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♂ Gaston Péloquin
aliasGaston Péloquin
Record
48901 · 1040

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 0 1
Birth 11 December 1939 → 84 years + 4 months ago
Lived 54 years + 8 months
First mandate 25 October 1993 → 30 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 53 years + 10 months
Death 1 September 1994 → 29 years + 8 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Gaston Péloquin (1939–1994) 200x287
© Photo 1994 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 0 10 6

Electoral history

Race 1  
Path points 2  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 59,132 Votes: 45,316 Participation: 76.64% Candidacies: 8
Federal
35		 Québec
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3369(F) — 30 Jan 2022 19:14 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
53
BQ
 1/8 17,836 40.76% +1,796 Loser:
LIB
 16,040 36.66% Joan Kouri
After his election:
1 Sep 1994 54
BQ
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 10 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 59,132 Votes: 37,391 Participation: 63.23% Candidacies: 10
Federal
35		 Québec
13 February 1995
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10846(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
54		 Successor:
LIB
 19,078 51.02% Denis Paradis

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Mr. Gaston Péloquin, M.P.		 03 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Monsieur Gaston Péloquin, député		 03 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Gaston Péloquin		 03 Dec 2023
FR Wikipédia
Gaston Péloquin		 03 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Dec 2023 15:25 (but data presented dynamically)

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