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♂ Joseph Shehyn
aliasJoseph Shehyn
Record
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Roman Catholic   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Québec 8 0 8
Birth 9 November 1829 → 194 years + 5 months ago
Lived 88 years + 8 months
First mandate 7 July 1875 → 148 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 7 months
Death 14 July 1918 → 105 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 17 years + 7 months after 6 December 1900
Special notes
None
 
Joseph Shehyn (1829–1918) 200x281
© Photo c.1890 Montminy & Cie — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Napoléon-Antoine Belcourt (1860–1932) Son-in-law
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Québec 25 4 11 Z

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 9  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Pierre-Vincent Valin  m 
 
 
Eligible: 4,023 Votes: 2,508 Participation: 62.34% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Québec
7 July 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
 QLP  8 Mar 1878
ID: 14993(F) — 20 Jul 2023 14:04 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
45
QLP
 1/2 1,550 63.29% +651 Loser:
CONS
 899 36.71% Pierre-Vincent Valin
After his election:
8 Mar 1878 48
CONS
 →
QLP
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 2 years 9 months 23 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 4,489 Votes: 3,039 Participation: 67.70% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Québec
1 May 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Minority
 CONS  29 Oct 1879
ID: 15058(F) — 20 Jul 2023 22:07 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
QLP
 1/2 1,995 68.04% +1,058 Loser:
CONS
 937 31.96% Charles-Ignace Samson
After his election:
29 Oct 1879 49
QLP
 →
CONS
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 3 years 7 months (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,318 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
5		 Québec
2 December 1881
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 15123(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
QLP
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 10 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,216 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
6		 Québec
14 October 1886
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 QLP  27 Jan 1887
ID: 15188(F) — 21 Jul 2023 13:44 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
QLP
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
27 Jan 1887 57
CONS
 →
QLP
 Change of government (became part of government)
30 Jan 1887 57
QLP
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 3 months 16 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 4,216 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
6		 Québec
12 February 1887
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 26241(F) — 14 Oct 2022 17:57 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
QLP
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 4 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,188 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
7		 Québec
17 June 1890
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15253(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
QLP
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 1 year 8 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,192 Votes: 2,258 Participation: 53.86% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 Québec
8 March 1892
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 15333(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
QLP
 1/2 1,376 61.95% +531 Loser:
CONS
 845 38.05% William Carrier

Service: 5 years 2 months 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,054 Votes: 2,542 Participation: 62.70% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 Québec
11 May 1897
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15406(F) — 17 Feb 2022 14:14 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
67
QLP
 1/2 1,729 68.29% +926 Loser:
CONS
 803 31.71% Jean-Baptiste Thibaudeau

Service: 3 years 6 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,977 Votes: 3,041 Participation: 76.46% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
10		 Québec
7 December 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15481(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
71		 Successor:
QLP
 1,828 60.73% Jules-Alfred Lane

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Shehyn (Sheehy), Joseph		 14 Nov 2023
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Shehyn (Sheehy), Joseph		 14 Nov 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Joseph Shehyn		 14 Nov 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Joseph Shehyn		 14 Nov 2023
FR Quebec National Assembly
Joseph Shehyn		 14 Nov 2023
FR Wikipédia
Joseph Shehyn		 14 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
Joseph Shehyn		 14 Nov 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 14 Nov 2023 12:03 (but data presented dynamically)

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