Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Paul Crête
aliasPaul Crête
Record
13418 · 1057

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Not in office Performance: 86%
 
Canada 6 0 6
Québec 0 1 1
Total 6 1 7
Birth 8 April 1953
Age 71 years + 1 month
First mandate 25 October 1993 → 30 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 40 years + 6 months
 
Mandate ended 14 years + 11 months ago (21 May 2009)
Special notes
None
 
Paul Crête (1953– )
© Photo 2008 Louperivois — licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
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 15 6 20

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
4 documented challengers
Victor-Lévy Beaulieu  m 
France Dionne  f 
 
Jean D'Amour  m 
André Plourde  m  (2 runoffs)
 
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
→ New to Parliament
Age
40
BQ
1/5 18,510 52.86% +10,459 Loser:
PC
8,051 22.99% André Plourde

Service:
3 years 7 months 7 days (Oppo.)
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
Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
BQ
1/5 16,518 38.27% +2,399 Loser:
LIB
14,119 32.71% France Dionne

Service:
3 years 5 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 67,208 Votes: 39,931 Participation: 59.41% Candidacies: 6
Federal
37
Québec
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2774(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
BQ
1/6 23,319 59.99% +11,525 Loser:
LIB
11,794 30.34% Helen Ouellet

Service:
3 years 7 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: 78,473 Votes: 45,206 Participation: 57.61% Candidacies: 5
Federal
38
Québec
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1218(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
BQ
1/5 25,327 57.13% +12,203 Loser:
LIB
13,124 29.61% Isabelle Mignault

Service:
1 year 6 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 78,382 Votes: 46,659 Participation: 59.53% Candidacies: 5
Federal
39
Québec
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 724(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
BQ
1/5 24,117 52.44% +12,588 Loser:
CPC
11,529 25.07% Daniel Nadeau

Service:
2 years 8 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 78,377 Votes: 45,057 Participation: 57.49% Candidacies: 6
Federal
40
Québec
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5950(F) — 1 Feb 2022 23:02 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
BQ
1/6 20,494 46.03% +6,854 Loser:
CPC
13,640 30.64% Denis Laflamme
After his election:
21 May 2009 56
BQ
Vac.
Unsuccessfully ran provincially
Service: 7 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 34,219 Votes: 21,091 Participation: 61.64% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
39
Québec
22 June 2009
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 11385(F) — 22 Jul 2023 12:21 ET
Failed to enter this legislature
Age
56
PQ
2/8 7,514 35.83% -2,445 Winner:
QLP
9,959 47.49% Jean D'Amour
Eligible: 77,877 Votes: 28,766 Participation: 36.94% Candidacies: 5
Federal
40
Québec
9 November 2009
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 25993(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
56
Successor:
CPC
12,162 42.67% Bernard Généreux

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Mr. Paul Crête, M.P.
 8 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Monsieur Paul Crête, député
 8 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Paul Crête
 8 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Paul Crête
 8 Apr 2024


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  8 Apr 2024 08:05 (but data presented dynamically)