Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Thomas Fortin
aliasThomas Fortin
Record
20636 · 7322

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 50%
 
Canada 2 0 2
Québec 0 2 2
Total 2 2 4
Birth 7 December 1853 → 170 years + 4 months ago
Lived 79 years + 3 months
First mandate 23 June 1896 → 127 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 42 years + 6 months
Death 31 March 1933 → 91 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 31 years + 6 months after 25 September 1901
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
Canada 5 3 0

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
Pierre-Évariste Leblanc  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Jos.-Éd.-Émile Léonard  m 
 
Eligible: 1,577 Votes: 1,411 Participation: 89.47% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6
Québec
8 May 1888
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 26248(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
Failed to enter this legislature
Age
34
QLP
2/2 652 46.21% -107 Winner:
CONS
759 53.79% Pierre-Évariste Leblanc
Eligible: 1,928 Votes: 1,640 Participation: 85.06% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7
Québec
17 June 1890
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15234(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
Failed to enter this legislature
Age
36
QLP
2/2 767 47.20% -91 Winner:
CONS
858 52.80% Pierre-Évariste Leblanc
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,990 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8
Québec
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20190(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
→ New to Parliament
Age
42
LIB
1/2 1,541 51.54% +92 Loser:
CONS
1,449 48.46% F.J. Bisaillon

Service:
4 years 4 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,323 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9
Québec
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20446(F) — 23 Jan 2022 11:24 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
LIB
1/2 1,821 54.80% +319 Loser:
CONS
1,502 45.20% Jos.-Éd.-Émile Léonard
After his election:
25 Sep 1901 47
LIB
Vac.
To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 10 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,333 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
9
Québec
15 January 1902
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20494(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
48
Successor:
CONS
1,649 49.47% Jos.-Éd.-Émile Léonard

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Thomas Fortin, M.P.
15 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Thomas Fortin, député
15 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Thomas Fortin
15 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
Thomas Fortin
15 Sep 2023


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 15 Sep 2023 08:10 (but data presented dynamically)