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♀ Diane St-Jacques
aliasDiane St-Jacques
Record
58401 · 1117

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 2 4
Birth 16 May 1953
Age 70 years + 11 months
First mandate 2 June 1997 → 26 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 44 years
 
Mandate ended 19 years + 10 months ago (27 June 2004)
Special notes
None
 
Diane St-Jacques (1953– )
© Photo 2001 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 7 0 24

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Jean H. Leroux  m 
 		 ⊕ Robert Vincent  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 67,413 Votes: 50,819 Participation: 75.38% Candidacies: 4
Federal
36		 Québec
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3122(F) — 30 Jun 2023 08:15 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
44
PC
 1/4 17,897 36.90% +521 Loser:
BQ
 17,376 35.82% Jean H. Leroux
After her election:
12 Sep 2000 47
PC
 →
LIB
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 3 years 5 months 24 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 68,698 Votes: 46,358 Participation: 67.48% Candidacies: 6
Federal
37		 Québec
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2791(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LIB
 1/6 20,707 45.93% +891 Loser:
BQ
 19,816 43.95% Michel Benoit

Service: 3 years 7 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 77,134 Votes: 48,556 Participation: 62.95% Candidacies: 5
Federal
38		 Québec
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1242(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
51
LIB
 2/5 18,725 39.72% -3,243 Winner:
BQ
 21,968 46.60% Robert Vincent
Eligible: 78,345 Votes: 52,295 Participation: 66.75% Candidacies: 5
Federal
39		 Québec
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 748(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
52
LIB
 3/5 12,043 23.42% -10,116 Winner:
BQ
 22,159 43.09% Robert Vincent

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Mrs. Diane St-Jacques, M.P.		 06 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Madame Diane St-Jacques, députée		 06 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Diane St-Jacques		 06 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Diane St-Jacques		 06 Feb 2024

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Rev.:  6 Feb 2024 06:00 (but data presented dynamically)

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