Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Wilfrid-Bruno Nantel
aliasWilfrid-Bruno Nantel
Record
45708 · 7400

3
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 75%
 
Canada 3 1 4
Birth 8 November 1855 → 168 years + 5 months ago
Lived 84 years + 6 months
First mandate 26 October 1908 → 115 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 52 years + 11 months
Death 22 May 1940 → 83 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 25 years + 7 months after 20 October 1914
Special notes
None
 
Wilfrid-Bruno Nantel (1855–1940) 200x214
© Photo 1911 — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
Guillaume-Alphonse Nantel (1852–1909) Brother  
Gédéon Rochon (c. 1877–1917) Nephew  
Charles-Avila Séguin (1883–1965) Son-in-law
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 5 11 6

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 12
CONS
1 Minister 55–56 10 Oct 1911 — 29 Mar 1912 0 5 19
2. CA 12
CONS
1 Minister 55–58 10 Oct 1911 — 19 Oct 1914 3 0 9
 1. Mines
 2. Inland Revenue

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
Samuel Desjardins  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Thibaudeau Rinfret  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,829 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
10
Québec
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20728(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
48
CONS
2/2 2,297 48.07% -184 Winner:
LIB
2,481 51.93% Samuel Desjardins
Eligible: 6,469 Votes: 5,180 Participation: 80.07% Candidacies: 2
Federal
11
Québec
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20989(F) — 27 Jan 2022 17:19 ET
→ New to Parliament
Age
52
CONS
1/2 2,592 50.77% +79 Loser:
LIB
2,513 49.23% Thibaudeau Rinfret

Service:
2 years 10 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,828 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12
Québec
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21217(F) — 23 Jan 2022 19:11 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
CONS
1/2 2,727 56.48% +626 Loser:
LIB
2,101 43.52% Samuel Desjardins
After his election:
10 Oct 1911 55
CONS
Vac.
Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
12
Québec
27 October 1911
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21244(F) — 11 Oct 2022 19:34 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
CONS
1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
20 Oct 1914 58
CONS
Vac.
To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 2 years 11 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,088 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12
Québec
8 February 1915
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21269(F) — 23 Jan 2022 19:32 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
59
Successor:
CONS
2,193 53.64% Gédéon Rochon

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Nantel, Wilfrid-Bruno
13 Jan 2024
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Nantel, Wilfrid-Bruno
13 Jan 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Wilfrid Bruno Nantel, P.C., M.P.
13 Jan 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Wilfrid Bruno Nantel, C.P., député
13 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Wilfrid Bruno Nantel
13 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
Wilfrid Bruno Nantel
13 Jan 2024


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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