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♂ Joseph-Émery Robidoux
aliasJoseph-Émery Robidoux
Record
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☆   Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 71%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Québec 5 1 6
Total 5 2 7
Birth 10 March 1843 → 181 years + 1 month ago
Lived 86 years
First mandate 26 March 1884 → 140 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 41 years
Death 15 March 1929 → 95 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 28 years + 5 months after 8 October 1900
Special notes
None
 
Joseph-Émery Robidoux (1843–1929)
© Photo c.1900 J.E. Livernois — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
Robidoux, a 19th-century Quebec Liberal MLA, married Sophie Sancer on May 18, 1869. Sophie died suddenly on June 30, 1876. Two years later, on June 22, 1878, he married his sister-in-law Clara (Sophie's sister).
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Québec 11 3 17 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
2 documented challengers
⊖ William Greig  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Alfred Pinsonneault  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,247 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Québec
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19341(F) — 20 Aug 2023 11:03 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
39
LIB
 2/2 572 45.87% -103 Winner:
CONS
 675 54.13% Alfred Pinsonneault
Eligible: 2,507 Votes: 1,557 Participation: 62.11% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Québec
26 March 1884
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26224(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
41
QLP
 1/2 854 54.85% +151 Loser:
CONS
 703 45.15% F.A. Quinn

Service: 2 years 6 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,698 Votes: 1,488 Participation: 55.15% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Québec
14 October 1886
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 QLP  27 Jan 1887
ID: 15153(F) — 21 Jul 2023 14:11 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
QLP
 1/2 833 56.78% +199 Loser:
CONS
 634 43.22% E.-J.-L. Derôme
After his election:
27 Jan 1887 43
CONS
 →
QLP
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 3 years 8 months 2 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 3,153 Votes: 1,917 Participation: 60.80% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Québec
17 June 1890
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15218(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
QLP
 1/2 1,038 55.72% +213 Loser:
CONS
 825 44.28% William Greig

Service: 1 year 8 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,225 Votes: 2,305 Participation: 71.47% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 Québec
8 March 1892
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 15293(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
48
QLP
 2/2 1,067 46.68% -152 Winner:
CONS
 1,219 53.32% William Greig
Eligible: 3,347 Votes: 2,268 Participation: 67.76% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 Québec
11 May 1897
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15366(F) — 17 Feb 2022 14:08 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
54
QLP
 1/2 1,451 65.45% +685 Loser:
CONS
 766 34.55% William Greig
After his election:
25 May 1897 54
QLP
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,347 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
9		 Québec
12 June 1897
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 26273(F) — 14 Oct 2022 18:12 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
QLP
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
8 Oct 1900 57
QLP
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 3 years 3 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,337 Votes: 2,174 Participation: 65.15% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
10		 Québec
7 December 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15440(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
57		 Successor:
QLP
 1,153 53.35% François-Xavier Dupuis

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
FR Quebec National Assembly
Joseph-Émery Robidoux		 16 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Joseph-Émery Robidoux		 16 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Joseph-Émery Robidoux		 16 Mar 2024

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