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♂ Raymond J. Perrault
aliasRaymond J. Perrault
Record
49106 · 21

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
British Columbia 3 0 3
Total 4 1 5
Birth 6 February 1926 → 98 years + 3 months ago
Lived 82 years + 9 months
First mandate 12 September 1960 → 63 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 7 months
Death 24 November 2008 → 15 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 36 years + 26 days after 29 October 1972
Special notes
None
 

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 4 4 4
British Columbia 7 8 20 Z
TOTAL 12 0 25

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. BC 25
LIB
 1 Party leader 33–42 16 May 1959 — 04 Oct 1968 9 4 18
2. CA 32
LIB
 1 Minister of State/responsible 55–56 25 Feb 1981 — 09 Sep 1982 1 6 15
3. CA 32
LIB
 1 Minister of State/responsible 56–57 30 Sep 1982 — 11 Aug 1983 0 10 12
 2. British Columbia [Without portfolio]
 3. Fitness and Amateur Sport [National Health and Welfare]

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
8 documented challengers
⊖ Herb Capozzi  m 
⊖ Deane Finlayson  m 
⊖ Nels Nelson  m 
⊖ Frederick M. Sharp  m 
 		 ⊖ Thomas Clement Douglas  m 
⊖ Gordon Gibson Sr.  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Maurice Rush  m 
⊖ Newton P. Steacy  m 
 
Eligible: 49,176 Votes: 72,769 Participation: 73.99% Candidacies: 10
Provincial
26		 British Columbia
12 September 1960
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29899(F) — 9 May 2024 19:55 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature (Party leader)
Age
34
LIB
 1/10 14,408 39.84% +1,604 Loser:
SC
 12,804 35.40% Newton P. Steacy

Service: 3 years 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 50,107 Votes: 73,669 Participation: 73.51% Candidacies: 9
Provincial
27		 British Columbia
30 September 1963
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29944(F) — 13 Jan 2022 07:56 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
37
LIB
 1/9 16,153 44.05% +2,938 Loser:
SC
 13,215 36.04% Harold P. (Herb) Capozzi

Service: 2 years 11 months 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 19,003 Votes: 12,575 Participation: 66.17% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
28		 British Columbia
12 September 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 29986(F) — 4 Mar 2022 15:18 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
40
LIB
 1/4 6,426 51.49% +2,450 Loser:
SC
 3,976 31.86% Kenwood Pugsley
After his election:
5 Jun 1968 42
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 1 year 8 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 39,552 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
28		 British Columbia
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 9891(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
42
LIB
 1/4 17,891 45.23% +138 Loser:
NDP
 17,753 44.89% Thomas C. Douglas

Service: 4 years 4 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 19,003 Votes: 10,459 Participation: 55.04% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
28		 British Columbia
15 July 1968
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30013(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
42		 Successor:
LIB
 5,578 53.61% David M. Brousson
Eligible: 64,363 Votes: 48,361 Participation: 75.14% Candidacies: 7
Federal
29		 British Columbia
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10148(F) — 28 Jun 2023 16:51 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
46
LIB
 2/7 17,985 37.19% -289 Winner:
NDP
 18,274 37.79% Nels E. (Ed) Nelson

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Raymond J. Perrault, P.C., M.P., Senator		  9 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Raymond J. Perrault, C.P., député, sénateur		  9 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Ray Perrault		  9 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Sep 2023 17:07 (but data presented dynamically)

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