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♂ René Matte
aliasRené Matte
Record
40137 · 7195

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 3 6
Birth 11 February 1935 → 89 years + 2 months ago
Lived 81 years
First mandate 25 June 1968 → 55 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 33 years + 4 months
Death 21 February 2016 → 8 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 36 years + 9 months after 21 May 1979
Special notes
None
 
René Matte (1935–2016) 200x259
© Photo 1974 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
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
Canada 10 10 23

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
6 documented challengers
⊕ Pierre de Savoye  m 
⊕ Marc Ferland  m 
⊖ Jean-Paul Matte  m 
 		 ⊖ Philippe Demers  m 
⊖ Gérard Lamy  m 
⊕ Michel Veillette  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 26,530 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
28		 Québec
25 June 1968
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10064(F) — 28 Jun 2023 13:06 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
33
RC
 1/4 9,866 37.19% +201 Loser:
LIB
 9,665 36.43% Jean-Paul Matte
After his election:
1 Apr 1971 36
RC
 →
SC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 4 years 4 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 39,957 Votes: 29,560 Participation: 73.98% Candidacies: 4
Federal
29		 Québec
30 October 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 10314(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
SC
 1/4 14,882 50.35% +3,479 Loser:
LIB
 11,403 38.58% Laurier Trottier

Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 41,017 Votes: 30,332 Participation: 73.95% Candidacies: 4
Federal
30		 Québec
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10578(F) — 29 Jun 2023 23:05 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
SC
 1/4 14,466 48.99% +2,570 Loser:
LIB
 11,896 40.28% Laurier Trottier
After his election:
11 Apr 1978 43
SC
 →
IND
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 4 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 55,522 Votes: 41,774 Participation: 75.24% Candidacies: 6
Federal
31		 Québec
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4522(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
44
IND
 2/6 10,441 24.99% -11,815 Winner:
LIB
 22,256 53.28% Michel Veillette
Eligible: 55,522 Votes: 40,319 Participation: 72.62% Candidacies: 5
Federal
32		 Québec
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4240(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
45
NDP
 2/5 9,164 23.08% -16,594 Winner:
LIB
 25,758 64.89% Michel Veillette
Eligible: 64,457 Votes: 46,649 Participation: 72.37% Candidacies: 6
Federal
35		 Québec
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3407(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
58
IND
 4/6 2,281 5.08% -21,784 Winner:
BQ
 24,065 53.63% Pierre de Savoye

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
FR Non-standard link
Louis Gagné, Le Journal de Québec (2 mars 2016), Décès de l’ancien député créditiste René Matte		 17 Dec 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
René Matte, M.P.		 17 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
René Matte, député		 17 Dec 2023
FR Wikipédia
René Matte (homme politique)		 17 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
René Matte (politician)		 17 Dec 2023

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