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♂ Jean-Baptiste Romuald Fiset
aliasRomuald Fiset
Record
19878 · 5192

Roman Catholic     ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 63%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 2 7
Québec 0 1 1
Total 5 3 8
Birth 7 February 1843 → 181 years + 3 months ago
Lived 73 years + 10 months
First mandate 20 July 1872 → 151 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 29 years + 5 months
Death 5 January 1917 → 107 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 19 years + 2 months after 20 October 1897
Special notes
None
 
Jean-Baptiste Romuald Fiset (1843–1917)
© Photo National Library of Canada — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Eugène Fiset (1874–1951) Son  
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate Québec (1897–1917) Died in office
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Rimouski, Québec
Mun./Co. Council Rimouski, Québec
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 15 3 3

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 9  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Louis-Adolphe Billy  m 
⊖ Alexandre Chauveau  m 
⊖ George Sylvain  m 
 		 ⊖ Adolphe-Philippe Caron  m 
⊖ Sir Hector-Louis Langevin  m 
 
Eligible: 3,522 Votes: 1,858 Participation: 52.75% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Québec
29 April 1872
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 15894(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
29
ICON
 2/2 853 45.91% -152 Winner:
CONS
 1,005 54.09% Alexandre Chauveau
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,531 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Québec
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18644(F) — 25 Jun 2023 22:26 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
29
LIB
 1/2 1,381 54.56% +231 Loser:
CONS
 1,150 45.44% George Sylvain
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 30
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 4,040 Votes: 2,082 Participation: 51.53% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Québec
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18880(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
30
LIB
 1/2 1,728 83.00% +1,374 Loser:
IND
 354 17.00% A.P. Letendre

Service: 4 years 7 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,749 Votes: 3,623 Participation: 76.29% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Québec
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19169(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
35
LIB
 1/2 2,003 56.31% +449 Loser:
CONS
 1,554 43.69% Hector-Louis Langevin

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,188 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Québec
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19365(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
39
LIB
 2/2 1,540 48.31% -108 Winner:
CONS
 1,648 51.69% Louis-Adolphe Billy
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,888 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Québec
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19573(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
44
LIB
 1/2 2,228 57.30% +568 Loser:
CONS
 1,660 42.70% Louis Taché

Service: 4 years 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,860 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Québec
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19925(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
48
LIB
 2/2 1,799 46.61% -262 Winner:
CONS
 2,061 53.39% Adolphe-Philippe Caron
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,620 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Québec
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20213(F) — 22 Jan 2022 23:40 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
53
LIB
 1/2 2,443 52.88% +266 Loser:
CONS
 2,177 47.12% Louis Taché
After his election:
20 Oct 1897 54
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 1 year 3 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
8		 Québec
6 November 1897
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20255(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
54		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Jean-Auguste Ross

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Jean-Baptiste Romuald Fiset, M.P., Senator		 20 May 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Jean-Baptiste Romuald Fiset, député, sénateur		 20 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
Jean-Baptiste Romuald Fiset		 20 May 2024
FR Wikipédia
Jean-Baptiste Romuald Fiset		 20 May 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 20 May 2024 18:55 (but data presented dynamically)

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