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♂ Joseph Francis Gavan Power
aliasFrank Power
Record
50539 · 7792

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
Birth 13 June 1918 → 105 years + 11 months ago
Lived 55 years + 1 month
First mandate 26 September 1955 → 68 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 3 months
Death 13 July 1973 → 50 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 15 years + 3 months after 30 March 1958
Special notes
None
 
Joseph Francis Gavan (Frank) Power (1918–1973)
© Photo 1957 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊕ Lawrence Cannon (1947–) Nephew  
⊖ Charles G. Power (1888–1968) Father  
⊖ Joseph I. Power (1886–1935) Uncle  
⊖ William Power (1849–1920) Grandfather  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 2 6 1

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Jacques Flynn  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Yvon-Roma Tassé  m 
 
Eligible: 35,959 Votes: 24,789 Participation: 68.94% Candidacies: 3
Federal
22		 Québec
26 September 1955
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23950(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
37
LIB
 1/3 13,881 56.00% +3,204 Loser:
PC
 10,677 43.07% Yvon-Roma Tassé

Service: 1 year 8 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 36,278 Votes: 28,925 Participation: 79.73% Candidacies: 4
Federal
23		 Québec
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24174(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
LIB
 1/4 17,709 61.88% +8,050 Loser:
PC
 9,659 33.75% Jacques Flynn

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 36,278 Votes: 31,278 Participation: 86.22% Candidacies: 2
Federal
24		 Québec
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24440(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
39
LIB
 2/2 15,507 49.58% -264 Winner:
PC
 15,771 50.42% Jacques Flynn

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Francis (Frank) Gavan Power, M.P.		 28 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Francis (Frank) Gavan Power, député		 28 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Francis Gavan Power		 28 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Frank Power (politician)		 28 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 28 Apr 2024 17:08 (but data presented dynamically)

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