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♂ Joseph-Adélard Descarries
aliasJoseph-Adélard Descarries
Record
15509 · 7436

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 29%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 2 3
Québec 1 3 4
Total 2 5 7
Birth 7 November 1853 → 170 years + 5 months ago
Lived 73 years + 8 months
First mandate 8 March 1892 → 132 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 38 years + 4 months
Death 25 July 1927 → 96 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 9 years + 7 months after 16 December 1917
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 2 10 14
Québec 3 9 12 Z
TOTAL 6 7 26

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 9  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Arthur Boyer  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ David-Arthur Lafortune  m 
 		 ⊖ Napoléon Charbonneau  m 
⊖ Joseph-Alfred Mousseau  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 2,422 Votes: 1,309 Participation: 54.05% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Québec
26 August 1882
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26212(F) — 17 Feb 2022 07:10 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
28
CONS
 2/2 449 34.30% -411 Winner:
CONS
 860 65.70% Joseph-Alfred Mousseau
Eligible: 2,422 Votes: 1,550 Participation: 64.00% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Québec
26 September 1883
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26220(F) — 17 Feb 2022 07:32 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
29
CONS
 2/2 754 48.65% -42 Winner:
CONS
 796 51.35% Joseph-Alfred Mousseau
Eligible: 2,422 Votes: 1,520 Participation: 62.76% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
5		 Québec
26 March 1884
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26226(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
30
CONS
 3/4 322 21.18% -217 Winner:
QLP
 539 35.46% Arthur Boyer
Eligible: 3,144 Votes: 2,528 Participation: 80.41% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 Québec
8 March 1892
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 15303(F) — 17 Feb 2022 13:19 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
38
CONS
 1/2 1,310 52.13% +107 Loser:
QLP
 1,203 47.87% Arthur Boyer
After his election:
20 Dec 1895 42
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 3 years 9 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Québec
30 November 1895
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 20014(F) — 6 Nov 2022 10:59 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
42
CONS
 2/2 1 33.33% -1 Winner:
LIB
 2 66.67% Napoléon Charbonneau
Eligible: 4,330 Votes: 3,093 Participation: 71.43% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 Québec
11 May 1897
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15376(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
43		 Successor:
QLP
 1,541 50.16% Joseph-Adolphe Chauret
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
12		 Québec
1 February 1915
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
 UNIO  10 Oct 1917
ID: 21267(F) — 1 Jul 2023 13:11 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
61
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
10 Oct 1917 63
CONS
 →
UNIO
 Change of government (remained in government)
Service: 2 years 10 months 15 days (Gov't)
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
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
64		 Successor:
LL
 9,228 57.16% David-Arthur Lafortune
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
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
68
IND
 3/3 1,825 6.10% -17,056 Winner:
LIB
 18,881 63.08% David-Arthur Lafortune

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Joseph-Adélard Descarries, K.C., M.P.		 13 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Joseph-Adélard Descarries, C.R., député		 13 Sep 2023
FR Quebec National Assembly
Joseph-Adélard Descarries		 13 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Joseph Adélard Descarries		 13 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
Joseph Adélard Descarries		 13 Sep 2023

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