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♂ David Whissell
aliasDavid Whissell
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Québec 5 0 5
Birth 1 September 1967
Age 56 years + 7 months
First mandate 1 June 1998 → 25 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 30 years + 9 months
 
Mandate ended 12 years + 4 months ago (16 December 2011)
Special notes
None
 
David Whissell (1967– )
© Photo National Assembly, Québec — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Québec 13 6 11 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Denise Beaudoin  f  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ Claude Sabourin  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 48,340 Votes: 24,174 Participation: 50.01% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
35		 Québec
1 June 1998
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PQ  Majority
ID: 11357(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
30
QLP
 1/3 13,589 57.18% +4,661 Loser:
PQ
 8,928 37.57% Denise Beaudoin

Service: 5 months 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 50,725 Votes: 39,714 Participation: 78.29% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
36		 Québec
30 November 1998
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PQ  Majority
ID: 365(F) — 7 Jan 2024 08:52 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
31
QLP
 1/7 16,684 42.47% +148 Loser:
PQ
 16,536 42.09% Denise Beaudoin

Service: 4 years 4 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 36,101 Votes: 23,991 Participation: 66.46% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
37		 Québec
14 April 2003
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 240(F) — 8 Sep 2021 08:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
35
QLP
 1/5 12,645 53.33% +6,739 Loser:
PQ
 5,906 24.91% Georges Lapointe

Service: 3 years 11 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 39,278 Votes: 26,914 Participation: 68.52% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
38		 Québec
26 March 2007
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Minority
ID: 5(F) — 8 Sep 2021 08:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
QLP
 1/5 10,025 37.59% +2,119 Loser:
ADQ
 7,906 29.65% Georges Lapointe

Service: 1 year 8 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 41,006 Votes: 22,215 Participation: 54.17% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
39		 Québec
8 December 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 6000(F) — 20 Feb 2022 19:05 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
QLP
 1/5 10,843 49.58% +3,490 Loser:
PQ
 7,353 33.62% John Saywell
After his election:
16 Dec 2011 44
QLP
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 3 years 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 43,441 Votes: 18,453 Participation: 42.48% Candidacies: 9
Provincial
39		 Québec
11 June 2012
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 11391(F) — 12 Dec 2021 14:21 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
44		 Successor:
PQ
 6,631 36.38% Roland Richer

Online biographical references (3)

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David Whissell		 11 Feb 2024
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David Whissell		 11 Feb 2024

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