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♂ Sir George-Étienne Cartier
aliasSir George-Étienne Cartier
Record
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Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased
A Father of Confederation 		Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
Québec 2 0 2
Total 4 1 5
Birth 6 September 1814 → 209 years + 7 months ago
Lived 58 years + 8 months
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 52 years + 11 months
Death 20 May 1873 → 150 years + 11 months ago
Died in office Yes
Double mandate Montreal East / Beauharnois / Provencher [MB] (Québec)
Up until about 1872-74 (depending on the jurisdiction), a parliamentarian could sit in his provincial legislature and the Commons.
Conferences Confederation conferences attended
representing Canada East:
✓ Charlottetown (September 1864)
✓ Québec (October 1864)
✓ London (December 1866)
Special notes
None
 
Sir George-Étienne Cartier (1814–1873)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. Canada East (1848–1867)
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council ✗
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 5 9 11
Québec 5 8 3 Z
TOTAL 11 5 15

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 1–2
CONS
 1 Minister 52–58 01 Jul 1867 — 20 May 1873 5 10 19
 1. Militia and Defence

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 7  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Célestin Bergevin  m 
 		 ⊖ Louis-Amable Jetté  m 
 
Eligible: 6,063 Votes: 4,516 Participation: 74.48% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Québec
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17751(F) — 27 Nov 2021 22:03 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
52
LC
 1/2 2,431 53.83% +346 Loser:
LIB
 2,085 46.17% Médéric Lanctôt

Service: 4 years 11 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,445 Votes: 4,459 Participation: 81.89% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Québec
15 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 14826(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:34 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
CONS
 1/2 2,406 53.96% +353 Loser:
QLP
 2,053 46.04% Ludger Labelle

Service: 3 years 9 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,062 Votes: 1,074 Participation: 52.09% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Québec
15 July 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 14885(F) — 2 Oct 2022 12:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
CONS
 1/2 750 69.83% +426 Loser:
CONS
 324 30.17% Célestin Bergevin
After his election:
20 May 1873 58
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 10 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,271 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Québec
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
ID: 18631(F) — 25 Jun 2023 22:02 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
57
LC
 2/2 2,007 38.08% -1,257 Winner:
LIB
 3,264 61.92% Louis-Amable Jetté
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
2		 Manitoba
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
ID: 18662(F) — 20 Jan 2022 13:14 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LC
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
20 May 1873 58
LC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 10 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,062 Votes: 1,312 Participation: 63.63% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Québec
12 July 1873
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 15904(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
58		 Successor:
QLP
 995 75.84% Élie-Hercule Bisson
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
2		 Manitoba
13 October 1873
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 18669(F) — 25 Jun 2023 03:17 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
58		 Successor:
IND
 Acclam. Louis David Riel

Online biographical references (7)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Canadian Encyclopedia
Sir George-Étienne Cartier		 16 Mar 2024
FR Encyclopédie canadienne
Sir George-Étienne Cartier		 16 Mar 2024
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Cartier, Sir George-Étienne		 16 Mar 2024
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Cartier, sir George-Étienne		 16 Mar 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
George-Étienne Cartier (1814-1873)		 16 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Sir George-Étienne Cartier, P.C., Q.C., M.P.		 16 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. sir George-Étienne Cartier, C.P., c.r., député		 16 Mar 2024
FR Quebec National Assembly
George-Étienne Cartier		 16 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
George-Étienne Cartier		 16 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
George-Étienne Cartier		 16 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 16 Mar 2024 12:03 (but data presented dynamically)

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