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♂ Eric William Kierans
aliasEric William Kierans
Record
31736 · 193

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 0 1
Québec 2 0 2
Total 3 0 3
Birth 2 February 1914 → 110 years + 2 months ago
Lived 90 years + 3 months
First mandate 25 September 1963 → 60 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 49 years + 7 months
Death 10 May 2004 → 19 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 31 years + 6 months after 29 October 1972
Special notes
One of the nine candidates in the 1968 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election.
 
Eric William Kierans (1914–2004)
© Photo 1968 House of Commons (Canada) — 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
Canada 4 4 4
Québec 4 8 4 Z
TOTAL 9 0 8

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 28
LIB
 1 Minister 54–57 06 Jul 1968 — 28 Apr 1971 2 9 22
2. CA 28
LIB
 1 Minister 55–57 01 Apr 1969 — 28 Apr 1971 2 0 27
 1. Post Office
 2. Communications

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Robert Cliche  m 
 
 
Eligible: 78,918 Votes: 25,767 Participation: 32.65% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
27		 Québec
25 September 1963
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 17153(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
49
QLP
 1/4 21,878 85.62% +19,536 Loser:
IND
 2,342 9.17% John P. Boyle

Service: 2 years 8 months 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 43,960 Votes: 26,085 Participation: 59.34% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
28		 Québec
5 June 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UN  Majority
ID: 11259(F) — 19 Feb 2022 12:51 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
QLP
 1/5 19,563 76.42% +16,622 Loser:
IND
 2,941 11.49% Luke G. Dougherty
After his election:
31 May 1968 54
QLP
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 1 year 11 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 37,000 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
28		 Québec
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10070(F) — 30 Sep 2022 11:16 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
54
LIB
 1/4 18,701 50.54% +2,476 Loser:
NDP
 16,225 43.85% Robert Cliche

Service: 4 years 4 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 43,091 Votes: 22,396 Participation: 51.97% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
28		 Québec
4 December 1968
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UN  Majority
ID: 11299(F) — 6 Sep 2021 12:12 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
54		 Successor:
QLP
 17,302 79.28% William Tetley
Eligible: 63,607 Votes: 46,328 Participation: 72.83% Candidacies: 4
Federal
29		 Québec
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10320(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
58		 Successor:
LIB
 23,050 49.75% Yves Demers

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Canadian Encyclopedia
Eric William Kierans		 30 Mar 2024
FR Encyclopédie canadienne
Kierans, Eric William		 30 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Eric William Kierans, P.C., O.C., M.P.		 30 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Eric William Kierans, C.P., O.C., député		 30 Mar 2024
FR Quebec National Assembly
Eric William Kierans		 30 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Eric Kierans		 30 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Eric Kierans		 30 Mar 2024

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