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♂ Joseph Miville Déchêne
aliasJoseph Miville Déchêne
Record
15039 · 6580

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 78%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 0 5
Alberta 2 2 4
Total 7 2 9
Birth 22 October 1879 → 144 years + 6 months ago
Lived 83 years + 1 month
First mandate 18 July 1921 → 102 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 41 years + 8 months
Death 1 December 1962 → 61 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 4 years + 8 months after 30 March 1958
Special notes
None
 
Joseph Miville Déchêne (1879–1962) 200x304
© Photo 1948 Arthur Roy — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Joseph-Bruno-Aimé-Miville Déchêne (1881–1945) Cousin  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 17 11 30
Alberta 10 1 11 Z
TOTAL 28 1 10

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 10  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Joseph W. Beaudry  m 
⊖ William Hayhurst  m 
⊖ Orvis A. Kennedy  m 
 		 ⊖ John A. Delisle  m 
⊖ J.P. Laudas Joly  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Percy J. Rowe  m 
 
Eligible: 3,510 Votes: 2,503 Participation: 71.31% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Alberta
18 July 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27598(F) — 27 Apr 2022 14:07 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
41
LIB
 1/2 1,560 62.33% +617 Loser:
UFA
 943 37.67% H. Montambault

Service: 4 years 11 months 9 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,370 Votes: 2,157 Participation: 64.01% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Alberta
28 June 1926
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27669(F) — 6 Mar 2022 08:53 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
46
LIB
 2/2 989 45.85% -179 Winner:
UFA
 1,168 54.15% John A. Delisle
Eligible: 4,776 Votes: 3,437 Participation: 71.96% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Alberta
19 June 1930
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27759(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
50
LIB
 1/2 1,653 50.27% +18 Loser:
UFA
 1,635 49.73% J.P. Laudas Joly

Service: 5 years 2 months 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,876 Votes: 5,656 Participation: 82.26% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
8		 Alberta
22 August 1935
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 27819(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
55
LIB
 2/3 1,963 35.85% -604 Winner:
SC
 2,567 46.88% Joseph W. Beaudry
Eligible: 23,460 Votes: 12,830 Participation: 54.69% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 Alberta
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22862(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
60
LIB
 1/3 5,961 46.46% +1,144 Loser:
ND
 4,817 37.54% William Hayhurst

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 23,944 Votes: 14,819 Participation: 61.89% Candidacies: 5
Federal
20		 Alberta
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23122(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
65
LIB
 1/5 5,301 35.77% +478 Loser:
SC
 4,823 32.55% Arthur B. Hickox

Service: 4 years 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 24,703 Votes: 16,794 Participation: 67.98% Candidacies: 5
Federal
21		 Alberta
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23383(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
69
LIB
 1/5 7,566 45.52% +2,584 Loser:
SC
 4,982 29.97% Orvis A. Kennedy

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 26,563 Votes: 16,206 Participation: 61.01% Candidacies: 4
Federal
22		 Alberta
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23674(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
73
LIB
 1/4 7,956 49.54% +2,011 Loser:
SC
 5,945 37.02% Albert E. Pearce

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 25,502 Votes: 18,101 Participation: 70.98% Candidacies: 4
Federal
23		 Alberta
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 23955(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
77
LIB
 1/4 7,453 41.45% +424 Loser:
SC
 7,029 39.10% Archie A. McPhail

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 25,502 Votes: 18,850 Participation: 73.92% Candidacies: 4
Federal
24		 Alberta
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24221(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
78		 Successor:
PC
 9,751 51.73% Frederick J. (Jack) Bigg

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Joseph M. Dechene		 18 Nov 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Joseph Miville Dechene, M.P.		 18 Nov 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Joseph Miville Dechene, député		 18 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
Joseph Miville Dechene		 18 Nov 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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