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♂ Joseph-Éloi Fontaine
aliasJoseph-Éloi Fontaine
Record
20288 · 7476

  
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 0 4
Birth 14 September 1865 → 158 years + 9 months ago
Lived 64 years + 8 months
First mandate 17 December 1917 → 106 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 52 years + 3 months
Death 11 June 1930 → 94 years ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Joseph-Éloi Fontaine (1865–1930)
© Photo 1918 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Hull, Québec (1908–1910)
Mun./Co. Council Hull, Québec (1904–1908)
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 12 5 20

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
13		 Québec
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21434(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
52
LL
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 14,508 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
14		 Québec
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21691(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LIB
 1/2 11,998 82.70% +9,488 Loser:
PROG
 2,510 17.30% Sylvio Lafortune

Service: 3 years 10 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 21,038 Votes: 14,809 Participation: 70.39% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 Québec
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21962(F) — 27 Jun 2023 21:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
LIB
 1/2 10,248 69.20% +5,687 Loser:
LC
 4,561 30.80% Louis Cousineau
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 60
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 21,038 Votes: 13,084 Participation: 62.19% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Québec
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22214(F) — 24 Jan 2022 22:11 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
LIB
 1/2 10,899 83.30% +8,714 Loser:
LC
 2,185 16.70% François-Albert Dumas
After his election:
11 Jun 1930 64
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 3 years 8 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 22,790 Votes: 18,454 Participation: 80.97% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Québec
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22488(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
64		 Successor:
LIB
 12,543 67.97% Alphonse Fournier

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Joseph-Éloi Fontaine, M.P.		  1 Jun 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Joseph-Éloi Fontaine, député		  1 Jun 2024
EN Wikipedia
Joseph-Éloi Fontaine		  1 Jun 2024
FR Wikipédia
Joseph-Éloi Fontaine		  1 Jun 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  1 Jun 2024 15:00 (but data presented dynamically)

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