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♀ France Bonsant
aliasFrance Bonsant
Record
5833 · 1140

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 2 5
Birth 18 August 1952
Age 71 years + 8 months
First mandate 28 June 2004 → 19 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 51 years + 10 months
 
Mandate ended 12 years + 11 months ago (1 May 2011)
Special notes
None
 
France Bonsant (1952– )
© Photo 2008 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 6 10 0

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊕ Marie-Claude Bibeau  f 
⊕ Jean Rousseau  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ David W. Price  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 73,974 Votes: 44,585 Participation: 60.27% Candidacies: 5
Federal
38		 Québec
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1191(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
51
BQ
 1/5 20,450 46.70% +4,698 Loser:
LIB
 15,752 35.97% David W. Price

Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 75,670 Votes: 50,429 Participation: 66.64% Candidacies: 5
Federal
39		 Québec
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 697(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
BQ
 1/5 21,316 42.77% +9,185 Loser:
CPC
 12,131 24.34% Gary Caldwell

Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 78,050 Votes: 49,146 Participation: 62.97% Candidacies: 5
Federal
40		 Québec
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5923(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
BQ
 1/5 20,332 41.86% +9,386 Loser:
LIB
 10,946 22.53% William Hogg

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 80,470 Votes: 51,211 Participation: 63.64% Candidacies: 5
Federal
41		 Québec
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6463(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
58
BQ
 2/5 13,179 26.03% -10,918 Winner:
NDP
 24,097 47.59% Jean Rousseau
Eligible: 82,237 Votes: 56,559 Participation: 68.78% Candidacies: 6
Federal
42		 Québec
19 October 2015
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7548(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
63
BQ
 3/6 11,551 20.70% -9,031 Winner:
LIB
 20,582 36.88% Marie-Claude Bibeau

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Ms. France Bonsant, M.P.		 28 Jan 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Madame France Bonsant, députée		 28 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
France Bonsant		 28 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
France Bonsant		 28 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 28 Jan 2024 21:00 (but data presented dynamically)

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