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♂ Théodore Robitaille
aliasThéodore Robitaille
Record
53329 · 4985

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 0 5
Québec 1 0 1
Total 6 0 6
Birth 29 January 1834 → 190 years + 2 months ago
Lived 63 years + 6 months
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 33 years + 6 months
Death 17 August 1897 → 126 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 18 years + 23 days after 25 July 1879
Double mandate Bonaventure (Québec)
Up until about 1872-74 (depending on the jurisdiction), a parliamentarian could sit in his provincial legislature and the Commons.
Special notes
None
 
Théodore Robitaille (1834–1897)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. Canada East (1861–1867)
Canadian Senate Québec (1885–1897) Died in office
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Governor Québec (1879–1884)
Deputy Minister ✗
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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 11 10 28
Québec 2 5 24 Z
TOTAL 14 4 21

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 2
CONS
 1 Minister 39 30 Jan 1873 — 05 Nov 1873 0 9 6
 1. Receiver General of Canada

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 9  
2 documented challengers
⊖ William H. Clapperton  m 
 		 ⊖ Clarence Hamilton  m 
 
Eligible: 1,878 Votes: 1,462 Participation: 77.85% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Québec
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17713(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
33
CONS
 1/2 1,018 69.63% +574 Loser:
IND
 444 30.37% ? Tremblay

Service: 4 years 11 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,721 Votes: 1,446 Participation: 84.02% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Québec
15 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 14776(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:34 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
33		 Successor:
QLP
 881 60.93% Clarence Hamilton
Eligible: 2,313 Votes: 1,478 Participation: 63.90% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Québec
15 July 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 14888(F) — 16 Feb 2022 20:40 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
37
CONS
 1/2 819 55.41% +160 Loser:
QLP
 659 44.59% Clarence Hamilton
After his election:
7 Jan 1874 39
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Elected in another riding
Service: 2 years 5 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,233 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
2		 Québec
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
ID: 18600(F) — 20 Jan 2022 10:37 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
CONS
 1/3 999 81.02% +767 Loser:
IND
 232 18.82% John R. Hamilton
After his election:
29 Jan 1873 39
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 6 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
2		 Québec
15 February 1873
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18678(F) — 25 Jun 2023 00:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 39
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 11 months 6 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,352 Votes: 1,805 Participation: 76.74% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Québec
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18836(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
CONS
 1/2 1,063 58.89% +321 Loser:
IND
 742 41.11% M. Tremblay

Service: 4 years 7 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,313 Votes: 1,301 Participation: 56.25% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Québec
5 August 1874
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 15917(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
40		 Successor:
CONS
 732 56.26% Pierre-Clovis Beauchesne
Eligible: 2,951 Votes: 1,865 Participation: 63.20% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Québec
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19125(F) — 21 Jan 2022 20:12 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
CONS
 1/2 1,014 55.14% +189 Loser:
LIB
 825 44.86% William H. Clapperton
After his election:
25 Jul 1879 45
CONS
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 10 months 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,951 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
4		 Québec
26 August 1879
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19610(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
45		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. Pierre-Clovis Beauchesne

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Robitaille, Théodore		 30 Mar 2024
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Robitaille, Théodore		 30 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Théodore Robitaille, P.C., Senator		 30 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Théodore Robitaille, C.P., sénateur		 30 Mar 2024
FR Quebec National Assembly
Théodore Robitaille		 30 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Théodore Robitaille		 30 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Théodore Robitaille		 30 Mar 2024

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Rev.: 30 Mar 2024 20:56 (but data presented dynamically)

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