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♂ Joseph Royal
aliasJoseph Royal
Record
54271 · 5344

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 0 3
Manitoba 3 0 3
Total 6 0 6
Birth 7 May 1837 → 186 years + 11 months ago
Lived 65 years + 3 months
First mandate 27 December 1870 → 153 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 33 years + 7 months
Death 23 August 1902 → 121 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 14 years + 1 month after 4 July 1888
Special notes
None
 
Joseph Royal (1837–1902)
© Photo Archives of Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
Governor North-Western Territories (1888–1893)
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve St. Boniface, Manitoba (1880)
Mun./Co. Council ✗
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 8 6 2
Manitoba 8 11 16 Z
TOTAL 17 5 18

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. MB 1
GOV
 1 Speaker 33–34 15 Mar 1871 — 21 Feb 1872 0 11 6

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 8  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Joseph E. Cyr  m 
 		 ⊖ Salomon Hamelin  m 
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
1		 Manitoba
27 December 1870
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28264(F) — 6 Feb 2023 13:00 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
33
IND
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
28 Dec 1870 33
IND
 →
GOV
 Changed allegiance ()
Service: 4 years 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 116 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
2		 Manitoba
30 December 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28288(F) — 6 Feb 2023 09:32 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
IND
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
31 Dec 1874 37
IND
 →
GOV
 Changed allegiance ()
Service: 3 years 11 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 124 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
3		 Manitoba
18 December 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28318(F) — 5 Feb 2023 23:48 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
IND
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
19 Dec 1878 41
IND
 →
GOV
 Changed allegiance ()
Service: 11 months 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
4		 Manitoba
16 December 1879
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 28345(F) — 5 Feb 2023 19:56 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
42		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. Patrice Bréland
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,042 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
4		 Manitoba
30 December 1879
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19614(F) — 12 Aug 2023 10:40 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
42
CONS
 1/3 652 62.57% +383 Loser:
IND
 269 25.82% John Molloy

Service: 2 years 5 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
5		 Manitoba
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19191(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 8 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,859 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Manitoba
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19394(F) — 21 Jan 2022 23:41 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
CONS
 1/2 1,081 58.15% +303 Loser:
ILIB
 778 41.85% Joseph E. Cyr
After his election:
4 Jul 1888 51
CONS
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 1 year 4 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,649 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
6		 Manitoba
24 January 1889
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19722(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
51		 Successor:
CONS
 797 48.33% Alphonse-Alfred-C. LaRivière

Online biographical references (7)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Royal, Joseph		 02 Mar 2024
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Royal, Joseph		 02 Mar 2024
EN Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, University of Regina
Royal, Joseph (1837-1902)		 27 Mar 2024
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Royal, Joseph		 02 Mar 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Royal, Joseph		 02 Mar 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Joseph Royal (1837-1902)		 02 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Joseph Royal, M.P.		 02 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Joseph Royal, député		 02 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Joseph Royal		 02 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Joseph Royal		 02 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 27 Mar 2024 21:44 (but data presented dynamically)

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