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♂ L. Norbert Thériault
aliasL. Norbert Thériault
Record
60683 · 2563

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
New Brunswick 6 0 6
Birth 16 February 1921 → 103 years + 2 months ago
Lived 95 years + 4 months
First mandate 27 June 1960 → 63 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 4 months
Death 19 June 2016 → 7 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 37 years + 2 months after 26 March 1979
Special notes
None
 
L. Norbert Thériault (1921–2016)
© Photo Senate (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
⊕ Camille H. Thériault (1955–) Son  
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
New Brunswick 18 8 23 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
10 documented challengers
⊖ H. Graham Crocker  m  (4 runoffs)
⊕ Frank E. Kane  m 
⊖ B. Edgar LeGresley  m 
⊖ Joseph R. Martin  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ J. Albert Richardson  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ William J. Gallant  m 
⊖ J. Fraser Kerr  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Paul B. Lordon  m 
⊖ Clarence S. Menzies  m  (4 runoffs)
⊖ J. Luc Alfred Savoie  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 70,937 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
44		 New Brunswick
27 June 1960
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32487(F) — 12 Feb 2022 14:41 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
39
LIB
 3/8 10,744 60.58% +3,643 Loser:
PC
 7,101 40.04% John L. Betts

Service: 2 years 9 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 67,089 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
45		 New Brunswick
22 April 1963
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32507(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
LIB
 3/8 9,362 55.82% +1,743 Loser:
PC
 7,619 45.43% Joseph R. Martin

Service: 4 years 5 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 24,009 Votes: 92,579 Participation: 83.03% Candidacies: 13
Provincial
46		 New Brunswick
13 October 1967
General
Plurality-at-large (5)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32528(F) — 12 Feb 2022 15:17 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
LIB
 4/13 11,032 59.58% +3,812 Loser:
PC
 7,220 38.99% William V. Malone

Service: 3 years 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 25,442 Votes: 90,916 Participation: 79.93% Candidacies: 16
Provincial
47		 New Brunswick
26 October 1970
General
Plurality-at-large (5)
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 32558(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LIB
 3/16 9,954 54.95% +2,786 Loser:
PC
 7,168 39.57% Laurie Black

Service: 4 years 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,864 Votes: 4,071 Participation: 83.70% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
48		 New Brunswick
18 November 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 8487(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:36 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
 1/3 2,197 54.54% +505 Loser:
PC
 1,692 42.01% Robert S. Lamkey

Service: 3 years 11 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,124 Votes: 4,481 Participation: 87.45% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
49		 New Brunswick
23 October 1978
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 8429(F) — 12 Feb 2022 16:02 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LIB
 1/3 2,515 56.75% +699 Loser:
PC
 1,816 40.97% Robert S. Lamkey
After his election:
26 Mar 1979 58
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 5 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,591 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
49		 New Brunswick
5 November 1979
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 31964(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:36 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
58		 Successor:
LIB
 2,273 49.51% Reginald J.A. MacDonald

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. L. Norbert Thériault, Senator		 25 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. L. Norbert Thériault, sénateur		 25 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Norbert Thériault		 25 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Norbert Thériault		 25 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Feb 2024 16:32 (but data presented dynamically)

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