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♂ Louis Beaubien
aliasLouis Beaubien
Record
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Roman Catholic   ∞2
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 88%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 0 1
Québec 6 1 7
Total 7 1 8
Birth 27 July 1837 → 186 years + 9 months ago
Lived 77 years + 11 months
First mandate 15 September 1867 → 156 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 30 years + 1 month
Death 19 July 1915 → 108 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 18 years + 2 months after 10 May 1897
Double mandate Hochelaga (Québec)
Up until about 1872-74 (depending on the jurisdiction), a parliamentarian could sit in his provincial legislature and the Commons.
Special notes
None
 
Louis Beaubien (1837–1915)
© Photo c.1880 Jules-Isaïe Benoît — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Joseph-Octave Beaubien (1824–1877) Cousin  
⊖ Philippe B. Casgrain (1826–1917) Cousin  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 1 6 2
Québec 24 2 26 Z
TOTAL 25 8 28

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. QC 3
CONS
 1 Speaker 39–40 10 Nov 1876 — 30 Apr 1878 1 5 20

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 10  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Élie-Hercule Bisson  m 
⊖ Antoine-Aimé Dorion  m 
 		 ⊖ Laurent-Olivier David  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 3,243 Votes: 2,561 Participation: 78.97% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Québec
15 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 14800(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:34 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
30
CONS
 1/2 1,420 55.45% +279 Loser:
QLP
 1,141 44.55% Laurent-Olivier David

Service: 3 years 9 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,921 Votes: 2,532 Participation: 64.57% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Québec
15 July 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 14900(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
33
CONS
 1/2 1,391 54.94% +250 Loser:
QLP
 1,141 45.06% Antoine-Aimé Dorion

Service: 3 years 11 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,082 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Québec
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18612(F) — 25 Jun 2023 21:24 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
34
CONS
 1/2 1,800 58.40% +518 Loser:
IND
 1,282 41.60% V. Hudon
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 36
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
3		 Québec
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18848(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
36		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. Alphonse Desjardins
Eligible: 6,706 Votes: 3,583 Participation: 53.43% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Québec
7 July 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
 QLP  8 Mar 1878
ID: 14965(F) — 20 Jul 2023 11:54 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
CONS
 1/2 1,930 54.34% +308 Loser:
QLP
 1,622 45.66% Laurent-Olivier David
After his election:
8 Mar 1878 40
CONS
 →
QLP
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 2 years 9 months 23 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 8,139 Votes: 4,721 Participation: 58.00% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Québec
1 May 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Minority
 CONS  29 Oct 1879
ID: 15030(F) — 20 Jul 2023 19:00 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
CONS
 1/2 2,495 54.32% +397 Loser:
QLP
 2,098 45.68% C.-H. Dugas
After his election:
29 Oct 1879 42
QLP
 →
CONS
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 3 years 7 months (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 8,700 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
5		 Québec
2 December 1881
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 15095(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 10 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,469 Votes: 5,455 Participation: 57.61% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Québec
14 October 1886
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
ID: 15160(F) — 21 Jul 2023 16:58 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
49		 Successor:
CONS
 2,742 51.00% Joseph-Octave Villeneuve
Eligible: 5,998 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
8		 Québec
8 March 1892
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 15327(F) — 2 Oct 2022 14:36 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
54
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 5 years 2 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,957 Votes: 3,224 Participation: 81.48% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 Québec
11 May 1897
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15358(F) — 17 Feb 2022 14:02 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
59
CONS
 2/2 1,457 45.73% -272 Winner:
QLP
 1,729 54.27% Élie-Hercule Bisson

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Beaubien, Louis		  3 Feb 2024
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Beaubien, Louis		  3 Feb 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Louis Beaubien, M.P.		  3 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Louis Beaubien, député		  3 Feb 2024
FR Quebec National Assembly
Louis Beaubien		  3 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Louis Beaubien		  3 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Louis Beaubien		  3 Feb 2024

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