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♂ George Irvine
aliasGeorge Irvine
Record
29230 · 5002

Anglican   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 0 1
Québec 5 0 5
Total 6 0 6
Birth 16 November 1826 → 197 years + 5 months ago
Lived 70 years + 3 months
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 40 years + 8 months
Death 24 February 1897 → 127 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 12 years + 8 months after 6 June 1884
Double mandate Megantic (Québec)
Up until about 1872-74 (depending on the jurisdiction), a parliamentarian could sit in his provincial legislature and the Commons.
Special notes
None
 
George Irvine (1826–1897) 200x225
© Photo 1868 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 4 11 12
Québec 14 5 16 Z
TOTAL 19 4 28

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 9  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Edward J. Hemming  m 
 		 ⊖ Andrew Kennedy  m 
 
Eligible: 2,226 Votes: 1,733 Participation: 77.85% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Québec
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17745(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
40
CONS
 1/2 1,000 57.70% +267 Loser:
IND
 733 42.30% P.O. Triganne

Service: 4 years 11 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,218 Votes: 1,709 Participation: 77.05% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Québec
15 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 14827(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:34 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
CONS
 1/2 997 58.34% +285 Loser:
CONS
 712 41.66% J.A.S. Reed

Service: 3 years 9 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,210 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
2		 Québec
15 July 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 14913(F) — 13 Jul 2023 09:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
30 Jul 1874 47
CONS
 →
ICON
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 3 years 11 months 21 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,832 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Québec
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
ID: 18625(F) — 25 Jun 2023 21:52 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
45		 Successor:
LIB
 975 53.22% Édouard-Émery Richard
Eligible: 2,696 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
3		 Québec
7 July 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 14978(F) — 16 Feb 2022 21:59 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
QLP
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
28 Jan 1876 49
QLP
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 6 months 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,696 Votes: 1,818 Participation: 67.43% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
3		 Québec
18 April 1876
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 15921(F) — 20 Jul 2023 10:02 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
49		 Successor:
CONS
 593 32.62% Andrew Kennedy
Eligible: 3,227 Votes: 2,362 Participation: 73.19% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Québec
1 May 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Minority
 CONS  29 Oct 1879
ID: 15043(F) — 20 Jul 2023 21:46 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
51
QLP
 1/2 1,482 63.52% +631 Loser:
CONS
 851 36.48% Andrew Kennedy
After his election:
29 Oct 1879 52
QLP
 →
CONS
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 3 years 7 months (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,404 Votes: 2,039 Participation: 59.90% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Québec
2 December 1881
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 15108(F) — 17 Feb 2022 07:52 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
QLP
 1/2 1,230 61.01% +444 Loser:
CONS
 786 38.99% Edward J. Hemming
After his election:
6 Jun 1884 57
QLP
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 2 years 6 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,404 Votes: 2,465 Participation: 72.41% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Québec
29 October 1884
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26231(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
57		 Successor:
QLP
 1,249 50.67% John Whyte

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Irvine, George		 18 Nov 2023
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Irvine, George		 18 Nov 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. George Irvine, Q.C., M.P.		 18 Nov 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. George Irvine, c.r., député		 18 Nov 2023
FR Quebec National Assembly
George Irvine		 18 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
George Irvine (politician)		 18 Nov 2023
FR Wikipédia
George Irvine		 18 Nov 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 18 Nov 2023 17:11 (but data presented dynamically)

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