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♂ Thomas Vien
aliasThomas Vien
Record
63238 · 7480

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 0 4
Birth 19 July 1881 → 142 years + 9 months ago
Lived 91 years + 3 months
First mandate 17 December 1917 → 106 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 4 months
Death 18 November 1972 → 51 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 30 years + 1 month after 4 October 1942
Special notes
None
 
Thomas Vien (1881–1972)
© Photo 1921 William James Topley — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊕ Raymond Bachand (1947–) Grandson  
⊖ Robert-Benoît Major (1915–1997) Son-in-law  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 14 9 29

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 6  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Ernest Poulin  m 
 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,060 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Québec
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21444(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
36
LL
 1/2 3,896 95.96% +3,732 Loser:
UNIO
 164 4.04% M.-Jos.-Émile Rousseau

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,549 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
14		 Québec
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21702(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
LIB
 1/2 5,179 68.61% +2,809 Loser:
PROG
 2,370 31.39% Henri Lafleur

Service: 3 years 10 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,966 Votes: 6,579 Participation: 66.01% Candidacies: 3
Federal
15		 Québec
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21973(F) — 27 Jun 2023 21:54 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
44		 Successor:
LIB
 3,819 58.05% Joseph-Achille Verville
Eligible: 28,804 Votes: 20,144 Participation: 69.93% Candidacies: 3
Federal
18		 Québec
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22805(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
54
LIB
 1/3 11,260 55.90% +4,220 Loser:
LC
 7,040 34.95% Jean-Joseph Penverne

Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 33,999 Votes: 21,854 Participation: 64.28% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 Québec
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23053(F) — 26 Jan 2022 21:37 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
LIB
 1/3 14,511 66.40% +9,955 Loser:
NATG
 4,556 20.85% Joseph-Hector Bender
After his election:
4 Oct 1942 61
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 2 years 6 months 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 33,999 Votes: 19,326 Participation: 56.84% Candidacies: 2
Federal
19		 Québec
30 November 1942
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23115(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
61		 Successor:
LIB
 12,378 64.05% Léo Richer LaFlèche

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Thomas Vien, Q.C., P.C.		  4 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Thomas Vien, c.r., C.P.		  4 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Thomas Vien		  4 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Thomas Vien		  4 Feb 2024

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Rev.:  4 Feb 2024 19:02 (but data presented dynamically)

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