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♂ Gérard Cournoyer
aliasGérard Cournoyer
Record
12996 · 7577

Roman Catholic   ∞2
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 71%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 0 2
Québec 3 2 5
Total 5 2 7
Birth 18 April 1912 → 112 years ago
Lived 61 years + 6 months
First mandate 23 December 1946 → 77 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 8 months
Death 11 November 1973 → 50 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 7 years + 5 months after 4 June 1966
Special notes
None
 
Gérard Cournoyer (1912–1973)
© Photo c.1945 Arthur Roy — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊕ Pierre A. Paquette (1955–) Nephew
⊖ Jos.-Célestin-Avila Turcotte (1882–1968) Father-in-law
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 5 6 11
Québec 9 10 14 Z
TOTAL 15 4 25

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Adrien Arcand  m 
⊖ Maurice Martel  m 
 		 ⊖ Bernard Gagné  m  (4 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 26,791 Votes: 20,023 Participation: 74.74% Candidacies: 3
Federal
20		 Québec
23 December 1946
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23368(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
34
LIB
 1/3 11,984 59.85% +5,820 Loser:
SC
 6,164 30.78% Joseph-Rolland Corbeil

Service: 2 years 6 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 24,060 Votes: 19,365 Participation: 80.49% Candidacies: 4
Federal
21		 Québec
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23581(F) — 5 Sep 2022 20:09 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
LIB
 1/4 12,795 66.53% +7,205 Loser:
NUPC
 5,590 29.06% Adrien Arcand
After his election:
5 Jul 1952 40
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran provincially
Service: 3 years 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 18,606 Votes: 16,729 Participation: 89.91% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
24		 Québec
16 July 1952
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UN  Majority
ID: 16716(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
40
QLP
 1/2 8,751 52.88% +954 Loser:
UN
 7,797 47.12% Bernard Gagné

Service: 3 years 11 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 24,060 Votes: 17,659 Participation: 73.40% Candidacies: 2
Federal
21		 Québec
6 October 1952
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23672(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
40		 Successor:
LIB
 13,285 75.23% Louis-Joseph-Lucien Cardin
Eligible: 19,794 Votes: 17,771 Participation: 89.78% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
25		 Québec
20 June 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UN  Majority
ID: 16808(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
44
QLP
 2/4 7,962 45.24% -1,590 Winner:
UN
 9,552 54.28% Bernard Gagné
Eligible: 20,652 Votes: 18,362 Participation: 88.91% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
26		 Québec
22 June 1960
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 16903(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
48
QLP
 1/4 9,617 52.91% +1,145 Loser:
UN
 8,472 46.61% Bernard Gagné

Service: 2 years 4 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 21,396 Votes: 19,281 Participation: 90.11% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
27		 Québec
14 November 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 17001(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
QLP
 1/2 10,598 55.61% +2,137 Loser:
UN
 8,461 44.39% Bernard Gagné

Service: 3 years 6 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 29,702 Votes: 25,175 Participation: 84.76% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
28		 Québec
5 June 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UN  Majority
ID: 11265(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
54
QLP
 2/4 11,177 45.08% -1,080 Winner:
UN
 12,257 49.43% Maurice Martel

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Gérard Cournoyer, M.P.		  9 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Gérard Cournoyer, député		  9 Mar 2024
FR Quebec National Assembly
Gérard Cournoyer		  9 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Gérard Cournoyer		  9 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Gérard Cournoyer		  9 Mar 2024

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