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♂ Bernard Devlin
aliasBernard Devlin
Record
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Irish-Canadian   ∞2
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 40%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 3 5
Birth 15 December 1824 → 199 years + 4 months ago
Lived 55 years + 1 month
First mandate 12 January 1875 → 149 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 50 years
Death 8 February 1880 → 144 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 1 year + 4 months after 16 September 1878
Special notes
None
 
Bernard Devlin (1824–1880)
© Photo 1875 William James Topley — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Charles R. Devlin (1858–1914) Nephew  
⊖ Emmanuel B. Devlin (1872–1921) Nephew  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 3 5 3

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Thomas D'Arcy McGee  m 
 		 ⊖ Michael P. Ryan  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 7,860 Votes: 5,153 Participation: 65.56% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Québec
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17752(F) — 19 Jan 2022 20:21 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
42
LIB
 2/2 2,478 48.09% -197 Winner:
LC
 2,675 51.91% Thomas D'Arcy McGee
Eligible: 6,068 Votes: 3,922 Participation: 64.63% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Québec
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18866(F) — 21 Jan 2022 00:10 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
49
LIB
 2/2 1,782 45.44% -358 Winner:
LC
 2,140 54.56% Michael P. Ryan
Eligible: 6,068 Votes: 4,523 Participation: 74.54% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Québec
12 January 1875
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18942(F) — 21 Jan 2022 07:31 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
50
LIB
 1/2 2,303 50.92% +83 Loser:
LC
 2,220 49.08% Michael P. Ryan
After his election:
26 Aug 1875 50
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 7 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,068 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
3		 Québec
26 November 1875
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18943(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 2 years 9 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,646 Votes: 4,653 Participation: 43.71% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Québec
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19155(F) — 28 Nov 2021 14:16 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
53
LIB
 2/2 1,845 41.28% -779 Winner:
LC
 2,624 58.72% Michael P. Ryan

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Devlin, Bernard		 05 Mar 2024
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Devlin, Bernard		 05 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Bernard Devlin, Q.C., M.P.		 05 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Bernard Devlin, c.r., député		 05 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Bernard Devlin		 05 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Bernard Devlin (homme politique)		 05 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  5 Mar 2024 07:20 (but data presented dynamically)

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