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♂ Jean-Jacques Blais
aliasJean-Jacques Blais
Record
5244 · 1331

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 1 5
Birth 27 June 1940
Age 83 years + 10 months
First mandate 30 October 1972 → 51 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 32 years + 4 months
 
Mandate ended 39 years + 8 months ago (3 September 1984)
Special notes
None
 
Jean-Jacques Blais (1940– )
© Photo 1980 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 11 10 1

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 30
LIB
 1 Minister 36–37 14 Sep 1976 — 01 Feb 1978 1 4 18
2. CA 30
LIB
 1 Minister 37–38 02 Feb 1978 — 03 Jun 1979 1 4 1
3. CA 32
LIB
 1 Minister 39–43 03 Mar 1980 — 11 Aug 1983 3 5 8
4. CA 32
LIB
 1 Minister 39–43 03 Mar 1980 — 11 Aug 1983 3 5 8
5. CA 32
LIB
 1 Minister 43–44 12 Aug 1983 — 16 Sep 1984 1 1 4
 1. Post Office
 2. Solicitor General
 3. Supply and Services
 4. Receiver General [Supply and Services]
 5. National Defence

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Moe Mantha  m 
 
 
Eligible: 38,070 Votes: 29,996 Participation: 78.79% Candidacies: 4
Federal
29		 Ontario
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10252(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
32
LIB
 1/4 12,451 41.51% +1,639 Loser:
PC
 10,812 36.04% Jack Smylie

Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 41,154 Votes: 30,743 Participation: 74.70% Candidacies: 3
Federal
30		 Ontario
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10515(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
34
LIB
 1/3 16,549 54.02% +7,940 Loser:
PC
 8,609 28.10% Jack Smylie

Service: 4 years 10 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 46,647 Votes: 33,852 Participation: 72.57% Candidacies: 3
Federal
31		 Ontario
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4460(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
LIB
 1/3 15,184 44.85% +2,197 Loser:
PC
 12,987 38.36% Marie Marchand

Service: 8 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 46,647 Votes: 32,677 Participation: 70.05% Candidacies: 3
Federal
32		 Ontario
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4178(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
LIB
 1/3 16,394 50.33% +4,733 Loser:
PC
 11,661 35.80% Marie Marchand

Service: 4 years 6 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 47,351 Votes: 36,700 Participation: 77.51% Candidacies: 3
Federal
33		 Ontario
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3895(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
44
LIB
 2/3 14,558 39.84% -2,689 Winner:
PC
 17,247 47.20% Maurice W. (Moe) Mantha

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Jean-Jacques Blais, P.C., Q.C., M.P.		 28 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Jean-Jacques Blais, C.P., c.r., député		 28 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Jean-Jacques Blais		 28 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 28 Feb 2024 12:59 (but data presented dynamically)

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