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♂ David-Arthur Lafortune
aliasDavid-Arthur Lafortune
Record
33222 · 7417

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 0 4
Québec 0 2 2
Total 4 2 6
Birth 4 October 1848 → 175 years + 7 months ago
Lived 74 years
First mandate 25 September 1909 → 114 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 60 years + 11 months
Death 19 October 1922 → 101 years + 6 months ago
Died in office Yes
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 13 0 20

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Joseph-Adolphe Chauret  m 
⊖ Jean-Bap.-Trefflé Richard  m 
 		 ⊖ Joseph-Adélard Descarries  m 
 
Eligible: 2,696 Votes: 1,998 Participation: 74.11% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Québec
14 October 1886
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
ID: 15175(F) — 1 Oct 2022 20:22 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
38
NAT
 2/2 786 39.80% -403 Winner:
CONS
 1,189 60.20% Jean-Bap.-Trefflé Richard
Eligible: 5,340 Votes: 2,907 Participation: 54.44% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
11		 Québec
25 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15525(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
56
ILIB
 3/3 420 14.52% -934 Winner:
QLP
 1,354 46.80% Joseph-Adolphe Chauret
Eligible: 3,271 Votes: 2,314 Participation: 70.74% Candidacies: 2
Federal
11		 Québec
25 September 1909
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 21006(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
60
ILIB
 1/2 1,256 54.28% +198 Loser:
LIB
 1,058 45.72% Omer Lapierre

Service: 1 year 11 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,806 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Québec
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21191(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
LIB
 1/2 1,432 51.03% +58 Loser:
CONS
 1,374 48.97% J.-Eugène-Edmond Marion

Service: 6 years 2 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 16,145 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Québec
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21435(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
69
LL
 1/2 9,228 57.16% +2,311 Loser:
UNIO
 6,917 42.84% Aquila Jasmin

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 29,933 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 Québec
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21692(F) — 24 Jan 2022 07:34 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
73
LIB
 1/3 18,881 63.08% +9,654 Loser:
NLCP
 9,227 30.83% J.-B.-Hercule Gohier
After his election:
19 Oct 1922 74
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 10 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
14		 Québec
20 November 1922
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21775(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
74		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Joseph Théodule Rhéaume

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
David Arthur Lafortune, M.P., K.C.		 13 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
David Arthur Lafortune, député, C.R.		 13 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
David Arthur Lafortune		 13 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
David Arthur Lafortune		 13 Sep 2023

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