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♂ Christopher Dunkin
aliasChristopher Dunkin
Record
17690 · 4950

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 0 2
Québec 1 0 1
Total 3 0 3
Birth 25 September 1812 → 211 years + 7 months ago
Lived 68 years + 3 months
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 54 years + 10 months
Death 6 January 1881 → 143 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 9 years + 2 months after 25 October 1871
Double mandate Brome (Québec)
Up until about 1872-74 (depending on the jurisdiction), a parliamentarian could sit in his provincial legislature and the Commons.
Special notes
None
 
Christopher Dunkin (1812–1881)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Edward J. Hemming (1823–1905) Cousin  
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 4 2 5
Québec 3 9 28 Z
TOTAL 8 0 3

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 1
CONS
 1 Minister 57–59 16 Nov 1869 — 24 Oct 1871 1 11 8
 1. Agriculture

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 5  
Documented challenger
n/a
 
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
1		 Québec
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17722(F) — 19 Jan 2022 17:21 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
54
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
16 Nov 1869 57
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 2 years 3 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,122 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
1		 Québec
15 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 14779(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:34 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 9 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,122 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
1		 Québec
29 November 1869
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 18457(F) — 11 Oct 2022 14:30 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
25 Oct 1871 59
CONS
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 1 year 10 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,945 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
2		 Québec
15 July 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 14889(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
58		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. William W. Lynch
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
1		 Québec
17 November 1871
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 18473(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
59		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. Edward B. Carter

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Dunkin, Christopher		 25 Feb 2024
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Dunkin, Christopher		 25 Feb 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Christopher Dunkin, P.C., M.P.		 25 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Christopher Dunkin, C.P., député		 25 Feb 2024
FR Quebec National Assembly
Christopher Dunkin		 25 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Christopher Dunkin		 25 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Christopher Dunkin		 25 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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