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♂ Pierre-Basile Benoît
aliasPierre-Basile Benoît
Record
4162 · 4986

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 63%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 2 7
Québec 0 1 1
Total 5 3 8
Birth 8 October 1837 → 186 years + 6 months ago
Lived 73 years + 1 month
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 29 years + 9 months
Death 11 November 1910 → 113 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 24 years + 3 months after 12 July 1886
Special notes
None
 
Pierre-Basile Benoît (1837–1910)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 16 11 16

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 9  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Tancrède Boucher de Grosbois  m 
⊖ Gédéon Larocque  m 
 		 ⊖ Amable Jodoin  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 1,850 Votes: 1,217 Participation: 65.78% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Québec
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17715(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
29
CONS
 1/2 691 56.78% +165 Loser:
IND
 526 43.22% V.P.W. Dorion

Service: 4 years 11 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,719 Votes: 1,174 Participation: 68.30% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Québec
15 July 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 14890(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
33
CONS
 2/2 488 41.57% -198 Winner:
QLP
 686 58.43% Gédéon Larocque
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,420 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Québec
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18602(F) — 25 Jun 2023 20:59 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
34
CONS
 1/2 789 55.56% +158 Loser:
LIB
 631 44.44% Tancrède Boucher de Grosbois
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 36
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,133 Votes: 1,590 Participation: 74.54% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Québec
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18838(F) — 20 Jan 2022 23:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
36
CONS
 2/2 742 46.67% -106 Winner:
LIB
 848 53.33% Amable Jodoin
Eligible: 2,133 Votes: 1,680 Participation: 78.76% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Québec
30 December 1874
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18940(F) — 21 Jan 2022 07:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
37
CONS
 2/2 817 48.63% -46 Winner:
LIB
 863 51.37% Amable Jodoin
Eligible: 2,133 Votes: 1,676 Participation: 78.57% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Québec
7 January 1876
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18941(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
38
CONS
 1/2 913 54.47% +150 Loser:
IND
 763 45.53% Alfred Fortier

Service: 2 years 8 months 9 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,272 Votes: 1,756 Participation: 77.29% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Québec
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19127(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
CONS
 1/2 887 51.27% +44 Loser:
IND
 843 48.73% L.T. Willett

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,105 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Québec
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19323(F) — 21 Jan 2022 22:45 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
CONS
 1/2 822 74.39% +539 Loser:
IND
 283 25.61% F.X.N. Berthiaume
After his election:
12 Jul 1886 48
CONS
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 4 years 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
5		 Québec
30 July 1886
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19679(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
48		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. J. Raymond F. Préfontaine

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Pierre Basile Benoit, M.P.		 15 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Pierre Basile Benoit, député		 15 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Pierre-Basile Benoit		 15 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Pierre-Basile Benoit		 15 Apr 2024

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