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♂ Louis-Olivier Taillon
aliasLouis-Olivier Taillon
Record
60007 · 6125

Roman Catholic   ∞2
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 64%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 2 2
Québec 7 2 9
Total 7 4 11
Birth 26 September 1840 → 183 years + 7 months ago
Lived 82 years + 6 months
First mandate 7 July 1875 → 148 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 9 months
Death 25 April 1923 → 101 years ago
Exit → Death 26 years + 10 months after 13 June 1896
Special notes
None
 
Louis-Olivier Taillon (1840–1923)
© Photo — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Pierre-Urgel Archambault (1812–1871) Father-in-law
⊖ Ludger Forest (1826–1903) Brother-in-law
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Québec 18 11 12 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. QC 5
CONS
 1 Speaker 41–43 08 Mar 1882 — 26 Mar 1884 2 0 18
2. QC 6–8
CONS
 1 Party leader 46–55 16 Dec 1886 — 10 May 1896 9 4 24
3. QC 6
CONS
 1 Premier 46 25 Jan 1887 — 28 Jan 1887 0 0 3
4. QC 6
CONS
 1 Opposition Leader 46–49 29 Jan 1887 — 16 Jun 1890 3 4 18
5. QC 8
CONS
 2 Premier 52–55 16 Dec 1892 — 10 May 1896 3 4 24
6. CA 7
CONS
 1 Minister 55 01 May 1896 — 08 Jul 1896 0 2 7
 6. Post Office

Electoral history

Races 11  
Path points 12  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Arthur Boyer  m 
⊖ Christophe-Alphonse Geoffrion  m 
⊖ Joseph-Xavier Perrault  m 
 		 ⊖ Laurent-Olivier David  m 
⊖ Joseph-Edmond Marcile  m 
⊖ Antoine Rocheleau  m 
 
Eligible: 10,445 Votes: 5,887 Participation: 56.36% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Québec
7 July 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
 QLP  8 Mar 1878
ID: 14984(F) — 20 Jul 2023 13:40 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
34
CONS
 1/2 3,068 53.09% +357 Loser:
QLP
 2,711 46.91% Joseph Duhamel
After his election:
8 Mar 1878 37
CONS
 →
QLP
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 2 years 9 months 23 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 12,145 Votes: 7,849 Participation: 64.63% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Québec
1 May 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Minority
 CONS  29 Oct 1879
ID: 15049(F) — 20 Jul 2023 21:53 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
CONS
 1/2 3,924 50.84% +130 Loser:
QLP
 3,794 49.16% Jacques Grenier
After his election:
29 Oct 1879 39
QLP
 →
CONS
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 3 years 7 months (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 10,838 Votes: 5,364 Participation: 49.49% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Québec
2 December 1881
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 15114(F) — 17 Feb 2022 07:57 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
CONS
 1/2 2,953 56.99% +724 Loser:
QLP
 2,229 43.01% Joseph-Xavier Perrault
After his election:
23 Jan 1884 43
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 2 years 1 month 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 10,838 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
5		 Québec
9 February 1884
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26222(F) — 14 Oct 2022 17:47 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 2 years 8 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 13,497 Votes: 8,462 Participation: 62.70% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
6		 Québec
14 October 1886
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
ID: 15179(F) — 21 Jul 2023 17:54 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
46
CONS
 2/3 2,870 34.35% -186 Winner:
QLP
 3,056 36.58% Laurent-Olivier David
Eligible: 2,696 Votes: 1,919 Participation: 71.18% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Québec
11 December 1886
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 QLP  27 Jan 1887
ID: 26237(F) — 21 Jul 2023 11:41 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
46
CONS
 1/2 1,243 64.77% +567 Loser:
NAT
 676 35.23% J.-E. Écrément
After his election:
27 Jan 1887 46
CONS
 →
QLP
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 3 years 6 months 5 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,039 Votes: 2,402 Participation: 79.04% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Québec
17 June 1890
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15228(F) — 8 Sep 2021 10:31 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent → (Party leader)
Age
49
CONS
 2/2 1,088 45.75% -202 Winner:
QLP
 1,290 54.25% Arthur Boyer
Eligible: 2,938 Votes: 2,348 Participation: 79.92% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 Québec
8 March 1892
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 15290(F) — 17 Feb 2022 13:13 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus (Party leader)
Age
51
CONS
 1/2 1,246 53.52% +164 Loser:
QLP
 1,082 46.48% Antoine Rocheleau
After his election:
16 Dec 1892 52
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 9 months 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,938 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
8		 Québec
31 December 1892
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26265(F) — 14 Oct 2022 18:06 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
52
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
13 Jun 1896 55
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 3 years 5 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,628 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Québec
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20171(F) — 22 Jan 2022 22:00 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
55
CONS
 2/2 2,117 45.74% -394 Winner:
LIB
 2,511 54.26% Christophe-Alphonse Geoffrion
Eligible: 2,938 Votes: 2,329 Participation: 79.27% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 Québec
11 May 1897
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15363(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
56		 Successor:
QLP
 1,280 54.96% Antoine Rocheleau
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,054 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Québec
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20420(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
60
CONS
 2/2 1,449 47.45% -156 Winner:
LIB
 1,605 52.55% Joseph-Edmond Marcile

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Canadian Encyclopedia
Sir Louis-Olivier Taillon		 28 Apr 2024
FR Encyclopédie canadienne
Taillon, sir Louis-Olivier		 28 Apr 2024
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Taillon, Sir Louis-Olivier		 28 Apr 2024
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Taillon, sir Louis-Olivier		 28 Apr 2024
FR Quebec National Assembly
Louis-Olivier Taillon		 28 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Louis-Olivier Taillon		 28 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Louis-Olivier Taillon		 28 Apr 2024

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