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♂ Ernest Racicot
aliasErnest Racicot
Record
51311 · 6122

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Québec 1 1 2
Birth 13 July 1835 → 188 years + 9 months ago
Lived 73 years + 9 months
First mandate 1 May 1878 → 145 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 42 years + 9 months
Death 18 April 1909 → 115 years ago
Exit → Death 27 years + 4 months after 1 December 1881
Special notes
None
 
Ernest Racicot (1835–1909) 200x271
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Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Ferdinand-Conon David (1824–1883) Cousin  
⊖ Laurent-Olivier David (1840–1926) Cousin  
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Québec 3 7 1 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
3 documented challengers
⊖ George B. Baker  m 
⊖ Elijah E. Spencer  m 
 		 ⊖ Josiah S. Brigham  m 
 
Eligible: 3,582 Votes: 2,309 Participation: 64.46% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Québec
1 May 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Minority
 CONS  29 Oct 1879
ID: 15044(F) — 13 Jul 2023 15:55 ET
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 → New to this legislature
Age
42
QLP
 1/2 1,156 50.39% +18 Loser:
CONS
 1,138 49.61% George B. Baker
After his election:
29 Oct 1879 44
QLP
 →
CONS
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
29 Oct 1879 44
QLP
 →
CONS
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 3 years 7 months (Gov't & Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 3,786 Votes: 2,093 Participation: 55.28% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
5		 Québec
2 December 1881
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 15109(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
46
CONS
 2/3 593 28.91% -323 Winner:
CONS
 916 44.66% Elijah E. Spencer

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
FR Quebec National Assembly
Ernest Racicot		 13 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Ernest Racicot		 13 Jan 2024

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