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♂ Benjamin Faucher
aliasBenjamin Faucher
Record
19327 · 1983

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Québec 2 2 4
Birth 12 April 1915 → 109 years ago
Lived 75 years + 8 months
First mandate 29 April 1970 → 53 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 55 years
Death 26 December 1990 → 33 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 14 years + 1 month after 14 November 1976
Special notes
None
 

Benjamin Faucher
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Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council Pierreville, Québec (1964–1969)
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
Québec 6 6 15 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
3 documented challengers
⊕ Serge Fontaine  m 
⊖ Clément Vincent  m 
 		 ⊕ Paul Shooner  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 9,079 Votes: 7,980 Participation: 87.90% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
28		 Québec
5 June 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UN  Majority
ID: 11297(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
51
QLP
 2/2 3,816 48.25% -277 Winner:
UN
 4,093 51.75% Paul Shooner
Eligible: 9,488 Votes: 8,245 Participation: 86.90% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
29		 Québec
29 April 1970
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 11130(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
55
QLP
 1/4 3,826 46.88% +487 Loser:
UN
 3,339 40.91% Paul Shooner

Service: 3 years 5 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 27,235 Votes: 22,925 Participation: 84.17% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 Québec
29 October 1973
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 6787(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
QLP
 1/4 11,126 49.07% +4,789 Loser:
UN
 6,337 27.95% Clément Vincent

Service: 3 years 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 29,143 Votes: 25,626 Participation: 87.93% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 Québec
15 November 1976
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PQ  Majority
ID: 4678(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
61
QLP
 2/4 8,013 31.66% -750 Winner:
UN
 8,763 34.62% Serge Fontaine

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
FR Quebec National Assembly
Benjamin Faucher		 10 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Benjamin Faucher		 10 Mar 2024

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