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♂ Joseph Godbout
aliasJoseph Godbout
Record
23405 · 6049

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 0 4
Birth 12 May 1850 → 173 years + 11 months ago
Lived 72 years + 10 months
First mandate 22 February 1887 → 137 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 9 months
Death 1 April 1923 → 101 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 21 years + 11 months after 4 April 1901
Special notes
None
 
Joseph Godbout (1850–1923)
© Photo c.1900 Jules-Isaïe Benoît — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Gaspard Fauteux (1898–1963) Grandson  
⊖ Arthur Godbout (1872–1932) Brother  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 14 1 7

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊖ François-Xavier Dulac  m 
 		 ⊖ Joseph Poirier  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,651 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
6		 Québec
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19525(F) — 22 Jan 2022 09:54 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
36
ILIB
 1/3 1,900 52.04% +632 Loser:
CONS
 1,268 34.73% Joseph Poirier

Service: 4 years 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,145 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Québec
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19877(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
LIB
 1/2 2,313 55.80% +481 Loser:
CONS
 1,832 44.20% J.A. Morency

Service: 5 years 3 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,579 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Québec
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20165(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
LIB
 1/2 3,003 53.83% +427 Loser:
CONS
 2,576 46.17% Georges Cloutier

Service: 4 years 4 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,607 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Québec
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20421(F) — 23 Jan 2022 10:32 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LIB
 1/2 3,432 61.21% +1,257 Loser:
CONS
 2,175 38.79% Charles Bolduc
After his election:
4 Apr 1901 50
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 4 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
9		 Québec
8 January 1902
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20487(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
51		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Henri-Sévérin Béland

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Joseph Godbout, Senator		 25 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Joseph Godbout, sénateur		 25 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Joseph Godbout		 25 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Joseph Godbout		 25 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Feb 2024 10:09 (but data presented dynamically)

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