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♂ Fernand-Joseph Lafontaine
aliasFernand-Joseph Lafontaine
Record
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Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Québec 5 1 6
Birth 14 November 1922 → 101 years + 5 months ago
Lived 87 years + 7 months
First mandate 16 September 1959 → 64 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 10 months
Death 21 June 2010 → 13 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 36 years + 7 months after 28 October 1973
Special notes
None
 

No photo available
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Québec 14 1 8 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Roger Lapointe  m 
 		 ⊕ Jacques Léonard  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 12,493 Votes: 8,565 Participation: 68.56% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
25		 Québec
16 September 1959
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UN  Majority
ID: 26426(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
36
UN
 1/2 6,635 77.47% +4,705 Loser:
QLP
 1,930 22.53% Jacques Desserres

Service: 9 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 12,605 Votes: 11,321 Participation: 89.81% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
26		 Québec
22 June 1960
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 16868(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
UN
 1/2 5,857 52.33% +522 Loser:
QLP
 5,335 47.67% Conrad Prénoveau

Service: 2 years 4 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 12,542 Votes: 10,599 Participation: 84.51% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
27		 Québec
14 November 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 16966(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
UN
 1/3 6,005 57.11% +1,695 Loser:
QLP
 4,310 40.99% Jean-Paul Poulin

Service: 3 years 6 months 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 14,618 Votes: 11,955 Participation: 81.78% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
28		 Québec
5 June 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UN  Majority
ID: 11236(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
UN
 1/4 6,827 57.79% +2,502 Loser:
QLP
 4,325 36.61% Henri Jolicoeur

Service: 3 years 10 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 16,066 Votes: 13,628 Participation: 84.83% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
29		 Québec
29 April 1970
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 11188(F) — 22 Jul 2023 00:40 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
UN
 1/4 6,263 46.41% +3,341 Loser:
QLP
 2,922 21.65% Benoît Robidoux
After his election:
19 Jun 1971 48
UN
 →
UQ
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
15 Jan 1973 50
UQ
 →
UN
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 5 months 29 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 30,035 Votes: 24,237 Participation: 80.70% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 Québec
29 October 1973
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 6768(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
50
UN
 4/4 2,864 11.95% -7,136 Winner:
QLP
 10,000 41.73% Roger Lapointe

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
FR Quebec National Assembly
Fernand-Joseph Lafontaine		 17 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Fernand Lafontaine		 17 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Fernand-Joseph Lafontaine		 17 Feb 2024

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