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♂ Charles-Arthur Gauthier
aliasCharles-Arthur Gauthier
Record
22270 · 232

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 88%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 7 1 8
Birth 12 May 1913 → 110 years + 11 months ago
Lived 84 years
First mandate 18 June 1962 → 61 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 49 years + 1 month
Death 12 May 1997 → 26 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 17 years + 2 months after 17 February 1980
Special notes
None
 
Charles-Arthur Gauthier (1913–1997) 200x253
© Photo 1979 House of Commons (Canada) — 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
Canada 17 7 24

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 30
SC
 1 ✓ Party leader 64 01 Apr 1978 — 07 May 1978 0 1 6
2. CA 30
SC
 2 ✓ Party leader 65 01 Feb 1979 — 29 Mar 1979 0 1 28

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 8  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Suzanne Beauchamp-Niquet  f 
⊖ Georges Villeneuve  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Jean-Noël Tremblay  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 20,906 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
25		 Québec
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24721(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
49
SC
 1/3 11,180 53.48% +5,670 Loser:
LIB
 5,510 26.36% Georges Villeneuve

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 19,945 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
26		 Québec
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24986(F) — 28 Jun 2023 12:32 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
SC
 1/4 10,345 51.87% +3,437 Loser:
LIB
 6,908 34.64% Albert Garant
After his election:
2 Sep 1963 50
SC
 →
RC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 2 years 6 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 24,574 Votes: 19,794 Participation: 80.55% Candidacies: 4
Federal
27		 Québec
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25255(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
RC
 1/4 8,736 44.56% +1,024 Loser:
LIB
 7,712 39.34% Georges Villeneuve

Service: 2 years 7 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 18,730 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
28		 Québec
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10109(F) — 28 Jun 2023 13:02 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
RC
 1/4 8,811 47.04% +1,084 Loser:
LIB
 7,727 41.25% Lucien Larouche
After his election:
1 Apr 1971 57
RC
 →
SC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 4 years 4 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 31,757 Votes: 22,135 Participation: 69.70% Candidacies: 3
Federal
29		 Québec
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10359(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
SC
 1/3 11,316 51.12% +2,844 Loser:
LIB
 8,472 38.27% Julien Mongeon

Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 33,606 Votes: 23,464 Participation: 69.82% Candidacies: 4
Federal
30		 Québec
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10624(F) — 29 Jan 2022 23:11 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
SC
 1/4 12,877 56.36% +4,241 Loser:
LIB
 8,636 37.80% Louis-Ovide Bouchard

Service: 4 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 46,543 Votes: 33,937 Participation: 72.92% Candidacies: 6
Federal
31		 Québec
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4568(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
SC
 1/6 15,582 45.91% +1,905 Loser:
LIB
 13,677 40.30% Georges-Henri Bouchard

Service: 8 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 46,543 Votes: 34,421 Participation: 73.96% Candidacies: 5
Federal
32		 Québec
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4286(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
66
SC
 2/5 14,832 43.45% -2,892 Winner:
LIB
 17,724 51.92% Suzanne Beauchamp-Niquet

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Charles-Arthur Gauthier, M.P.		 15 Jan 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Charles-Arthur Gauthier, député		 15 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
Charles-Arthur Gauthier		 15 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Charles-Arthur Gauthier		 15 Jan 2024

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