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♀ Sheila Finestone
aliasSheila Finestone
Record
19796 · 983

Judaism     
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 0 4
Birth 28 January 1927 → 97 years + 3 months ago
Lived 82 years + 4 months
First mandate 4 September 1984 → 39 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 57 years + 7 months
Death 8 June 2009 → 14 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 9 years + 9 months after 11 August 1999
Special notes
None
 
Sheila Finestone (1927–2009)
© Photo Senate (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate Québec (1999–2002)
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council ✗
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 14 11 2

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 35
LIB
 1 Minister of State/responsible 66–68 04 Nov 1993 — 24 Jan 1996 2 2 20
 1. Status of Women

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊕ Adam Giambrone  m 
 
 
Eligible: 61,528 Votes: 48,283 Participation: 78.47% Candidacies: 8
Federal
33		 Québec
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3992(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
57
LIB
 1/8 22,716 47.47% +4,009 Loser:
PC
 18,707 39.09% Sharon Wolfe

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 45,701 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Federal
34		 Québec
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3697(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
LIB
 1/8 27,354 59.85% +12,753 Loser:
PC
 14,601 31.95% Robert Presser

Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 60,305 Votes: 48,315 Participation: 80.12% Candidacies: 9
Federal
35		 Québec
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3401(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
LIB
 1/9 39,598 82.94% +36,274 Loser:
BQ
 3,324 6.96% Guillaume Dumas

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 62,055 Votes: 48,861 Participation: 78.74% Candidacies: 6
Federal
36		 Québec
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3100(F) — 1 Dec 2022 22:32 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
70
LIB
 1/6 30,115 62.26% +20,025 Loser:
IND
 10,090 20.86% Howard Galganov
After her election:
11 Aug 1999 72
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 2 years 2 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 62,841 Votes: 17,310 Participation: 27.55% Candidacies: 4
Federal
36		 Québec
15 November 1999
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10840(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
72		 Successor:
LIB
 15,820 91.98% Irwin Cotler

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Sheila Finestone, P.C., M.P., Senator		  8 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Sheila Finestone, C.P., députée, sénatrice		  8 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Sheila Finestone		  8 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Sheila Finestone		  8 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  8 Mar 2024 06:25 (but data presented dynamically)

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