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♂ Joseph Poirier
aliasJoseph Poirier
Record
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Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 2 2
Québec 2 0 2
Total 2 2 4
Birth 21 December 1839 → 184 years + 4 months ago
Lived 77 years + 2 months
First mandate 1 May 1878 → 145 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 38 years + 4 months
Death 27 February 1917 → 107 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 20 years + 1 month after 12 January 1897
Special notes
None
 

No photo available
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Québec 8 5 6 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 6  
3 documented challengers
⊖ François-Xavier Dulac  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Thomas L. Taschereau  m 
 		 ⊖ Joseph Godbout  m 
 
Eligible: 4,185 Votes: 2,798 Participation: 66.86% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Québec
1 May 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Minority
 CONS  29 Oct 1879
ID: 15014(F) — 20 Jul 2023 17:01 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
38
QLP
 1/2 1,576 57.12% +393 Loser:
CONS
 1,183 42.88% François-Xavier Dulac
After his election:
29 Oct 1879 39
QLP
 →
CONS
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 3 years 7 months (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,396 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
5		 Québec
2 December 1881
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 15079(F) — 17 Feb 2022 07:34 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
41		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. Jean Blanchet
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,985 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Québec
31 October 1884
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19665(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
44
ICON
 2/2 1,336 44.76% -313 Winner:
CONS
 1,649 55.24% Thomas L. Taschereau
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
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
47
CONS
 2/3 1,268 34.73% -632 Winner:
ILIB
 1,900 52.04% Joseph Godbout
Eligible: 6,990 Votes: 4,539 Participation: 64.94% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 Québec
8 March 1892
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 15284(F) — 17 Feb 2022 13:10 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
52
CONS
 1/2 2,453 54.68% +420 Loser:
QLP
 2,033 45.32% A.A. Vander Hayden
After his election:
12 Jan 1897 57
CONS
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 4 years 10 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,998 Votes: 6,039 Participation: 75.51% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 Québec
11 May 1897
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15357(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
57		 Successor:
QLP
 3,371 56.31% Henri-Sévérin Béland

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
FR Quebec National Assembly
Joseph Poirier		 09 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Joseph Poirier		 09 Mar 2024

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