Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today
Base → People → Search & Find → Full profile → Louis-Édouard-Fernand Rinfret

♂ Louis-Édouard-Fernand Rinfret
aliasLouis-Édouard-Fernand Rinfret
Record
52693 · 6558

∞2
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 7 0 7
Birth 28 February 1883 → 141 years + 2 months ago
Lived 56 years + 4 months
First mandate 7 April 1920 → 104 years + 27 days ago
↳ at age 37 years + 1 month
Death 12 July 1939 → 84 years + 9 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Louis-Édouard-Fernand Rinfret (1883–1939)
© Photo 1925 — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Édouard-Gabriel Rinfret (1905–1994) Nephew  
⊖ Thibaudeau Rinfret (1879–1962) Brother  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 19 2 1

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 16
LIB
 1 Minister 43–47 25 Sep 1926 — 06 Aug 1930 3 10 12
2. CA 18
LIB
 2 Minister 52–56 23 Oct 1935 — 12 Jul 1939 3 8 19
 1. Secretary of State of Canada
 2. Secretary of State of Canada

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Ruben C. Laurier  m 
 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,269 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Québec
7 April 1920
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
 NLCP  10 Jul 1920
ID: 21515(F) — 1 Jul 2023 14:05 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
37
LIB
 1/2 3,413 64.78% +1,557 Loser:
UNIO
 1,856 35.22% Alphetus Mathieu
After his election:
10 Jul 1920 37
UNIO
 →
NLCP
 Change of government (remained in opposition)
Service: 1 year 7 months 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 12,809 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 Québec
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21722(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
LIB
 1/3 11,216 87.56% +10,248 Loser:
NLCP
 968 7.56% Léon Gauthier

Service: 3 years 10 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 21,735 Votes: 16,156 Participation: 74.33% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 Québec
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21993(F) — 25 Feb 2024 17:41 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
LIB
 1/2 12,080 74.77% +8,004 Loser:
LIPR
 4,076 25.23% Ruben C. Laurier
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 43
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 21,735 Votes: 14,932 Participation: 68.70% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Québec
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22246(F) — 24 Jan 2022 22:17 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
LIB
 1/2 12,740 85.32% +10,548 Loser:
LC
 2,192 14.68% Georges-Avila Marsan
After his election:
5 Oct 1926 43
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 21,735 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
16		 Québec
2 November 1926
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 22293(F) — 11 Oct 2022 20:49 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 8 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 32,776 Votes: 19,507 Participation: 59.52% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Québec
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22520(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LIB
 1/2 13,299 68.18% +7,091 Loser:
LC
 6,208 31.82% Joseph-Paul Lamarche

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 54,760 Votes: 36,881 Participation: 67.35% Candidacies: 5
Federal
18		 Québec
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22792(F) — 25 Jan 2022 22:45 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/5 22,298 60.46% +12,056 Loser:
REC
 10,242 27.77% Louis Francoeur
After his election:
12 Jul 1939 56
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 3 years 8 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 54,760 Votes: 23,354 Participation: 42.65% Candidacies: 2
Federal
18		 Québec
18 December 1939
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22858(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
56		 Successor:
LIB
 16,986 72.73% Eugène Durocher

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Louis Édouard Fernand Rinfret, , P.C.		 25 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Louis Édouard Fernand Rinfret, , C.P.		 25 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Fernand Rinfret		 25 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Fernand Rinfret		 25 Feb 2024

© 2019, 2024 :: PoliCan.ca (Maurice Y. Michaud)
Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Feb 2024 17:47 (but data presented dynamically)

© 2019-2024 :: PoliCan.ca
Given that electoral results are by their very nature public information, such data that can be found in PoliCan are considered to be in the public domain. However, unless indicated otherwise, all other elements — the concept of consolidating these data into a single format, the detailed research on each election, legislature and candidate, the organization and searchability of the data, the programming allowing the entry and maintenance of the data, as well as the analyses and explanatory articles found in this website — are the intellectual property of Maurice Y. Michaud.