Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Joseph-Alfred Mongrain
aliasJoseph-Alfred Mongrain
Record
44101 · 246

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 29%
 
Canada 2 2 4
Québec 0 3 3
Total 2 5 7
Birth 28 December 1908 → 115 years + 4 months ago
Lived 61 years + 11 months
First mandate 8 November 1965 → 58 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 56 years + 10 months
Death 23 December 1970 → 53 years + 4 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Joseph-Alfred Mongrain (1908–1970)
© Photo 1968 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
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 5 1 13

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
6 documented challengers
Léon Balcer  m 
Maurice L.N. Duplessis  m 
Paul Lahaye  m 
 
Maurice Bellemare  m 
Gilles Gauthier  m 
Camille Roy  m 
 
Eligible: 28,392 Votes: 25,736 Participation: 90.65% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
24
Québec
16 July 1952
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UN  Majority
ID: 16734(F) — 8 Sep 2021 21:51 ET
Failed to enter this legislature
Age
43
QLP
2/2 10,058 39.36% -5,435 Winner:
UN
15,493 60.64% Maurice L.N. Duplessis
Eligible: 34,080 Votes: 29,714 Participation: 87.19% Candidacies: 2
Federal
22
Québec
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23909(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
44
LIB
2/2 13,905 47.20% -1,651 Winner:
PC
15,556 52.80% Léon Balcer
Eligible: 16,702 Votes: 14,452 Participation: 86.53% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
25
Québec
20 June 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UN  Majority
ID: 16800(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
Failed to enter this legislature
Age
47
QLP
2/2 5,825 40.67% -2,673 Winner:
UN
8,498 59.33% Camille Roy
Eligible: 30,094 Votes: 26,911 Participation: 89.42% Candidacies: 2
Federal
24
Québec
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24399(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
49
LIB
2/2 13,374 49.70% -163 Winner:
PC
13,537 50.30% Paul Lahaye
Eligible: inc. Votes: 22,997 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
26
Québec
22 June 1960
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 16846(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
Failed to enter this legislature
Age
51
QLP
2/2 11,425 49.68% -147 Winner:
UN
11,572 50.32% Maurice Bellemare
Eligible: 40,700 Votes: 32,137 Participation: 78.96% Candidacies: 5
Federal
27
Québec
8 November 1965
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 25271(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
→ New to Parliament
Age
56
IND
1/5 12,927 40.93% +2,310 Loser:
LIB
10,617 33.62% Pierre Garceau

Service:
2 years 7 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 38,052 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Federal
28
Québec
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10123(F) — 29 Jan 2022 15:59 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LIB
1/6 17,592 46.23% +7,091 Loser:
PC
10,501 27.60% Gilles Gauthier
After his election:
23 Dec 1970 61
LIB
Vac.
Died in office
Service: 2 years 5 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 26,844 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
28
Québec
31 May 1971
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10910(F) — 1 Oct 2022 09:17 ET
Deceased
Age
61
Successor:
LIB
12,809 47.72% Claude-G. Lajoie

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Joseph-Alfred Mongrain, M.P.
25 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Joseph-Alfred Mongrain, député
25 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Joseph-Alfred Mongrain
25 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Joseph-Alfred Mongrain
25 Feb 2024


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 17 Mar 2024 20:55 (but data presented dynamically)