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♂ Gilbert DesRoches
aliasGilbert DesRoches
Record
15725 · 6399

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 20%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 1 4 5
Birth 24 July 1848 → 175 years + 9 months ago
Lived 66 years + 10 months
First mandate 2 February 1899 → 125 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 50 years + 6 months
Death 2 June 1915 → 108 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 14 years + 5 months after 11 December 1900
Special notes
None
 

Gilbert DesRoches (1848–1915)
No photo available
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Prince Edward Island 1 10 7 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊖ George A. Godkin  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ David Rogers  m 
 		 ⊖ Angus McMillan  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,845 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 Prince Edward Island
30 January 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26527(F) — 12 Jul 2023 16:34 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
41
CONS
 4/4 441 47.78% -34 Winner:
CONS
 475 51.46% David Rogers
Eligible: inc. Votes: 454 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
32		 Prince Edward Island
13 December 1893
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26552(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
45
CONS
 2/2 407 47.38% -45 Winner:
LIB
 452 52.62% George A. Godkin
Eligible: inc. Votes: 506 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
33		 Prince Edward Island
21 July 1897
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26582(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
48
CONS
 2/2 252 49.80% -2 Winner:
LIB
 254 50.20% Angus McMillan
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
33		 Prince Edward Island
2 February 1899
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26639(F) — 13 Feb 2022 17:11 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
50
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation ?

Service: 1 year 10 months 9 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 968 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
34		 Prince Edward Island
12 December 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17403(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
52
CONS
 2/2 424 43.80% -120 Winner:
LIB
 544 56.20% George A. Godkin

Online biographical references (4)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Gilbert DesRoches		 27 Dec 2023
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
DesRoches, Gilbert		 27 Dec 2023
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
Gilbert Desroches		 27 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Gilbert DesRoches		 27 Dec 2023

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