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♂ Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière
aliasHenri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière
Record
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Anglican   ∞3
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 0 4
Québec 5 0 5
Total 9 0 9
Birth 5 December 1829 → 194 years + 4 months ago
Lived 78 years + 11 months
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 8 months
Death 16 November 1908 → 115 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 8 years + 4 months after 21 June 1900
Double mandate Lotbinière (Québec)
Up until about 1872-74 (depending on the jurisdiction), a parliamentarian could sit in his provincial legislature and the Commons.
Special notes
None
 
Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière (1829–1908) 200x280
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Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Antoine C. de Lotbinière Harwood (1825–1891) Cousin  
⊖ Henry S. Harwood (1838–1911) Cousin  
⊖ Robert W. Harwood (1826–1897) Cousin  
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 10 4 24
Québec 18 2 6 Z
TOTAL 28 7 1

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. QC 1–
QLP
 1 Party leader 37–53 15 Jul 1867 — 17 Jan 1883 15 6 2
2. QC 1–3
QLP
 1 Opposition Leader 37–48 15 Sep 1867 — 07 Mar 1878 10 5 20
3. QC 3–4
QLP
 1 Premier 48–49 08 Mar 1878 — 30 Oct 1879 1 7 22
4. QC 4–5
QLP
 2 Opposition Leader 49–53 31 Oct 1879 — 17 Jan 1883 3 2 17
5. CA 8
LIB
 1 Minister 66–70 13 Jul 1896 — 21 Jun 1900 3 11 8
 5. Inland Revenue

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 12  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Guillaume Amyot  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
1		 Québec
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17743(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
37
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 11 months 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,203 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
1		 Québec
15 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 14820(F) — 9 Sep 2021 21:05 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
37
QLP
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 9 months 29 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,969 Votes: 1,020 Participation: 51.80% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Québec
15 July 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 14911(F) — 9 Sep 2021 21:06 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
41
QLP
 1/2 806 79.02% +592 Loser:
CONS
 214 20.98% L.-G. Houle

Service: 3 years 11 months 21 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: 18623(F) — 25 Jun 2023 21:48 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: 2,065 Votes: 1,064 Participation: 51.53% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Québec
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18859(F) — 20 Jan 2022 23:59 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
44		 Successor:
LIB
 776 72.93% Henri Bernier
Eligible: 2,292 Votes: 1,667 Participation: 72.73% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Québec
7 July 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
 QLP  8 Mar 1878
ID: 14976(F) — 20 Jul 2023 12:44 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
45
QLP
 1/2 893 54.35% +143 Loser:
CONS
 750 45.65% Guillaume Amyot
After his election:
8 Mar 1878 48
CONS
 →
QLP
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 2 years 9 months 23 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 3,110 Votes: 2,450 Participation: 78.78% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Québec
1 May 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Minority
 CONS  29 Oct 1879
ID: 15041(F) — 20 Jul 2023 19:16 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
48
QLP
 1/2 1,383 56.91% +336 Loser:
CONS
 1,047 43.09% Guillaume Amyot
After his election:
29 Oct 1879 49
QLP
 →
CONS
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 3 years 7 months (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,200 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
5		 Québec
2 December 1881
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 15106(F) — 2 Oct 2022 13:03 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
51
QLP
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
25 Nov 1885 55
QLP
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 3 years 11 months 23 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,200 Votes: 2,359 Participation: 73.72% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Québec
30 January 1886
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26233(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
56		 Successor:
QLP
 1,210 51.29% Édouard-Hippolyte Laliberté
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,136 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Québec
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20206(F) — 22 Jan 2022 23:22 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
66
LIB
 1/2 2,086 50.44% +36 Loser:
CONS
 2,050 49.56% Lawrence Stafford
After his election:
13 Jul 1896 66
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
8		 Québec
30 July 1896
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20235(F) — 11 Oct 2022 18:16 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
66
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
21 Jun 1900 70
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 3 years 10 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,453 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Québec
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20458(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
70		 Successor:
LIB
 2,444 54.88% Michel-Siméon Delisle

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Joly de Lotbinière, Sir Henri-Gustave		 18 Nov 2023
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Joly de Lotbinière, sir Henri-Gustave		 18 Nov 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Sir Henri Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, P.C., M.P.		 18 Nov 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. sir Henri Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, C.P., député		 18 Nov 2023
FR Quebec National Assembly
Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière		 18 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière		 18 Nov 2023
FR Wikipédia
Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière		 18 Nov 2023

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