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♂ Louis Joseph Robichaud
aliasLouis J. Robichaud
Record
53153 · 10901

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
New Brunswick 6 0 6
Birth 21 October 1925 → 98 years + 6 months ago
Lived 79 years + 2 months
First mandate 22 September 1952 → 71 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 26 years + 11 months
Death 6 January 2005 → 19 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 33 years + 8 months after 30 April 1971
Special notes
None
 
Louis Joseph Robichaud (1925–2005)
© Photo Senate (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate New Brunswick (1973–2000)
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council ✗
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
New Brunswick 18 7 1 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NB 43–47
LIB
 1 Party leader 32–45 01 Feb 1958 — 30 Apr 1971 13 2 29
2. NB 43
LIB
 1 Opposition Leader 32–34 01 Feb 1958 — 26 Jun 1960 2 4 25
3. NB 44–46
LIB
 1 Premier 34–45 27 Jun 1960 — 25 Oct 1970 10 3 28
4. NB 44–45
LIB
 1 Minister 34–39 27 Jun 1960 — 12 May 1965 4 10 15
5. NB 47
LIB
 2 Opposition Leader 45 26 Oct 1970 — 30 Apr 1971 0 6 4
 4. Attorney General

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Hugh A. Dysart  m  (4 runoffs)
⊖ Isaïe Melanson  m 
⊖ Armand Richard  m 
 		 ⊕ Alan R. Graham  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ André F. Richard  m  (5 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 33,185 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
42		 New Brunswick
22 September 1952
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 32449(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
26
LIB
 1/6 6,330 57.22% +1,503 Loser:
PC
 4,827 43.64% Prosper Girouard

Service: 3 years 8 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 32,394 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
43		 New Brunswick
18 June 1956
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 32466(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
30
LIB
 1/6 6,010 55.66% +1,133 Loser:
PC
 4,877 45.17% Blair Gautreau

Service: 4 years 8 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 32,668 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
44		 New Brunswick
27 June 1960
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32483(F) — 14 Sep 2021 22:03 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
34
LIB
 1/6 6,825 62.68% +2,660 Loser:
PC
 4,165 38.25% Roy F. Louis

Service: 2 years 9 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 29,430 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
45		 New Brunswick
22 April 1963
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32503(F) — 12 Feb 2022 14:49 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
37
LIB
 1/6 6,525 66.51% +3,181 Loser:
PC
 3,344 34.09% Donald C. Taylor

Service: 4 years 5 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 12,286 Votes: 29,424 Participation: 85.31% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
46		 New Brunswick
13 October 1967
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32524(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
41
LIB
 1/6 6,424 65.50% +2,779 Loser:
PC
 3,645 37.16% Emile Daigle

Service: 3 years 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 12,559 Votes: 26,995 Participation: 81.67% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
47		 New Brunswick
26 October 1970
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 32554(F) — 12 Feb 2022 15:37 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
45
LIB
 1/6 6,608 73.44% +3,990 Loser:
PC
 2,618 29.10% Oliver J. Babineau
After his election:
30 Apr 1971 45
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 6 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 12,559 Votes: 11,292 Participation: 89.91% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
47		 New Brunswick
1 October 1971
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 32568(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:16 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
45		 Successor:
PC
 6,682 59.17% Omer Léger

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Louis J. Robichaud, P.C., Q.C., C.C., Senator		 18 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Louis J. Robichaud, C.P., c.r., C.C., sénateur		 18 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Louis Robichaud		 18 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Louis Robichaud		 18 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 18 Apr 2024 23:46 (but data presented dynamically)

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