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♂ Charles J. Doherty
aliasCharles J. Doherty
Record
16381 · 7420

Irish-Canadian   
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 11 May 1855 → 168 years + 11 months ago
Lived 76 years + 2 months
First mandate 26 October 1908 → 115 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 53 years + 5 months
Death 28 July 1931 → 92 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 9 years + 7 months after 5 December 1921
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

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 12–13
CONS
 1 Minister 56–66 10 Oct 1911 — 02 Oct 1921 9 11 22
 1. Justice and Attorney General

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Daniel Gallery  m 
⊖ James McShane  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ James J.E. Guerin  m 
⊖ Joseph C. Walsh  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 12,509 Votes: 5,519 Participation: 44.12% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Québec
2 December 1881
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 15115(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
26
CONS
 2/2 2,616 49.08% -98 Winner:
QLP
 2,714 50.92% James McShane
Eligible: 7,780 Votes: 4,742 Participation: 60.95% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
6		 Québec
14 October 1886
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
ID: 15178(F) — 21 Jul 2023 13:43 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
31
CONS
 3/3 1,178 26.19% -716 Winner:
QLP
 1,894 42.11% James McShane
Eligible: 8,313 Votes: 5,758 Participation: 69.27% Candidacies: 2
Federal
11		 Québec
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20982(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
53
CONS
 1/2 2,881 50.61% +70 Loser:
LIB
 2,811 49.39% Joseph C. Walsh

Service: 2 years 10 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,885 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Québec
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21210(F) — 23 Jan 2022 19:08 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
CONS
 1/2 3,319 56.40% +753 Loser:
LIB
 2,566 43.60% Joseph C. Walsh
After his election:
10 Oct 1911 56
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
 UNIO  10 Oct 1917
ID: 21243(F) — 1 Jul 2023 13:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
10 Oct 1917 62
CONS
 →
UNIO
 Change of government (remained in government)
Service: 6 years 1 month 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 13,081 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
13		 Québec
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
 NLCP  10 Jul 1920
ID: 21468(F) — 1 Jul 2023 13:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
UNIO
 1/3 8,346 63.80% +3,930 Loser:
LL
 4,416 33.76% James J.E. Guerin
After his election:
10 Jul 1920 65
UNIO
 →
NLCP
 Change of government (remained in government)
Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 17,317 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 Québec
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21725(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
66		 Successor:
LIB
 10,742 62.03% Joseph C. Walsh

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Canadian Encyclopedia
Charles Doherty		 19 Sep 2023
FR Encyclopédie canadienne
Doherty, Charles Joseph		 19 Sep 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Right Hon. Charles Joseph Doherty, P.C., K.C., M.P.		 19 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Le très hon. Charles Joseph Doherty, C.P., C.R., député		 19 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Charles Doherty		 19 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
Charles Joseph Doherty		 19 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 19 Sep 2023 19:20 (but data presented dynamically)

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