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♂ Pierre Elliott Trudeau
aliasPierre Trudeau
Record
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Roman Catholic   ∞2
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 6 0 6
Birth 18 October 1919 → 104 years + 6 months ago
Lived 80 years + 11 months
First mandate 8 November 1965 → 58 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 46 years
Death 28 September 2000 → 23 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 16 years + 3 months after 16 June 1984
Special notes
Winner of the nine candidates in the 1968 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election.
 
Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1919–2000)
© Photo Rob Mieremet / Anefo — licensed under CC0
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ James Sinclair (1908–1984) Father-in-law
⊕ Justin P.J. Trudeau (1971–) Son  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 18 7 2

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 27
LIB
 1 Minister 47–48 04 Apr 1967 — 05 Jul 1968 1 3 1
2. CA 27–32
LIB
 1 Party leader 48–64 06 Apr 1968 — 15 Jun 1984 16 2 9
3. CA 27–30
LIB
 1 Prime Minister 48–59 20 Apr 1968 — 03 Jun 1979 11 1 14
4. CA 31
LIB
 1 Opposition Leader 59–60 04 Jun 1979 — 02 Mar 1980 0 8 27
5. CA 32
LIB
 2 Prime Minister 60–64 03 Mar 1980 — 29 Jun 1984 4 3 26
 1. Justice and Attorney General

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
7 documented challengers
⊖ Jussy Brainin  m 
⊖ Jacques Ferron  m 
⊕ Michel Rivard  m 
⊕ David C. Winch  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Robert A. Cruise  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Gaston Miron  m 
⊕ Charles M. Taylor  m 
 
Eligible: 76,942 Votes: 51,287 Participation: 66.66% Candidacies: 4
Federal
27		 Québec
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25239(F) — 6 Dec 2022 12:15 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
46
LIB
 1/4 28,064 55.65% +13,135 Loser:
NDP
 14,929 29.60% Charles M. Taylor

Service: 2 years 7 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 41,212 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
28		 Québec
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10099(F) — 21 Aug 2023 00:32 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
48
LIB
 1/5 37,402 90.76% +35,437 Loser:
PC
 1,965 4.77% Huguette Marleau

Service: 4 years 4 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 58,352 Votes: 45,733 Participation: 78.37% Candidacies: 6
Federal
29		 Québec
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10349(F) — 26 Feb 2023 15:32 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
53
LIB
 1/6 36,875 80.63% +32,429 Loser:
PC
 4,446 9.72% Andrew A. Brichant

Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 59,202 Votes: 43,525 Participation: 73.52% Candidacies: 6
Federal
30		 Québec
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10613(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
54
LIB
 1/6 32,166 75.00% +26,443 Loser:
PC
 5,723 13.34% Émile Mashaal

Service: 4 years 10 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 62,742 Votes: 50,725 Participation: 80.85% Candidacies: 7
Federal
31		 Québec
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4555(F) — 26 Feb 2023 17:08 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
59
LIB
 1/7 43,202 85.17% +39,542 Loser:
PC
 3,660 7.22% J. David Dejong

Service: 8 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 62,742 Votes: 41,870 Participation: 66.73% Candidacies: 7
Federal
32		 Québec
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4273(F) — 24 Jul 2022 06:41 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
60
LIB
 1/7 33,821 81.23% +29,419 Loser:
PC
 4,402 10.57% Harry Bloomfield
After his election:
16 Jun 1984 64
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Left federal politics
Service: 4 years 3 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 61,528 Votes: 48,283 Participation: 78.47% Candidacies: 8
Federal
33		 Québec
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3992(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
64		 Successor:
LIB
 22,716 47.47% Sheila Finestone

Online biographical references (6)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Non-standard link
Encyclopedia Britannica, Pierre Elliott Trudeau--Prime Minister of Canada		 06 Apr 2024
EN Canadian Encyclopedia
Pierre Elliott Trudeau		 06 Apr 2024
FR Encyclopédie canadienne
Pierre Elliott Trudeau		 06 Apr 2024
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Trudeau, Pierre Elliott		 06 Apr 2024
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Trudeau, Pierre Elliott		 06 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Right Hon. Pierre Elliott Trudeau, P.C., Q.C., C.C., F.R.S.C.		 06 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Le très hon. Pierre Elliott Trudeau, C.P., c.r., C.C., M.S.R.C.		 06 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Pierre Trudeau		 06 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Pierre Elliott Trudeau		 06 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 18 Apr 2024 22:48 (but data presented dynamically)

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