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♂ Douglas Charles Abbott
aliasDouglas Abbott
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 0 4
Birth 29 May 1899 → 124 years + 11 months ago
Lived 87 years + 9 months
First mandate 26 March 1940 → 84 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 40 years + 9 months
Death 15 March 1987 → 37 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 32 years + 8 months after 1 July 1954
Special notes
None
 
Douglas Charles Abbott (1899–1987)
© Photo 1953 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Anthony C. Abbott (1930–2023) Son  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 14 3 2

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 19–20
LIB
 1 Minister 45–47 18 Apr 1945 — 09 Dec 1946 1 7 21
2. CA 20–22
LIB
 1 Minister 47–55 10 Dec 1946 — 30 Jun 1954 7 6 20
3. CA 20–22
LIB
 1 Minister 47–55 10 Dec 1946 — 30 Jun 1954 7 6 20
4. CA 20–22
LIB
 1 Minister 47–55 10 Dec 1946 — 30 Jun 1954 7 6 20
 1. National Defence for Naval Services
 2. Finance
 3. Receiver General [Finance]
 4. President of the Treasury Board [Finance]

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Egan Chambers  m 
 		 ⊖ Robert S. White  m 
 
Eligible: 38,570 Votes: 23,851 Participation: 61.84% Candidacies: 2
Federal
19		 Québec
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23063(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
40
LIB
 1/2 14,879 62.38% +5,907 Loser:
NATG
 8,972 37.62% Robert S. White

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 41,256 Votes: 29,418 Participation: 71.31% Candidacies: 4
Federal
20		 Québec
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23323(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
LIB
 1/4 13,648 46.39% +60 Loser:
PC
 13,588 46.19% Charles B. Price

Service: 4 years 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 46,570 Votes: 33,138 Participation: 71.16% Candidacies: 2
Federal
21		 Québec
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23584(F) — 3 Aug 2022 20:09 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LIB
 1/2 21,399 65.44% +10,100 Loser:
PC
 11,299 34.56% James A. De Lalanne

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 41,960 Votes: 25,644 Participation: 61.12% Candidacies: 5
Federal
22		 Québec
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23900(F) — 27 Jan 2022 18:19 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
 1/5 14,441 57.13% +4,578 Loser:
PC
 9,863 39.02% Egan Chambers
After his election:
1 Jul 1954 55
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 10 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 41,960 Votes: 23,478 Participation: 55.95% Candidacies: 4
Federal
22		 Québec
8 November 1954
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23945(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
55		 Successor:
LIB
 13,960 59.46% George C. Marler

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Non-standard link
Supreme Court of Canada, Judges: The Honourable Douglas Charles Abbott, P.C.		 14 Apr 2024
FR Non-standard link
Cour Suprême du Canada, Juges: L’honorable Douglas Charles Abbott, C.P.		 14 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Douglas Charles Abbott, P.C., M.P.		 14 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Douglas Charles Abbott, C.P., député		 14 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Douglas Abbott		 14 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Douglas Charles Abbott		 14 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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