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♂ Henry A.D. Somerville
aliasHenry A.D. Somerville
Record
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United Church   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 57%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Québec 4 3 7
Birth 25 May 1909 → 114 years + 11 months ago
Lived 82 years + 8 months
First mandate 16 July 1952 → 71 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 43 years + 1 month
Death 9 February 1992 → 32 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 25 years + 8 months after 4 June 1966
Special notes
None
 
Henry A.D. Somerville (1909–1992)
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Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Québec 13 10 15 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Kenneth J. Fraser  m  (4 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ James W. Ross  m 
 
Eligible: 3,673 Votes: 3,010 Participation: 81.95% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
21		 Québec
25 October 1939
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 16397(F) — 18 Feb 2022 22:22 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
30
UN
 2/2 1,245 41.86% -484 Winner:
QLP
 1,729 58.14% James W. Ross
Eligible: 7,389 Votes: 6,123 Participation: 82.87% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
24		 Québec
16 July 1952
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UN  Majority
ID: 16673(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
43
UN
 1/2 3,162 52.11% +256 Loser:
QLP
 2,906 47.89% Myles Tillotson

Service: 3 years 11 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,454 Votes: 6,313 Participation: 84.69% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
25		 Québec
20 June 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UN  Majority
ID: 16765(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
UN
 1/2 3,273 52.33% +291 Loser:
QLP
 2,982 47.67% James F. Smythe

Service: 4 years 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,619 Votes: 6,541 Participation: 85.85% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
26		 Québec
22 June 1960
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 16859(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
UN
 1/2 3,671 56.75% +873 Loser:
QLP
 2,798 43.25% Kenneth J. Fraser

Service: 2 years 4 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 7,543 Votes: 6,423 Participation: 85.15% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
27		 Québec
14 November 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 16957(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
UN
 1/2 3,449 54.14% +528 Loser:
QLP
 2,921 45.86% Kenneth J. Fraser

Service: 3 years 6 months 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 8,623 Votes: 7,029 Participation: 81.51% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
28		 Québec
5 June 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UN  Majority
ID: 11225(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
57
UN
 2/2 3,424 49.67% -45 Winner:
QLP
 3,469 50.33% Kenneth J. Fraser
Eligible: 9,547 Votes: 7,675 Participation: 80.39% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
29		 Québec
29 April 1970
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 11114(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
60
UN
 2/4 2,428 32.28% -1,742 Winner:
QLP
 4,170 55.44% Kenneth J. Fraser

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Henry Alister Darby "Alister" Somerville		 15 Feb 2024
FR Quebec National Assembly
Henry Alister Darby Somerville		 15 Feb 2024

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