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♂ François Benjamin Godin
aliasFrançois Benjamin Godin
Record
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Roman Catholic   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 25%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 2 3
Québec 0 1 1
Total 1 3 4
Birth 28 March 1828 → 196 years + 1 month ago
Lived 59 years + 11 months
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 4 months
Death 3 March 1888 → 136 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 15 years + 7 months after 19 July 1872
Special notes
None
 
François Benjamin Godin (1828–1888) 200x323
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Lucien Dugas (1897–1985) Grandson  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 4 11 12

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Louis François Georges Baby  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Lewis A. McConville  m 
 		 ⊖ Vincent-Paul Lavallée  m 
 
Eligible: 2,284 Votes: 1,780 Participation: 77.93% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Québec
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17729(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
39
LIB
 1/2 918 51.57% +56 Loser:
CONS
 862 48.43% Louis François Georges Baby

Service: 4 years 11 months 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,231 Votes: 1,524 Participation: 68.31% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Québec
15 July 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 14904(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
43
QLP
 2/2 456 29.92% -612 Winner:
CONS
 1,068 70.08% Vincent-Paul Lavallée
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
ID: 18616(F) — 25 Jun 2023 21:32 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
44		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. Louis François Georges Baby
Eligible: 3,055 Votes: 2,220 Participation: 72.67% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Québec
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19141(F) — 21 Jan 2022 20:18 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
50
LIB
 2/2 905 41.72% -359 Winner:
CONS
 1,264 58.28% Louis François Georges Baby
Eligible: 3,055 Votes: 1,910 Participation: 62.52% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Québec
9 December 1880
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19627(F) — 21 Jan 2022 20:35 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
52
LIB
 2/2 685 35.86% -540 Winner:
CONS
 1,225 64.14% Lewis A. McConville

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
François Benjamin Godin, M.P.		 21 Nov 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
François Benjamin Godin, député		 21 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
François Benjamin Godin		 21 Nov 2023
FR Wikipédia
François Benjamin Godin		 21 Nov 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 21 Nov 2023 20:33 (but data presented dynamically)

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