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♂ Denis Paradis
aliasDenis Paradis
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 63%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 3 8
Birth 1 April 1949
Age 75 years
First mandate 13 February 1995 → 29 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 10 months
 
Mandate ended 4 years + 6 months ago (20 October 2019)
Special notes
None
 
Denis Paradis (1949– )
© Photo 2011 Georges Alexandar / Michael Ignatieff — licensed under CC BY 2.0
Family tie with other documented individual
⊕ Pierre Paradis (1950–) Brother  
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 14 11 6

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 37
LIB
 1 Minister of State/responsible 54–55 12 Dec 2003 — 19 Jul 2004 0 7 7
 1. Financial Institutions [Finance]

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 9  
4 documented challengers
⊕ Jean-François Bertrand  m 
⊖ Pierre Jacob  m 
 		 ⊖ W. Heward Grafftey  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Christian Ouellet  m  (3 runoffs)
 
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
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
45
LIB
 1/10 19,078 51.02% +3,314 Loser:
BQ
 15,764 42.16% Jean-François Bertrand

Service: 2 years 3 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 61,553 Votes: 46,810 Participation: 76.05% Candidacies: 4
Federal
36		 Québec
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3068(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LIB
 1/4 19,261 42.37% +6,491 Loser:
PC
 12,770 28.09% Claude Boulard

Service: 3 years 5 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 66,730 Votes: 43,853 Participation: 65.72% Candidacies: 5
Federal
37		 Québec
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2762(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
 1/5 21,545 50.26% +8,182 Loser:
BQ
 13,363 31.17% André Leroux

Service: 3 years 7 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 71,866 Votes: 45,012 Participation: 62.63% Candidacies: 5
Federal
38		 Québec
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1185(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LIB
 1/5 18,609 42.08% +1,072 Loser:
BQ
 17,537 39.66% Christian Ouellet

Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 74,088 Votes: 49,074 Participation: 66.24% Candidacies: 6
Federal
39		 Québec
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 691(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
56
LIB
 2/6 13,569 27.97% -5,027 Winner:
BQ
 18,596 38.33% Christian Ouellet
Eligible: 76,636 Votes: 50,410 Participation: 65.78% Candidacies: 6
Federal
40		 Québec
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5917(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
59
LIB
 2/6 16,357 32.79% -1,204 Winner:
BQ
 17,561 35.21% Christian Ouellet
Eligible: 80,371 Votes: 53,133 Participation: 66.11% Candidacies: 5
Federal
41		 Québec
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6457(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
62
LIB
 2/5 11,589 22.06% -10,818 Winner:
NDP
 22,407 42.64% Pierre Jacob
Eligible: 85,118 Votes: 59,391 Participation: 69.77% Candidacies: 6
Federal
42		 Québec
19 October 2015
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7542(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
66
LIB
 1/6 25,744 43.88% +11,361 Loser:
NDP
 14,383 24.51% Catherine Lusson

Service: 4 years 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 89,334 Votes: 62,403 Participation: 69.85% Candidacies: 8
Federal
43		 Québec
21 October 2019
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 27039(F) — 22 Sep 2021 10:16 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
70		 Successor:
LIB
 23,450 38.17% Lyne Bessette

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Denis Paradis, P.C., M.P.		 01 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Denis Paradis, C.P., député		 01 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Denis Paradis		 01 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Denis Paradis		 01 Apr 2024

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