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♂ Gilbert Chartrand
aliasGilbert Chartrand
Record
10553 · 1005

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 0 2
Birth 3 November 1954
Age 69 years + 5 months
First mandate 4 September 1984 → 39 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 29 years + 10 months
 
Mandate ended 30 years + 6 months ago (24 October 1993)
Special notes
None
 
Gilbert Chartrand (1954– )
© Photo 1988 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
In April 2005, long after leaving politics, Chartrand and his wife were convicted of fraud and conspiracy against their boss and were sentenced to 18-month prison terms.
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 9 1 18

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
3 documented challengers
⊕ Alain Giguère  m 
⊖ Pierre R. Savard  m 
 		 ⊕ Raymond R.L. Lavigne  m 
 
Eligible: 54,048 Votes: 40,626 Participation: 75.17% Candidacies: 6
Federal
33		 Québec
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 4021(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
29
PC
 1/6 17,378 43.52% +947 Loser:
LIB
 16,431 41.15% Pierre R. Savard

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 44,380 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 7
Federal
34		 Québec
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3726(F) — 29 Jun 2023 23:49 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
34
PC
 1/7 20,113 45.32% +4,906 Loser:
LIB
 15,207 34.27% Raymond R.L. Lavigne
After his election:
22 May 1990 35
PC
 →
IND
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
20 Dec 1990 36
IND
 →
BQ
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
9 Apr 1991 36
BQ
 →
PC
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Gov't & Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 61,831 Votes: 46,686 Participation: 75.51% Candidacies: 10
Federal
35		 Québec
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3430(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
38		 Successor:
LIB
 19,644 43.69% Raymond R.L. Lavigne

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Non-standard link
The Globe and Mail (22 June 2005), Former Quebec MP sentenced to 18 months for fraud		 16 Feb 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Gilbert Chartrand, M.P.		 16 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Gilbert Chartrand, député		 16 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Gilbert Chartrand		 16 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Gilbert Chartrand		 16 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 16 Feb 2024 13:05 (but data presented dynamically)

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