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♂ François Béchard
aliasFrançois Béchard
Record
3497 · 4993

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 8 0 8
Birth 18 April 1830 → 194 years ago
Lived 66 years + 11 months
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 3 months
Death 13 April 1897 → 127 years ago
Exit → Death 8 months + 28 days after 16 July 1896
Special notes
None
 
François Béchard (1830–1897)
© Photo 1879 William James Topley — 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 28 11 2

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 9  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Alexandre Dufresne  m 
 		 ⊖ Philippe-Honoré Roy  m 
 
Eligible: 2,359 Votes: 1,539 Participation: 65.24% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Québec
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17732(F) — 19 Jan 2022 19:21 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
37
LIB
 1/2 1,035 67.25% +531 Loser:
LIB
 504 32.75% Alexandre Dufresne

Service: 4 years 11 months 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
2		 Québec
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18614(F) — 25 Jun 2023 21:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 43
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
3		 Québec
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18850(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 7 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,093 Votes: 1,670 Participation: 79.79% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Québec
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19139(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LIB
 1/2 929 57.03% +229 Loser:
IND
 700 42.97% Charles Thibeault

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
5		 Québec
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19335(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 8 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
6		 Québec
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19543(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,574 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Québec
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19895(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
LIB
 1/2 1,029 65.37% +484 Loser:
CONS
 545 34.63% Joseph A. Nadeau

Service: 5 years 3 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,191 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Québec
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20219(F) — 22 Jan 2022 23:44 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
LIB
 1/2 1,849 57.94% +507 Loser:
CONS
 1,342 42.06% Philippe-Honoré Roy
After his election:
16 Jul 1896 66
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
8		 Québec
3 August 1896
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20238(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
66		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Joseph-Israël Tarte

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. François Béchard, Senator		 06 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. François Béchard, sénateur		 06 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
François Béchard		 06 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
François Béchard		 06 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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