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♂ J.F. Martial Asselin
aliasJ.F. Martial Asselin
Record
1720 · 188

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 2 5
Birth 3 February 1924 → 100 years + 3 months ago
Lived 88 years + 11 months
First mandate 31 March 1958 → 66 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 34 years + 1 month
Death 25 January 2013 → 11 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 40 years + 2 months after 29 October 1972
Special notes
None
 
J.F. Martial Asselin (1924–2013)
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Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate Québec (1972–1990)
Legis. Council ✗
Governor Québec (1990–1996)
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve La Malbaie, Québec (1957–1958)
Mun./Co. Council ✗
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 11 2 6

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 25
PC
 1 Minister 39 18 Mar 1963 — 21 Apr 1963 0 1 3
2. CA 31
PC
 1 Minister of State/responsible 55–56 04 Jun 1979 — 02 Mar 1980 0 8 27
 1. Forestry
 2. Canadian International Development Agency [External Affairs]

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Louis-Philippe-Antoine Bélanger  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Auguste Maltais  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 22,993 Votes: 20,233 Participation: 88.00% Candidacies: 2
Federal
24		 Québec
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24401(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
34
PC
 1/2 12,315 60.87% +4,397 Loser:
LIB
 7,918 39.13% Auguste Maltais

Service: 4 years 2 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 20,394 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
25		 Québec
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24678(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
38
PC
 2/3 6,341 31.09% -2,304 Winner:
SC
 8,645 42.39% Louis-Philippe-Antoine Bélanger
Eligible: inc. Votes: 20,020 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
26		 Québec
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24942(F) — 28 Jan 2022 17:58 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
39
PC
 2/3 6,843 34.18% -547 Winner:
SC
 7,390 36.91% Louis-Philippe-Antoine Bélanger
Eligible: 24,486 Votes: 19,876 Participation: 81.17% Candidacies: 4
Federal
27		 Québec
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25211(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
41
PC
 1/4 6,844 34.86% +168 Loser:
LIB
 6,676 34.01% Aimé Racine

Service: 2 years 7 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 22,670 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
28		 Québec
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10065(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
PC
 1/4 9,487 41.85% +1,205 Loser:
LIB
 8,282 36.53% Aimé Racine

Service: 4 years 4 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 38,035 Votes: 26,116 Participation: 68.66% Candidacies: 3
Federal
29		 Québec
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10315(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
48		 Successor:
SC
 10,264 39.30% Gilles Caouette

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
FR Non-standard link
Assemblée nationale du Québec, Histoire: Martial Asselin		 31 Mar 2024
EN Canadian Encyclopedia
Martial Asselin		 31 Mar 2024
FR Encyclopédie canadienne
Asselin, Martial		 31 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Right Hon. Martial Asselin, P.C., Q.C., O.C., Senator		 31 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Le très hon. Martial Asselin, C.P., c.r., O.C., sénateur		 31 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Martial Asselin		 31 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Martial Asselin		 31 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 31 Mar 2024 19:27 (but data presented dynamically)

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