Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Honoré Mercier
aliasHonoré Mercier
Record
42977 · 6252

3
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 91%
 
Québec 10 1 11
Birth 20 March 1875 → 149 years + 1 month ago
Lived 62 years + 2 months
First mandate 16 December 1907 → 116 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 32 years + 8 months
Death 19 June 1937 → 86 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 10 months + 3 days after 16 August 1936
Special notes
None
 
Honoré Mercier (1875–1937)
© Photo c.1920 — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
Gaspard Fauteux (1898–1963) Nephew  
Honoré Mercier (1840–1894) Father  
Honoré Mercier (1908–1988) Son  
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Québec 28 0 14 Z

Electoral history

Races 11  
Path points 12  
4 documented challengers
Auguste Boyer  m 
Arthur Laberge  m 
 
Hospice Desrosiers  m  (3 runoffs)
Joseph-Magloire Laberge  m 
 
Eligible: 3,330 Votes: 2,224 Participation: 66.79% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
11
Québec
16 December 1907
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 26312(F) — 26 Feb 2023 09:30 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
32
QLP
1/3 1,049 47.17% +233 Loser:
NACO
816 36.69% Joseph-Magloire Laberge

Service:
5 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,329 Votes: 2,371 Participation: 71.22% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12
Québec
8 June 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15588(F) — 17 Feb 2022 19:53 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
33
QLP
2/2 1,165 49.36% -30 Winner:
CONS
1,195 50.64% Hospice Desrosiers
Eligible: 3,329 Votes: 2,809 Participation: 84.38% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12
Québec
28 December 1908
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 26317(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
→ Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
33
QLP
1/2 1,419 50.52% +29 Loser:
CONS
1,390 49.48% Hospice Desrosiers

Service:
3 years 4 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,551 Votes: 2,529 Participation: 71.22% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
13
Québec
15 May 1912
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15662(F) — 17 Feb 2022 20:18 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
QLP
1/2 1,336 53.38% +169 Loser:
CONS
1,167 46.62% Hospice Desrosiers
After his election:
20 Apr 1914 39
QLP
Vac.
Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 year 11 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,551 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
13
Québec
9 May 1914
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 26343(F) — 14 Oct 2022 19:06 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
QLP
1/1 By acclamation

Service:
2 years 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,459 Votes: 1,900 Participation: 54.93% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
14
Québec
22 May 1916
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15744(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
QLP
1/2 1,587 84.06% +1,286 Loser:
CONS
301 15.94% Joseph-Omer Dubois

Service:
3 years 1 month (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,319 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
15
Québec
23 June 1919
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15825(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
QLP
1/1 By acclamation

Service:
3 years 7 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,514 Votes: 2,314 Participation: 65.85% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
16
Québec
5 February 1923
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15943(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
QLP
1/2 1,284 55.95% +273 Loser:
FL
1,011 44.05% Arthur-Napoléon Laberge

Service:
4 years 3 months 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,471 Votes: 2,345 Participation: 67.56% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17
Québec
16 May 1927
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 16030(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
QLP
1/2 1,548 66.13% +755 Loser:
CONS
793 33.87% Domina-Thomas Lemieux

Service:
4 years 3 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,508 Votes: 2,841 Participation: 80.99% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
18
Québec
24 August 1931
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 16115(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
QLP
1/2 1,661 58.73% +494 Loser:
CONS
1,167 41.27% Arthur Laberge

Service:
4 years 3 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,946 Votes: 3,389 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
19
Québec
25 November 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 16206(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
QLP
1/2 1,967 58.04% +545 Loser:
ALN
1,422 41.96% Auguste Boyer

Service:
8 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,018 Votes: 3,453 Participation: 85.94% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
20
Québec
17 August 1936
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UN  Majority
ID: 16296(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
61
Successor:
UN
1,899 55.04% Auguste Boyer

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
FR Quebec National Assembly
Honoré Mercier (fils)
25 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Honoré Mercier (fils)
25 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Honoré Mercier Jr.
25 Feb 2024


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