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♂ André Plourde
aliasAndré Plourde
Record
49962 · 965

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 2 4
Birth 12 January 1937
Age 87 years + 4 months
First mandate 4 September 1984 → 39 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 47 years + 7 months
 
Mandate ended 30 years + 6 months ago (24 October 1993)
Special notes
None
 
André Plourde (1937– )
© Photo 1988 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
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
Canada 9 1 18

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
3 documented challengers
⊕ Paul Crête  m  (2 runoffs)
⊕ Pierre Pettigrew  m 
 		 ⊕ France Dionne  f 
 
Eligible: 51,827 Votes: 37,336 Participation: 72.04% Candidacies: 6
Federal
33		 Québec
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3974(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
47
PC
 1/6 19,651 53.21% +6,729 Loser:
LIB
 12,922 34.99% Pierre S. Pettigrew

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 34,875 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
34		 Québec
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3679(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
PC
 1/5 20,388 58.46% +10,035 Loser:
LIB
 10,353 29.69% Gilles Desjardins

Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 52,864 Votes: 36,356 Participation: 68.77% Candidacies: 5
Federal
35		 Québec
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3385(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
56
PC
 2/5 8,051 22.99% -10,459 Winner:
BQ
 18,510 52.86% Paul Crête
Eligible: 66,748 Votes: 44,474 Participation: 66.63% Candidacies: 5
Federal
36		 Québec
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3084(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
60
PC
 3/5 11,623 26.93% -4,895 Winner:
BQ
 16,518 38.27% Paul Crête

Online biographical references (3)

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

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Mar 2024 23:49 (but data presented dynamically)

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