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♂ George Sylvain
aliasGeorge Sylvain
Record
59892 · 5013

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Birth 27 August 1819 → 204 years + 8 months ago
Lived 71 years + 5 months
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 47 years + 11 months
Death 25 February 1891 → 133 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 18 years + 7 months after 19 July 1872
Special notes
Baptized Michel-George.
 
George Sylvain (1819–1891) 200x323
© Photo — 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

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ J.-B. Romuald Fiset  m 
 
 
Eligible: 2,753 Votes: 1,849 Participation: 67.16% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Québec
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17760(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
47
CONS
 1/2 1,152 62.30% +455 Loser:
IND
 697 37.70% Augustin Michaud

Service: 4 years 11 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,039 Votes: 1,830 Participation: 60.22% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Québec
15 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 14843(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:34 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
48		 Successor:
CONS
 1,409 76.99% Joseph Garon
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,531 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Québec
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
ID: 18644(F) — 25 Jun 2023 22:26 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
52
CONS
 2/2 1,150 45.44% -231 Winner:
LIB
 1,381 54.56% J.-B. Romuald Fiset

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Georges Sylvain, M.P.		 22 Nov 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Georges Sylvain, député		 22 Nov 2023
FR Quebec National Assembly
George Sylvain		 22 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
George Sylvain		 22 Nov 2023
FR Wikipédia
George Sylvain		 22 Nov 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 22 Nov 2023 15:04 (but data presented dynamically)

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