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♂ Joseph-Omer Gour
aliasJoseph-Omer Gour
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
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Canada 5 0 5
Birth 12 November 1893 → 130 years + 7 months ago
Lived 65 years + 4 months
First mandate 11 June 1945 → 79 years + 4 days ago
↳ at age 51 years + 6 months
Death 24 March 1959 → 65 years + 2 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
Born Joseph-Omer Gourd.
 
Joseph-Omer Gour (1893–1959)
© Photo 1953 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ David Gourd (1885–1981) Brother
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Casselman, Ontario (1930–1935)
Mun./Co. Council ✗
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 13 9 7

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 15,977 Votes: 12,438 Participation: 77.85% Candidacies: 5
Federal
20		 Ontario
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23255(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
51
LIB
 1/5 5,519 44.37% +2,248 Loser:
PC
 3,271 26.30% Frederick A. Caillier

Service: 4 years 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 25,699 Votes: 20,366 Participation: 79.25% Candidacies: 4
Federal
21		 Ontario
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23516(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LIB
 1/4 12,635 63.01% +6,868 Loser:
PC
 5,767 28.76% Moïse Gendron

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 33,169 Votes: 24,578 Participation: 74.10% Candidacies: 4
Federal
22		 Ontario
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23816(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LIB
 1/4 15,969 66.22% +9,499 Loser:
PC
 6,470 26.83% Joseph E. Charron

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 47,050 Votes: 36,198 Participation: 76.94% Candidacies: 4
Federal
23		 Ontario
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24097(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
LIB
 1/4 20,673 58.19% +8,402 Loser:
PC
 12,271 34.54% Wilbur T. Nixon

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 47,050 Votes: 42,857 Participation: 91.09% Candidacies: 4
Federal
24		 Ontario
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24363(F) — 28 Jan 2022 15:31 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
LIB
 1/4 21,575 50.34% +2,111 Loser:
PC
 19,464 45.42% Wilbur T. Nixon
After his election:
24 Mar 1959 65
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 11 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 47,050 Votes: 36,299 Participation: 77.15% Candidacies: 3
Federal
24		 Ontario
5 October 1959
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24488(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
65		 Successor:
LIB
 21,070 58.05% J. Paul Tardif

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Joseph-Omer Gour		  9 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Joseph-Omer Gour		  9 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Joseph-Omer Gour		  9 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  5 Jun 2024 07:20 (but data presented dynamically)

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