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♂ J. René Préfontaine
aliasJ. René Préfontaine
Record
50640 · 14154

∞2
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate ✓
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 0%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Manitoba 0 1 1
Total 0 2 2
Birth c. 1923 → 101 years ago
Lived ± 61 years
First run 31 March 1958 → 66 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age ± 35 years
Death 30 January 1984 → 40 years + 3 months ago
 
Special notes
None
 

J. René Préfontaine (c.1923–1984)
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Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Albert Préfontaine (1861–1935) Grandfather  
⊖ Edmond Préfontaine (1898–1971) Father  
 

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Warner H. Jorgenson  m 
 		 ⊖ Albert Vielfaure  m 
 
Eligible: 20,024 Votes: 15,190 Participation: 75.86% Candidacies: 4
Federal
24		 Manitoba
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24265(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
±35
LIB
 2/4 5,268 34.68% -3,010 Winner:
PC
 8,278 54.50% Warner H. Jorgenson
Eligible: 5,625 Votes: 3,255 Participation: 57.87% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
27		 Manitoba
14 December 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 37776(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
±39
PC
 2/3 1,086 33.95% -308 Winner:
LIB
 1,394 43.58% Albert Vielfaure

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
J. René Préfontaine		 02 Apr 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
J. Rene Prefontaine (1923-1984)		 02 Apr 2024

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