Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Marie-Claire Kirkland-Casgrain
aliasMarie-Claire Kirkland-Casgrain
Record
32019 · 1870

  2
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 100%
 
Québec 4 0 4
Birth 8 September 1924 → 99 years + 7 months ago
Lived 91 years + 6 months
First mandate 14 December 1961 → 62 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 3 months
Death 24 March 2016 → 8 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 43 years + 1 month after 14 February 1973
Special notes
None
 
Marie-Claire Kirkland-Casgrain (1924–2016)
© Photo 1971 ITHQ — licensed under CC BY 2.0
Family ties with other documented individuals
Perreault Casgrain (1898–1981) Father-in-law  
Charles-Aimé Kirkland (1896–1961) Father  
 
Well that's interesting!
In addition to being the first woman elected to the Québec legislature, Kirkland-Casgrain, a Liberal, was also the first woman in cabinet, the first female judge in the Provincial Court, and the first woman in Québec to be honoured with a national funeral.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Québec 11 1 28 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
Roland Morin  m 
 

 
Eligible: 108,230 Votes: 46,077 Participation: 42.57% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
26
Québec
14 December 1961
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 17457(F) — 19 Feb 2022 00:54 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
37
QLP
1/2 34,976 75.91% +23,875 Loser:
ILIB
11,101 24.09% Paul-Émile Lejour

Service:
10 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 124,990 Votes: 89,166 Participation: 71.34% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
27
Québec
14 November 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 16960(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
QLP
1/2 69,199 77.74% +49,388 Loser:
UN
19,811 22.26% Gérard Beaulac

Service:
3 years 6 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 38,700 Votes: 24,110 Participation: 62.30% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
28
Québec
5 June 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UN  Majority
ID: 11247(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
QLP
1/5 14,603 62.14% +9,944 Loser:
UN
4,659 19.82% Bernard Couture

Service:
3 years 10 months 23 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 50,512 Votes: 42,637 Participation: 84.41% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
29
Québec
29 April 1970
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 11139(F) — 30 Sep 2022 12:45 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
QLP
1/6 28,694 68.85% +20,787 Loser:
PQ
7,907 18.97% Gilles Gasse
After her election:
14 Feb 1973 48
QLP
Vac.
To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 2 years 9 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 45,524 Votes: 36,600 Participation: 80.40% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
30
Québec
29 October 1973
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 6777(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
49
Successor:
QLP
23,848 66.50% Fernand Lalonde

Online biographical references (6)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Non-standard link
The Globe and Mail (1 April 2016), Obituary, Claire Kirkland-Casgrain was Quebec’s first female legislator
03 Feb 2024
FR Non-standard link
Jean-Cbarles Penneton, Ici Radio-Canada Première: Médium large (3 septembre 2018), Marie-Claire Kirkland, une politicienne qui a brisé des conventions
03 Feb 2024
EN Canadian Encyclopedia
Claire Kirkland-Casgrain
03 Feb 2024
FR Encyclopédie canadienne
Claire Kirkland-Casgrain
03 Feb 2024
FR Quebec National Assembly
Claire Kirkland-Casgrain
03 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Marie-Claire Kirkland-Casgrain
03 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Marie-Claire Kirkland
03 Feb 2024


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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