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♂ Arthur Lesieur Desaulniers
aliasArthur Lesieur Desaulniers
Record
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Roman Catholic   ∞2
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 1 5
Birth 9 February 1873 → 151 years + 2 months ago
Lived 81 years + 5 months
First mandate 17 December 1917 → 106 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 10 months
Death 16 July 1954 → 69 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 23 years + 11 months after 27 July 1930
Special notes
None
 
Arthur Lesieur Desaulniers (1873–1954)
© Photo 1918 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Hector Caron (1862–1937) Brother-in-law  
⊖ Alexis L. Desaulniers (1837–1918) Father  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 12 7 6

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Jean-Louis Baribeau  m 
⊖ Edmond Guibord  m 
 		 ⊖ Pierre-Édouard Blondin  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,567 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Québec
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21424(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
44
LL
 1/2 7,095 93.76% +6,623 Loser:
UNIO
 472 6.24% Pierre-Édouard Blondin

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 16,969 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 Québec
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21681(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LIB
 1/3 11,709 69.00% +8,539 Loser:
NLCP
 3,170 18.68% Joseph-Hildèges Desrochers

Service: 3 years 10 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 21,545 Votes: 14,480 Participation: 67.21% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 Québec
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21952(F) — 27 Jun 2023 21:02 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/2 9,423 65.08% +4,366 Loser:
LC
 5,057 34.92% Albert-Jos.-Ovila Bergeron
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 53
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 21,545 Votes: 15,431 Participation: 71.62% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Québec
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22205(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
 1/2 10,024 64.96% +4,617 Loser:
LC
 5,407 35.04% Louis-Joseph Dostaler

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 22,460 Votes: 19,053 Participation: 84.83% Candidacies: 3
Federal
17		 Québec
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22479(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
57
LIB
 2/3 8,232 43.21% -792 Winner:
LC
 9,024 47.36% Jean-Louis Baribeau

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Arthur Lesieur Desaulniers		 17 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Arthur Lesieur Desaulniers		 17 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Arthur Lesieur Desaulniers		 17 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Arthur Lesieur Desaulniers		 17 Mar 2024

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