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♂ Antoine-Aimé Dorion
aliasAntoine-Aimé Dorion
Record
16612 · 4992

Roman Catholic   ∞3
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 0 4
Québec 0 1 1
Total 4 1 5
Birth 17 January 1818 → 206 years + 3 months ago
Lived 73 years + 4 months
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 49 years + 6 months
Death 31 May 1891 → 132 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 16 years + 11 months after 1 June 1874
Special notes
None
 
Antoine-Aimé Dorion (1818–1891) 200x323
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Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Pierre-Nérée Dorion (1816–1874) Brother  
⊖ Christophe-Alphonse Geoffrion (1843–1899) Son-in-law  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 6 9 2

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 2–3
LIB
 1 Minister 55–56 07 Nov 1873 — 31 May 1874 0 6 24
 1. Justice and Attorney General

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 7  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Louis Beaubien  m 
 		 ⊖ Sixte Coupal dit la Reine  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 3,448 Votes: 2,601 Participation: 75.44% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Québec
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17727(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
49
LIB
 1/2 1,312 50.44% +23 Loser:
IND
 1,289 49.56% ? Lanouette

Service: 4 years 11 months 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,243 Votes: 2,561 Participation: 78.97% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Québec
15 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 14800(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:34 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
49		 Successor:
CONS
 1,420 55.45% Louis Beaubien
Eligible: 3,921 Votes: 2,532 Participation: 64.57% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Québec
15 July 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 14900(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
53
QLP
 2/2 1,141 45.06% -250 Winner:
CONS
 1,391 54.94% Louis Beaubien
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,203 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Québec
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18633(F) — 25 Jun 2023 22:05 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
 1/2 631 52.45% +59 Loser:
LIB
 572 47.55% Sixte Coupal dit la Reine
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 55
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
7 Nov 1873 55
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 year 3 months 18 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
2		 Québec
27 November 1873
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 18681(F) — 11 Oct 2022 15:17 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 1 month 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,638 Votes: 1,273 Participation: 77.72% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Québec
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18869(F) — 21 Jan 2022 00:11 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LIB
 1/2 731 57.42% +189 Loser:
LIB
 542 42.58% Sixte Coupal dit la Reine
After his election:
1 Jun 1874 56
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 4 months 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,638 Votes: 1,227 Participation: 74.91% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Québec
4 August 1874
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18902(F) — 21 Jan 2022 00:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
56		 Successor:
LIB
 618 50.37% Sixte Coupal dit la Reine

Online biographical references (6)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Canadian Encyclopedia
Sir Antoine-Aimé Dorion		 18 Nov 2023
FR Encyclopédie canadienne
Dorion, sir Antoine-Aimé		 18 Nov 2023
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Dorion, Sir Antoine-Aimé		 18 Nov 2023
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Dorion, sir Antoine-Aimé		 18 Nov 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Antoine-Aimé Dorion, P.C., Q.C., M.P.		 18 Nov 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Antoine-Aimé Dorion, C.P., c.r., député		 18 Nov 2023
FR Quebec National Assembly
Antoine-Aimé Dorion		 18 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
Antoine-Aimé Dorion		 18 Nov 2023
FR Wikipédia
Antoine-Aimé Dorion		 18 Nov 2023

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