Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Michel-Esdras Bernier
aliasMichel-Esdras Bernier
Record
4445 · 5876

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 100%
 
Canada 6 0 6
Birth 28 September 1841 → 182 years + 7 months ago
Lived 79 years + 9 months
First mandate 20 June 1882 → 141 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 40 years + 8 months
Death 27 July 1921 → 102 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 17 years + 6 months after 18 January 1904
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 21 6 12

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 8–9
LIB
1 Minister 58–62 22 Jun 1900 — 18 Jan 1904 3 6 27
 1. Inland Revenue

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
2 documented challengers
Antoine-Paul Cartier  m 
 
Louis Tellier  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,538 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5
Québec
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19367(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
→ New to Parliament
Age
40
LIB
1/2 1,336 52.64% +134 Loser:
CONS
1,202 47.36% Louis Tellier

Service:
4 years 8 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,803 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6
Québec
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19575(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LIB
1/2 1,489 82.58% +1,175 Loser:
CONS
314 17.42% Adolphe Durocher

Service:
4 years 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,846 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7
Québec
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19927(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LIB
1/2 1,671 58.71% +496 Loser:
CONS
1,175 41.29% Eusèbe Brodeur

Service:
5 years 3 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
8
Québec
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20215(F) — 22 Jan 2022 23:42 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
22 Jun 1900 58
LIB
Vac.
Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 3 years 11 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
8
Québec
4 July 1900
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20277(F) — 11 Oct 2022 19:17 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
LIB
1/1 By acclamation

Service:
4 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,383 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9
Québec
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20468(F) — 23 Jan 2022 11:52 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LIB
1/2 2,247 66.42% +1,111 Loser:
CONS
1,136 33.58% Antoine-Paul Cartier
After his election:
18 Jan 1904 62
LIB
Vac.
To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 3 years 2 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,486 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9
Québec
16 February 1904
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20523(F) — 23 Jan 2022 12:26 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
62
Successor:
LIB
1,841 52.81% Jean-Baptiste Blanchet

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Michel Esdras Bernier, P.C., M.P.
23 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Michel Esdras Bernier, C.P., député
23 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Michel-Esdras Bernier
23 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
Michel Esdras Bernier
23 Sep 2023


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 23 Sep 2023 21:05 (but data presented dynamically)