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♂ Arthur Turcotte
aliasArthur Turcotte
Record
62226 · 4777

Roman Catholic   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 71%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Québec 5 2 7
Birth 9 January 1845 → 179 years + 3 months ago
Lived 60 years + 9 months
First mandate 18 April 1876 → 148 years + 9 days ago
↳ at age 31 years + 3 months
Death 12 October 1905 → 118 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 15 years + 3 months after 16 June 1890
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Gustave-A. Turcotte (1848–1918) Brother  
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Québec 11 9 9 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. QC 4
ICON
 1 Speaker 33–36 04 Jun 1878 — 01 Dec 1881 3 5 27

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Sévère Dumoulin  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Télesphore-Eusèbe Normand  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 1,415 Votes: 1,060 Participation: 74.91% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Québec
18 April 1876
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
 QLP  8 Mar 1878
ID: 15922(F) — 20 Jul 2023 10:04 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
31
ICON
 1/2 632 59.62% +204 Loser:
CONS
 428 40.38% Télesphore-Eusèbe Normand
After his election:
8 Mar 1878 33
CONS
 →
QLP
 Change of government (remained in opposition)
Service: 2 years 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,549 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
4		 Québec
1 May 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Minority
 CONS  29 Oct 1879
ID: 15073(F) — 13 Jul 2023 15:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
33
ICON
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
2 May 1878 33
ICON
 →
ICON
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
29 Oct 1879 34
QLP
 →
CONS
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
29 Oct 1879 34
ICON
 →
ICON
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 7 months (Oppo. & Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,087 Votes: 867 Participation: 79.76% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Québec
2 December 1881
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 15138(F) — 17 Feb 2022 08:12 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
36
ICON
 2/2 401 47.01% -51 Winner:
CONS
 452 52.99% Sévère Dumoulin
Eligible: 1,087 Votes: 834 Participation: 76.72% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Québec
26 March 1884
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26227(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
39
ICON
 1/2 509 61.03% +184 Loser:
CONS
 325 38.97% Sévère Dumoulin

Service: 2 years 6 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,208 Votes: 991 Participation: 82.04% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Québec
14 October 1886
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 QLP  27 Jan 1887
ID: 15203(F) — 21 Jul 2023 20:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
QLP
 1/2 493 50.72% +14 Loser:
CONS
 479 49.28% Arthur Olivier
After his election:
27 Jan 1887 42
CONS
 →
QLP
 Change of government (became part of government)
3 May 1888 43
QLP
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 year 6 months 19 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 1,208 Votes: 1,023 Participation: 84.69% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Québec
25 May 1888
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 17464(F) — 14 Oct 2022 17:59 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
QLP
 1/2 607 59.34% +191 Loser:
CONS
 416 40.66% Arthur Olivier

Service: 2 years 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,428 Votes: 1,229 Participation: 86.06% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Québec
17 June 1890
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15268(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
45
QLP
 2/2 584 48.22% -43 Winner:
CONS
 627 51.78% Télesphore-Eusèbe Normand

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
FR Quebec National Assembly
Arthur Turcotte		 03 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Arthur Turcotte		 03 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
Arthur Turcotte		 03 Sep 2023

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