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♂ Philippe Demers
aliasPhilippe Demers
Record
15252 · 1916

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 40%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Québec 2 2 4
Total 2 3 5
Birth 28 April 1919 → 105 years ago
Lived 79 years + 10 months
First mandate 5 June 1966 → 57 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 47 years + 1 month
Death 4 March 1999 → 25 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 25 years + 4 months after 28 October 1973
Special notes
None
 

No photo available
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 7 4 22 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
7 documented challengers
⊖ Marcel Bérard  m 
⊖ René Hamel  m 
⊖ René Matte  m 
⊕ Michel Veillette  m 
 		 ⊕ Yves Duhaime  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Gérard Lamy  m 
⊖ Jean-Guy Trépanier  m 
 
Eligible: 32,238 Votes: 28,430 Participation: 88.19% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
27		 Québec
14 November 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 17011(F) — 19 Feb 2022 12:04 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
43
UN
 2/2 12,460 44.27% -3,224 Winner:
QLP
 15,684 55.73% René Hamel
Eligible: 36,874 Votes: 30,175 Participation: 81.83% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28		 Québec
5 June 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UN  Majority
ID: 11280(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
47
UN
 1/3 14,133 47.42% +1,720 Loser:
QLP
 12,413 41.65% Jean-Guy Trépanier

Service: 3 years 10 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 38,085 Votes: 32,698 Participation: 85.86% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
29		 Québec
29 April 1970
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 11174(F) — 22 Jul 2023 00:38 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
UN
 1/4 11,921 36.93% +4,045 Loser:
PQ
 7,876 24.40% Yves Duhaime
After his election:
19 Jun 1971 52
UN
 →
UQ
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
15 Jan 1973 53
UQ
 →
UN
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 5 months 29 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 30,873 Votes: 26,330 Participation: 85.28% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 Québec
29 October 1973
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 6812(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
54
UN
 3/4 7,433 28.61% -1,432 Winner:
QLP
 8,865 34.12% Marcel Bérard
Eligible: 55,522 Votes: 40,319 Participation: 72.62% Candidacies: 5
Federal
32		 Québec
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4240(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
60
PC
 3/5 4,359 10.98% -21,399 Winner:
LIB
 25,758 64.89% Michel Veillette

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
FR Quebec National Assembly
Philippe Demers		 17 Dec 2023
FR Wikipédia
Philippe Demers		 17 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Philippe Demers		 17 Dec 2023

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