Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Maurice Bellemare
aliasMaurice Bellemare
Record
3961 · 1837

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 100%
 
Québec 9 0 9
Birth 8 June 1912 → 111 years + 10 months ago
Lived 77 years
First mandate 8 August 1944 → 79 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 32 years + 2 months
Death 15 June 1989 → 34 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 9 years + 5 months after 19 December 1979
Special notes
None
 
Maurice Bellemare (1912–1989)
© Photo 1960 Gabriel Desmarais via BAnQ — Public domain
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
Québec 30 10 17 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. QC 30
UN
1 Party leader 61–63 31 Mar 1974 — 22 May 1976 2 1 22

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 11  
2 documented challengers
Jean-Claude Boutin  m 
 
Joseph-Alfred Mongrain  m 
 
Eligible: 17,268 Votes: 14,188 Participation: 82.16% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22
Québec
8 August 1944
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UN  Majority
ID: 16474(F) — 20 Dec 2022 20:24 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
32
UN
1/3 7,632 54.41% +2,494 Loser:
QLP
5,138 36.63% Albert Crête

Service:
3 years 11 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 19,503 Votes: 16,862 Participation: 86.46% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
23
Québec
28 July 1948
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UN  Majority
ID: 16567(F) — 20 Dec 2022 20:27 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
UN
1/3 11,465 68.52% +7,332 Loser:
QLP
4,133 24.70% Joseph-Raoul Saint-Laurent

Service:
3 years 11 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 19,408 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
24
Québec
16 July 1952
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UN  Majority
ID: 16660(F) — 20 Dec 2022 20:32 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
UN
1/2 11,634 59.94% +3,860 Loser:
QLP
7,774 40.06% Jacques Lacoursière

Service:
3 years 11 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 21,344 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
25
Québec
20 June 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UN  Majority
ID: 16752(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
UN
1/2 12,579 58.93% +3,814 Loser:
QLP
8,765 41.07% Honorius Francoeur

Service:
4 years 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 22,997 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
26
Québec
22 June 1960
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 16846(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
UN
1/2 11,572 50.32% +147 Loser:
QLP
11,425 49.68% Joseph-Alfred Mongrain

Service:
2 years 4 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 23,410 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
27
Québec
14 November 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 16943(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
UN
1/2 12,346 52.74% +1,282 Loser:
QLP
11,064 47.26% J.-Réal Desrosiers

Service:
3 years 6 months 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 26,167 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28
Québec
5 June 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UN  Majority
ID: 11205(F) — 19 Feb 2022 12:09 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
UN
1/3 15,102 57.71% +5,240 Loser:
QLP
9,862 37.69% Roger Boisvert
After his election:
12 Mar 1970 57
UN
Vac.
To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 3 years 9 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 28,233 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
29
Québec
29 April 1970
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 11095(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
57
Successor:
QLP
9,334 33.06% Normand Toupin
Eligible: 27,183 Votes: 19,418 Participation: 71.43% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30
Québec
28 August 1974
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 11079(F) — 8 Sep 2021 22:31 ET
→ Returned to this legislature after hiatus (Party leader)
Age
62
UN
1/4 7,880 41.28% +1,083 Loser:
QLP
6,797 35.61% Jean-Claude Boutin

Service:
2 years 2 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 28,870 Votes: 25,016 Participation: 86.65% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31
Québec
15 November 1976
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PQ  Majority
ID: 4645(F) — 19 Feb 2022 16:01 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
UN
1/4 11,184 45.33% +4,805 Loser:
PQ
6,379 25.86% Robert Normand
After his election:
19 Dec 1979 67
UN
Vac.
Left provincial politics
Service: 3 years 1 month 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 32,353 Votes: 22,515 Participation: 69.59% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31
Québec
17 November 1980
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PQ  Majority
ID: 11316(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
68
Successor:
QLP
9,200 41.15% Camille Picard

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
FR Quebec National Assembly
Maurice Bellemare
25 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Maurice Bellemare
25 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Maurice Bellemare
25 Feb 2024


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