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♂ J. Raymond Chénier
aliasJ. Raymond Chénier
Record
10695 · 1406

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
Birth 7 August 1935 → 88 years + 8 months ago
Lived 87 years + 2 months
First mandate 22 May 1979 → 44 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 43 years + 9 months
Death 2 November 2022 → 1 year + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 38 years + 1 month after 3 September 1984
Special notes
None
 

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 5 3 12

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Charles J. Angus  m 
 		 ⊕ William H. Ferrier  m 
 
Eligible: 43,069 Votes: 31,556 Participation: 73.27% Candidacies: 3
Federal
31		 Ontario
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4491(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
43
LIB
 1/3 13,577 43.03% +3,417 Loser:
NDP
 10,160 32.20% Dennis Welin

Service: 8 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 43,069 Votes: 30,184 Participation: 70.08% Candidacies: 4
Federal
32		 Ontario
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4209(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LIB
 1/4 15,628 51.93% +4,883 Loser:
NDP
 10,745 35.71% William H. Ferrier

Service: 4 years 6 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 43,778 Votes: 32,013 Participation: 73.13% Candidacies: 4
Federal
33		 Ontario
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3928(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
49		 Successor:
PC
 11,944 37.46% Aurèle Gervais
Eligible: 61,947 Votes: 34,306 Participation: 55.38% Candidacies: 4
Federal
38		 Ontario
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1155(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
68
LIB
 2/4 13,525 39.65% -613 Winner:
NDP
 14,138 41.45% Charles J. Angus

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Jacques Raymond (Ray) Chénier, M.P.		 02 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Jacques Raymond (Ray) Chénier, député		 02 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Ray Chénier		 02 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Aug 2023 13:32 (but data presented dynamically)

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