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♂ Joseph Gaudet (Godet)
aliasJoseph Gaudet (Godet)
Record
22194 · 5006

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 0 3
Québec 1 0 1
Total 4 0 4
Birth 10 May 1818 → 205 years + 11 months ago
Lived 64 years + 2 months
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 49 years + 2 months
Death 4 August 1882 → 141 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 4 years + 9 months after 30 October 1877
Double mandate Nicolet (Québec)
Up until about 1872-74 (depending on the jurisdiction), a parliamentarian could sit in his provincial legislature and the Commons.
Special notes
None
 
Joseph Gaudet (Godet) (1818–1882) 200x323
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Athanase Gaudet (1848–1888) Son  
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 10 2 21
Québec 3 9 28 Z
TOTAL 14 0 19

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 6  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Henri-Gédéon Malhiot  m 
 
 
Eligible: 2,253 Votes: 1,569 Participation: 69.64% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Québec
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17754(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
49
CONS
 1/2 1,070 68.20% +571 Loser:
IND
 499 31.80% ? Rousseau

Service: 4 years 11 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,306 Votes: 1,574 Participation: 68.26% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Québec
15 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 14834(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:34 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
49
CONS
 1/2 912 57.94% +250 Loser:
QLP
 662 42.06% Henri-Gédéon Malhiot

Service: 3 years 9 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,207 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
2		 Québec
15 July 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 14922(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
53		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. François-Xavier-O. Méthot
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,543 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Québec
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18634(F) — 25 Jun 2023 22:06 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
CONS
 1/2 1,423 92.22% +1,303 Loser:
IND
 120 7.78% N. Trahan
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 55
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,244 Votes: 2,241 Participation: 69.08% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Québec
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18870(F) — 21 Jan 2022 00:12 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
CONS
 1/2 1,290 57.56% +339 Loser:
IND
 951 42.44% G. David
After his election:
30 Oct 1877 59
CONS
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 3 years 9 months 8 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,244 Votes: 2,405 Participation: 74.14% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Québec
18 December 1877
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18983(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
59		 Successor:
ICON
 1,387 57.67% François-Xavier-O. Méthot

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Gaudet (Godet), Joseph		 24 Apr 2024
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Gaudet (Godet), Joseph		 24 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Joseph Gaudet, M.P.		 24 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Joseph Gaudet, député		 24 Apr 2024
FR Quebec National Assembly
Joseph Gaudet		 24 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Joseph Gaudet		 24 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Joseph Gaudet		 24 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 24 Apr 2024 19:36 (but data presented dynamically)

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