA 16
LIB
 3 Minister 49–53 25 Sep 1926 — 06 Aug 1930 3 10 12
6. CA 18–19
LIB
 4 Minister 59–65 23 Oct 1935 — 26 Nov 1941 6 1 3
7. CA 18
LIB
 2 ✓ Minister 62–63 26 Jul 1939 — 08 May 1940 0 9 12
 1. Marine and Fisheries
 2. Justice and Attorney General [Int]
 3. Justice and Attorney General
 4. Secretary of State of Canada
 5. Justice and Attorney General
 6. Justice and Attorney General
 7. Secretary of State of Canada [Int]

Electoral history

Races 14  
Path points 16  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
9		 Québec
12 February 1904
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20516(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
27
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 8 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,994 Votes: 3,105 Participation: 77.74% Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 Québec
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20690(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
28
LIB
 1/2 1,635 53.54% +216 Loser:
CONS
 1,419 46.46% Jules Langlois

Service: 3 years 11 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,225 Votes: 3,455 Participation: 81.78% Candidacies: 2
Federal
11		 Québec
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20951(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
32
LIB
 1/2 1,860 54.61% +314 Loser:
CONS
 1,546 45.39% Wilfrid-Adélard Potvin

Service: 2 years 10 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,594 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Québec
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21179(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
34
LIB
 1/2 1,840 51.20% +86 Loser:
CONS
 1,754 48.80% Wilfrid-Adélard Potvin

Service: 6 years 2 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,644 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Québec
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21437(F) — 5 Jul 2023 16:05 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LL
 1/2 3,453 94.76% +3,262 Loser:
UNIO
 191 5.24% Samuel-Charles Riou
After his election:
1 Mar 1919 42
LL
 →
LIB
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
14 Oct 1919 43
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To vacate the seat for someone else
Service: 1 year 9 months 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,784 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Québec
27 October 1919
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
 NLCP  10 Jul 1920
ID: 21510(F) — 5 Jul 2023 16:07 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
43
LIB
 1/2 6,222 91.72% +5,660 Loser:
NATQ
 562 8.28% François-Xavier Galibois
After his election:
10 Jul 1920 43
UNIO
 →
NLCP
 Change of government (remained in opposition)
Service: 2 years 1 month 8 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
13		 Québec
31 March 1920
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21513(F) — 5 Jul 2023 16:40 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
43		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Charles-Adolphe Stein
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,429 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
14		 Québec
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21713(F) — 24 Jan 2022 07:51 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LIB
 1/2 9,005 86.35% +7,581 Loser:
NLCP
 1,424 13.65% Rodolphe-Alfred Drapeau
After his election:
3 Jan 1922 45
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
14		 Québec
19 January 1922
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21765(F) — 11 Oct 2022 19:50 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 9 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 19,604 Votes: 15,559 Participation: 79.37% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 Québec
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21984(F) — 28 Jun 2023 07:41 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LIB
 1/2 9,193 59.08% +2,827 Loser:
LC
 6,366 40.92% Pierre Audet
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 49
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 19,604 Votes: 15,808 Participation: 80.64% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Québec
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22236(F) — 24 Jan 2022 22:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LIB
 1/2 9,370 59.27% +2,932 Loser:
LC
 6,438 40.73% Pierre Audet
After his election:
5 Oct 1926 49
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 19,604 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
16		 Québec
2 November 1926
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 22291(F) — 11 Oct 2022 20:48 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 8 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 27,049 Votes: 21,464 Participation: 79.35% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Québec
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22510(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
 1/2 11,822 55.08% +2,180 Loser:
LC
 9,642 44.92% Alleyn Taschereau

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 30,330 Votes: 25,168 Participation: 82.98% Candidacies: 2
Federal
18		 Québec
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22782(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LIB
 1/2 15,557 61.81% +5,946 Loser:
LC
 9,611 38.19% Edgar Champoux

Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 38,222 Votes: 30,216 Participation: 79.05% Candidacies: 2
Federal
19		 Québec
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23057(F) — 26 Jan 2022 21:42 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
LIB
 1/2 17,914 59.29% +5,612 Loser:
INAT
 12,302 40.71% Paul Bouchard
After his election:
26 Nov 1941 65
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 8 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 38,222 Votes: 29,476 Participation: 77.12% Candidacies: 2
Federal
19		 Québec
9 February 1942
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23111(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
65		 Successor:
LIB
 16,708 56.68% Louis S. St-Laurent

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Canadian Encyclopedia
Ernest Lapointe		  9 Mar 2024
FR Encyclopédie canadienne
Ernest Lapointe		  9 Mar 2024
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Ernest Lapointe		  9 Mar 2024
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Ernest Lapointe		  9 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Right Hon. Ernest Lapointe, P.C., K.C., M.P.		  9 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Le très hon. Ernest Lapointe, C.P., C.R., député		  9 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Ernest Lapointe		  9 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Ernest Lapointe		  9 Mar 2024

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