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♂ Thomas Vien
aliasThomas Vien
Record
63238 · 7480

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 0 4
Birth 19 July 1881 → 142 years + 9 months ago
Lived 91 years + 3 months
First mandate 17 December 1917 → 106 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 4 months
Death 18 November 1972 → 51 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 30 years + 1 month after 4 October 1942
Special notes
None
 
Thomas Vien (1881–1972)
© Photo 1921 William James Topley — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊕ Raymond Bachand (1947–) Grandson  
⊖ Robert-Benoît Major (1915–1997) Son-in-law  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 14 9 29

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 6  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Ernest Poulin  m 
 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,060 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Québec
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21444(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
36
LL
 1/2 3,896 95.96% +3,732 Loser:
UNIO
 164 4.04% M.-Jos.-Émile Rousseau

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,549 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
14		 Québec
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21702(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
LIB
 1/2 5,179 68.61% +2,809 Loser:
PROG
 2,370 31.39% Henri Lafleur

Service: 3 years 10 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,966 Votes: 6,579 Participation: 66.01% Candidacies: 3
Federal
15		 Québec
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21973(F) — 27 Jun 2023 21:54 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
44		 Successor:
LIB
 3,819 58.05% Joseph-Achille Verville
Eligible: 28,804 Votes: 20,144 Participation: 69.93% Candidacies: 3
Federal
18		 Québec
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22805(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
54
LIB
 1/3 11,260 55.90% +4,220 Loser:
LC
 7,040 34.95% Jean-Joseph Penverne

Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 33,999 Votes: 21,854 Participation: 64.28% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 Québec
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23053(F) — 26 Jan 2022 21:37 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
LIB
 1/3 14,511 66.40% +9,955 Loser:
NATG
 4,556 20.85% Joseph-Hector Bender
After his election:
4 Oct 1942 61
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 2 years 6 months 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 33,999 Votes: 19,326 Participation: 56.84% Candidacies: 2
Federal
19		 Québec
30 November 1942
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23115(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
61		 Successor:
LIB
 12,378 64.05% Léo Richer LaFlèche

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Thomas Vien, Q.C., P.C.		 04 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Thomas Vien, c.r., C.P.		 04 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Thomas Vien		 04 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Thomas Vien		 04 Feb 2024

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