Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

René Chaloult
aliasRené Chaloult
Record
10186 · 7217

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 67%
 
Québec 4 2 6
Birth 26 January 1901 → 123 years + 3 months ago
Lived 77 years + 10 months
First mandate 17 August 1936 → 87 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 6 months
Death 20 December 1978 → 45 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 26 years + 5 months after 15 July 1952
Special notes
None
 

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
Québec 15 10 25 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
5 documented challengers
Ludger Bastien  m 
Pierre Gagnon  m 
Maurice Pelletier  m 
 
Jean-Jacques Bédard  m 
Léonce Ouellet  m 
 
Eligible: 6,139 Votes: 5,360 Participation: 87.31% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
20
Québec
17 August 1936
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UN  Majority
ID: 16312(F) — 21 Jul 2023 23:17 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
35
UN
1/2 2,720 51.04% +111 Loser:
QLP
2,609 48.96% Pierre Gagnon
After his election:
26 Jun 1937 36
UN
NAT
Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 3 years 2 months 7 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,687 Votes: 5,376 Participation: 80.39% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
21
Québec
25 October 1939
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 16410(F) — 21 Jul 2023 23:25 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
ILIB
1/2 3,074 57.58% +809 Loser:
UN
2,265 42.42% Maurice Pelletier
After his election:
20 Feb 1940 39
ILIB
QLP
Changed allegiance (joined government)
31 Dec 1941 40
QLP
ILIB
Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
3 Aug 1942 41
ILIB
BPC
Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
3 Feb 1944 43
BPC
IND
Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 4 years 9 months 13 days (Oppo. & Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 24,113 Votes: 19,090 Participation: 79.17% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22
Québec
8 August 1944
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UN  Majority
ID: 16526(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
IND
1/3 6,587 34.79% +363 Loser:
QLP
6,224 32.88% Joseph Pagé

Service:
3 years 11 months 19 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 29,428 Votes: 24,122 Participation: 81.97% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
23
Québec
28 July 1948
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UN  Majority
ID: 16619(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
IND
1/3 11,807 49.49% +4,261 Loser:
QLP
7,546 31.63% Jos.-Oliva-Horace Philippon

Service:
3 years 11 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 34,383 Votes: 28,574 Participation: 83.11% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
24
Québec
16 July 1952
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UN  Majority
ID: 16712(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
51
NAT
2/3 9,734 34.39% -1,496 Winner:
QLP
11,230 39.67% Jean-Jacques Bédard
Eligible: 28,194 Votes: 23,695 Participation: 84.04% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
25
Québec
20 June 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UN  Majority
ID: 16753(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
55
IND
2/2 11,626 49.32% -320 Winner:
UN
11,946 50.68% Léonce Ouellet

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
FR Quebec National Assembly
René Chaloult
11 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
René Chaloult
11 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
René Chaloult
11 Sep 2023


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 11 Sep 2023 10:50 (but data presented dynamically)