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♂ Jacques Léonard
aliasJacques Léonard
Record
35746 · 2054

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 63%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Québec 5 2 7
Total 5 3 8
Birth 2 December 1936
Age 87 years + 4 months
First mandate 15 November 1976 → 47 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 11 months
 
Mandate ended 23 years + 1 month ago (8 March 2001)
Special notes
None
 
Jacques Léonard (1936– )
© Photo National Assembly, Québec — Fair trade
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 19 11 15 Z

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 10  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Damien Hétu  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Jean-C. Lapierre  m 
⊖ Régent Millette  m 
 		 ⊖ Fernand-Joseph Lafontaine  m  (2 runoffs)
⊕ Roger Lapointe  m  (2 runoffs)
 
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
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
33
PQ
 3/4 2,724 20.19% -3,539 Winner:
UN
 6,263 46.41% Fernand-Joseph Lafontaine
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 but elected later to this legislature
Age
36
PQ
 2/4 7,612 31.77% -2,388 Winner:
QLP
 10,000 41.73% Roger Lapointe
Eligible: 34,066 Votes: 28,384 Participation: 83.32% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 Québec
15 November 1976
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PQ  Majority
ID: 4652(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
39
PQ
 1/4 13,794 49.25% +4,069 Loser:
QLP
 9,725 34.72% Roger Lapointe

Service: 4 years 4 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 38,460 Votes: 30,743 Participation: 79.93% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 Québec
13 April 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PQ  Majority
ID: 2229(F) — 22 Jul 2023 11:20 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
PQ
 1/3 17,596 57.70% +5,774 Loser:
QLP
 11,822 38.76% Damien Hétu
After his election:
27 Nov 1984 47
PQ
 →
IND
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
23 May 1985 48
IND
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 4 years 1 month 10 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 41,314 Votes: 30,526 Participation: 73.89% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
33		 Québec
2 December 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 1983(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
49		 Successor:
QLP
 15,197 50.36% Damien Hétu
Eligible: 42,938 Votes: 31,806 Participation: 74.07% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
34		 Québec
25 September 1989
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 2108(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
52
PQ
 1/2 16,897 54.80% +2,959 Loser:
QLP
 13,938 45.20% Damien Hétu

Service: 4 years 11 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 34,980 Votes: 27,380 Participation: 78.27% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
35		 Québec
12 September 1994
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PQ  Majority
ID: 1858(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
PQ
 1/4 17,638 65.78% +9,144 Loser:
QLP
 8,494 31.68% Marcel Lafleur

Service: 4 years 2 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 38,734 Votes: 29,443 Participation: 76.01% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
36		 Québec
30 November 1998
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PQ  Majority
ID: 418(F) — 20 Feb 2022 16:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
PQ
 1/4 17,023 58.61% +7,999 Loser:
QLP
 9,024 31.07% Raymond Laporte
After his election:
8 Mar 2001 64
PQ
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 2 years 3 months 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 41,002 Votes: 22,771 Participation: 55.54% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
36		 Québec
1 October 2001
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PQ  Majority
ID: 11361(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:36 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
64		 Successor:
PQ
 10,080 44.89% Sylvain Pagé
Eligible: 67,253 Votes: 40,875 Participation: 60.78% Candidacies: 11
Federal
39		 Québec
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 728(F) — 1 Feb 2022 22:20 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
69
BQ
 2/11 11,778 29.01% -2,504 Winner:
LIB
 14,282 35.18% Jean-C. Lapierre

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
FR Quebec National Assembly
Jacques Léonard		 17 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Jacques Léonard (homme politique)		 17 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Jacques Léonard		 17 Feb 2024

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