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♂ Alphonse Desjardins
aliasAlphonse Desjardins
Record
15593 · 5285

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 1 6
Birth 6 May 1841 → 182 years + 11 months ago
Lived 71 years
First mandate 22 January 1874 → 150 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 32 years + 8 months
Death 4 June 1912 → 111 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 19 years + 8 months after 30 September 1892
Special notes
None
 

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 18 8 4

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 7
CONS
 1 Minister 54 15 Jan 1896 — 27 Apr 1896 0 3 12
2. CA 7
CONS
 1 Minister 54–55 01 May 1896 — 08 Jul 1896 0 2 7
 1. Militia and Defence
 2. Public Works

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Arthur-Aimé Bruneau  m 
 		 ⊖ Laurent-Olivier David  m 
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
3		 Québec
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18848(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
32
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 7 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 8,600 Votes: 5,678 Participation: 66.02% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Québec
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19137(F) — 21 Jan 2022 20:17 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
CONS
 1/2 3,039 56.48% +697 Loser:
LIB
 2,342 43.52% Laurent-Olivier David

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
5		 Québec
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19333(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 8 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,882 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Québec
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19541(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
ICON
 1/2 3,050 51.85% +218 Loser:
LIB
 2,832 48.15% Joseph Lanctôt

Service: 4 years 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,071 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Québec
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19893(F) — 22 Jan 2022 15:49 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
CONS
 1/2 5,266 58.05% +1,461 Loser:
LIB
 3,805 41.95% Joseph Lanctôt
After his election:
30 Sep 1892 51
CONS
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
7		 Québec
21 October 1892
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19988(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
51		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. Sévérin Lachapelle
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,084 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Québec
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20211(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
55
CONS
 2/2 1,475 47.83% -134 Winner:
LIB
 1,609 52.17% Arthur-Aimé Bruneau

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Desjardins, Alphonse		 27 Sep 2023
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Desjardins, Alphonse		 27 Sep 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Alphonse Desjardins, P.C., M.P., Senator		 27 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Alphonse Desjardins, C.P., député, sénateur		 27 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
Alphonse Desjardins (homme politique)		 27 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Alphonse Desjardins (politician)		 27 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 27 Sep 2023 19:56 (but data presented dynamically)

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