♂ Henri-Sévérin Béland ♦

Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate

Deceased

Performance: 90%

	∑	✓	✗
Québec	2	2	0
Canada	8	7	1
Total	10	9	1

Birth	Death	Lived	Died in office
11 October 1869 (154 years 6 months ago)	22 April 1935 (89 years ago)	65 years 6 months	No

Service in elected office

Legislature

Total

Government

Opposition

Québec

Days	years	months	days
1,700	4	7	26

Days	years	months	days
1,700	4	7	26

Days	years	months	days
0	0	0	0

Canada

Days	years	months	days
8,614	23	7	1

Days	years	months	days
4,887	13	4	19

Days	years	months	days
3,727	10	2	15

Total > 

Days	years	months	days
10,314	28	2	27

Days	years	months	days
6,587	18	0	14

Days	years	months	days
3,727	10	2	15

The calculations in years, months and days are approximate and might be off by a few days due to the base date used for these calculations.

Leadership roles

									Duration
#	Legislature		Party	M	Int	Role	Age	Dates	y	m	d
1.	CA	11	LIB	1		Minister	41	19 Aug 1911 — 06 Oct 1911	0	1	17
2.	CA	14–15	LIB	1		Minister	52–56	29 Dec 1921 — 14 Apr 1926	4	3	16
3.	CA	14–15	LIB	1		Minister	52–56	29 Dec 1921 — 14 Apr 1926	4	3	16
1. Post Office 2. Soldiers' Civil Re-establishment 3. Health [Soldiers' Civil Re-establishment]

Electoral history

→ 10 recorded electoral participations → 12 electoral path points					→ 1 documented challenger:			David-Ovide L'Espérance m
Provincial Ass.: 9	Québec	Beauce
	11 May 1897	Age: 27	→ New to this legislature
General			✓	1/2	QLP	56.31%	3,371 of 5,987	Elig.: 7,998	Parti.: 75.51%
			Loser >		CONS	43.69%	2,616 (-755)	Cyprien Fortin m
ID: 15357(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET		Service: 3 years 6 months 25 days (Gov't)
Provincial Ass.: 10	Québec	Beauce
	7 December 1900	Age: 31	Re-elected incumbent
General			✓	1/1	QLP	0.00%	0 of 0	Elig.: 8,566	Parti.: n/a
			By acclamation
		Post-Election...
7 January 1902 >		??	QLP	→	Vac.	Resigned: Successfully ran federally
ID: 15431(F) — 17 Feb 2022 15:39 ET		Service: 1 year 1 month (Gov't)						Exit from legislature →
Federal Ass.: 9	Québec	Beauce
	8 January 1902	Age: 32	→ New to Parliament
By-Election			✓	1/1	LIB	0.00%	0 of 0	Elig.: n/a	Parti.: n/a
			By acclamation
ID: 20487(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET		Service: 2 years 9 months 25 days (Gov't)
Provincial Ass.: 10	Québec	Beauce
	31 January 1902	Age: 32	Incumbent did not run in this election
By-Election
			Successor >		QLP	58.37%	3,159 of 5,412	Arthur Godbout m ( 29 )
ID: 26283(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
Federal Ass.: 10	Québec	Beauce
	3 November 1904	Age: 35	Re-elected incumbent
General			✓	1/2	LIB	73.31%	3,601 of 4,912	Elig.: 9,121	Parti.: 54.25%
			Loser >		CONS	26.69%	1,311 (-2,290)	E.M.A. Savard m
ID: 20670(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET		Service: 3 years 11 months 22 days (Gov't)
Federal Ass.: 11	Québec	Beauce
	26 October 1908	Age: 39	Re-elected incumbent
General			✓	1/2	LIB	95.71%	4,082 of 4,265	Elig.: 10,157	Parti.: 42.33%
			Loser >		CONS	4.29%	183 (-3,899)	Alphonse Poirier m
ID: 20931(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET		Service: 2 years 10 months 25 days (Gov't)
Federal Ass.: 12	Québec	Beauce
	21 September 1911	Age: 41	Re-elected incumbent
General			✓	1/2	LIB	58.23%	4,823 of 8,282	Elig.: inc.	Parti.: inc.
			Loser >		CONS	41.77%	3,459 (-1,364)	Georges Cloutier m
ID: 21159(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET		Service: 6 years 2 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Federal Ass.: 12	Québec	Montmagny
	21 September 1911	Age: 41	Defeated incumbent						Exit from legislature →
General			✗	2/2	LIB	44.55%	1,328 of 2,981	Elig.: inc.	Parti.: inc.
			Winner >		CONS	55.45%	1,653 (+325)	David-Ovide L'Espérance m ( 47 )
ID: 21192(F) — 23 Jan 2022 19:03 ET
Federal Ass.: 13	Québec	Beauce
	17 December 1917	Age: 48	→ Returned to Parliament after hiatus
General			✓	1/1	LL	0.00%	0 of 0	Elig.: n/a	Parti.: n/a
			By acclamation
ID: 21417(F) — 23 Jan 2022 20:57 ET		Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Federal Ass.: 14	Québec	Beauce
	6 December 1921	Age: 52	Re-elected incumbent
General			✓	1/2	LIB	90.01%	12,030 of 13,365	Elig.: inc.	Parti.: inc.
			Loser >		NLCP	9.99%	1,335 (-10,695)	J. Ephrem Lambert m
		Post-Election...
29 December 1921 >		??	LIB	→	Vac.	Resigned: Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
ID: 21674(F) — 24 Jan 2022 07:21 ET		Service: 0 year 0 month 23 days (Gov't)
Federal Ass.: 14	Québec	Beauce
	19 January 1922	Age: 52	Re-elected incumbent
By-Election			✓	1/1	LIB	0.00%	0 of 0	Elig.: n/a	Parti.: n/a
			By acclamation
		Post-Election...
4 September 1925 >		??	LIB	→	Vac.	Resigned: To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
ID: 21762(F) — 11 Oct 2022 19:49 ET		Service: 3 years 7 months 16 days (Gov't)						Exit from legislature →
Federal Ass.: 15	Québec	Beauce
	29 October 1925	Age: 56	Incumbent did not run in this election						Exit from legislature →
General
			Successor >		LIB	77.60%	12,765 of 16,449	Édouard Lacroix m ( 36 )
ID: 21945(F) — 27 Jun 2023 20:27 ET

→ 7 online biographical references
Lg	Hyperlink	Retrieved on
EN	Dictionary of Canadian Biography: Béland, Henri	3 Dec 2023
FR	Dictionnaire biographique du Canada: Béland, Henri	3 Dec 2023
EN	Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo): The Hon. Henri Sévérin Béland, P.C., Senator, M.P.	3 Dec 2023
FR	Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo): L'hon. Henri Sévérin Béland, C.P., sénateur, député	3 Dec 2023
FR	Quebec National Assembly: Henri-Sévérin Béland	3 Dec 2023
EN	Wikipedia: Henri Sévérin Béland	3 Dec 2023
FR	Wikipédia: Henri Sévérin Béland	3 Dec 2023

Rev.: 03 Dec 2023 @ 09:31 ET

Gen.: 23 Apr 2024 @ 11:12 ET