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♂ Michel Gauthier
aliasMichel Gauthier
Record
22332 · 1081

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 0 5
Québec 2 0 2
Total 7 0 7
Birth 18 February 1950 → 74 years + 2 months ago
Lived 70 years + 3 months
First mandate 13 April 1981 → 43 years + 15 days ago
↳ at age 31 years + 1 month
Death 30 May 2020 → 3 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 12 years + 10 months after 29 July 2007
Special notes
None
 
Michel Gauthier (1950–2020)
© Photo 2018 Andrew Scheer — licensed under CC0
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Joseph-Georges Gauthier (1918–1978) Father  
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 13 8 29
Québec 6 9 19 Z
TOTAL 20 6 18

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 35
BQ
 1 Opposition Leader 45–47 17 Feb 1996 — 14 Mar 1997 1 0 25
2. CA 35
BQ
 1 Party leader 45–47 17 Feb 1996 — 14 Mar 1997 1 0 25

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 9  
3 documented challengers
⊕ Alain Giguère  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Robert Lamontagne  m 
 		 ⊖ Aurélien Gill  m 
 
Eligible: 40,267 Votes: 33,656 Participation: 83.58% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 Québec
13 April 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PQ  Majority
ID: 2268(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
31
PQ
 1/3 19,301 57.85% +6,541 Loser:
QLP
 12,760 38.25% Robert Lamontagne

Service: 4 years 7 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 41,240 Votes: 32,112 Participation: 77.87% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
33		 Québec
2 December 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 2023(F) — 19 Feb 2022 21:34 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
35
PQ
 1/3 16,684 52.64% +2,035 Loser:
QLP
 14,649 46.22% Patrice Laroche
After his election:
2 Feb 1988 37
PQ
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 2 years 2 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: 40,490 Votes: 26,272 Participation: 64.89% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
33		 Québec
20 June 1988
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 11337(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
38		 Successor:
QLP
 16,152 62.02% Gaston Blackburn
Eligible: 49,583 Votes: 35,121 Participation: 70.83% Candidacies: 4
Federal
35		 Québec
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3414(F) — 18 Nov 2022 00:13 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
43
BQ
 1/4 20,109 59.96% +13,246 Loser:
LIB
 6,863 20.46% Aurélien Gill

Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 51,844 Votes: 32,135 Participation: 61.98% Candidacies: 4
Federal
36		 Québec
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3113(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
BQ
 1/4 16,207 52.10% +8,031 Loser:
LIB
 8,176 26.28% Jean-Pierre Boivin

Service: 3 years 5 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 54,041 Votes: 31,547 Participation: 58.38% Candidacies: 5
Federal
37		 Québec
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2788(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
BQ
 1/5 16,928 55.06% +6,248 Loser:
LIB
 10,680 34.74% Jean-Pierre Boivin

Service: 3 years 7 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: 63,497 Votes: 35,454 Participation: 55.84% Candidacies: 5
Federal
38		 Québec
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1233(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
BQ
 1/5 20,655 59.41% +12,591 Loser:
LIB
 8,064 23.19% Michel Mallette

Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 63,236 Votes: 39,300 Participation: 62.15% Candidacies: 5
Federal
39		 Québec
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 739(F) — 1 Feb 2022 22:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
BQ
 1/5 17,586 45.20% +3,123 Loser:
CPC
 14,463 37.18% Ghislain Lavoie
After his election:
29 Jul 2007 57
BQ
 →
Vac.
 Left federal politics
Service: 1 year 6 months 6 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 63,050 Votes: 29,527 Participation: 46.83% Candidacies: 5
Federal
39		 Québec
17 September 2007
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 10818(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
57		 Successor:
CPC
 17,463 59.68% Denis Lebel

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Non-standard link
Canadian Press, Montreal Gazette (23 May 2018), Former Bloc Québécois leader Michel Gauthier renounces sovereignty, joins Conservatives		 16 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Mr. Michel Gauthier, M.P.		 16 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Monsieur Michel Gauthier, député		 16 Apr 2024
FR Quebec National Assembly
Michel Gauthier		 16 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Michel Gauthier		 16 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Michel Gauthier (homme politique)		 16 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 16 Apr 2024 07:44 (but data presented dynamically)

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