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♂ Octave Magnan
aliasOctave Magnan
Record
38652 · 7299

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 29%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 2 2
Québec 2 3 5
Total 2 5 7
Birth 23 April 1836 → 188 years ago
Lived 85 years
First mandate 1 May 1878 → 145 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 42 years
Death 7 May 1921 → 102 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 23 years + 11 months after 10 May 1897
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Québec 8 9 3 Z

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
6 documented challengers
⊖ P.-Julien-Léonidas Bissonnette  m 
⊖ J.-Louis-Euclide Dugas  m 
⊖ Jean-Bap.-Trefflé Richard  m 
 		 ⊖ Firmin Dugas  m 
⊖ Louis-Gustave Martin  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Olaüs Thérien  m 
 
Eligible: 1,940 Votes: 1,413 Participation: 72.84% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
2		 Québec
13 March 1874
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 15912(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
37
CONS
 3/3 328 23.21% -329 Winner:
CONS
 657 46.50% Louis-Gustave Martin
Eligible: 2,362 Votes: 1,622 Participation: 68.67% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Québec
1 May 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Minority
 CONS  29 Oct 1879
ID: 15045(F) — 20 Jul 2023 21:49 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
42
CONS
 1/2 885 54.63% +150 Loser:
CONS
 735 45.37% Louis-Gustave Martin
After his election:
29 Oct 1879 43
QLP
 →
CONS
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 3 years 7 months (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 2,773 Votes: 1,686 Participation: 60.80% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Québec
2 December 1881
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 15110(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
45
CONS
 2/2 715 43.39% -218 Winner:
CONS
 933 56.61% Jean-Bap.-Trefflé Richard
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,640 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Québec
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19348(F) — 21 Jan 2022 23:02 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
46
CONS
 2/2 812 49.51% -16 Winner:
CONS
 828 50.49% Firmin Dugas
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,821 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
7		 Québec
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19908(F) — 22 Jan 2022 16:04 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
54
CONS
 3/3 516 28.34% -157 Winner:
CONS
 673 36.96% J.-Louis-Euclide Dugas
Eligible: 2,912 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
8		 Québec
8 March 1892
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 15317(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
55
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 5 years 2 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,900 Votes: 2,038 Participation: 70.28% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 Québec
11 May 1897
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15390(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
61
CONS
 2/2 970 47.88% -86 Winner:
QLP
 1,056 52.12% P.-Julien-Léonidas Bissonnette

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
FR Quebec National Assembly
Octave Magnan		 27 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Octave Magnan		 27 Aug 2023

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