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♂ Charles Gavan Power
aliasCharles Power
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 10 0 10
Birth 18 January 1888 → 136 years + 3 months ago
Lived 80 years + 4 months
First mandate 17 December 1917 → 106 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 29 years + 10 months
Death 30 May 1968 → 55 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 12 years + 10 months after 28 July 1955
Special notes
None
 
Charles Gavan Power (1888–1968)
© Photo c.1939 — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊕ Lawrence Cannon (1947–) Grandson  
⊖ J. Francis G. (Frank) Power (1918–1973) Son  
⊖ Joseph I. Power (1886–1935) Brother  
⊖ William Power (1849–1920) Father  
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate Québec (1955–1968) Died in office
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council ✗
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 37 7 0

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 18
LIB
 1 Minister 47–51 23 Oct 1935 — 18 Sep 1939 3 10 26
2. CA 18
LIB
 1 Minister 51–52 19 Sep 1939 — 22 May 1940 0 8 3
3. CA 19
LIB
 1 Minister of State/responsible 52–56 23 May 1940 — 26 Nov 1944 4 6 3
4. CA 19
LIB
 1 Minister 52–56 23 May 1940 — 26 Nov 1944 4 6 3
 1. Pensions and National Health
 2. Post Office
 3. Associate Minister [National Defence]
 4. National Defence for Air

Electoral history

Races 10  
Path points 11  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,317 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Québec
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21456(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
29
LL
 1/2 3,816 60.41% +1,315 Loser:
UNIO
 2,501 39.59% James A. Scott

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,595 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 Québec
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21715(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
33
LIB
 1/3 6,645 62.72% +3,364 Loser:
NLCP
 3,281 30.97% Thomas J. Delany

Service: 3 years 10 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 14,997 Votes: 11,889 Participation: 79.28% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 Québec
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21986(F) — 28 Jun 2023 07:43 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
LIB
 1/2 6,780 57.03% +1,671 Loser:
LC
 5,109 42.97% John S. O'Meara
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 38
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 14,997 Votes: 12,203 Participation: 81.37% Candidacies: 3
Federal
16		 Québec
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22238(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
LIB
 1/3 6,527 53.49% +1,626 Loser:
LC
 4,901 40.16% John S. O'Meara

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 19,820 Votes: 14,719 Participation: 74.26% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Québec
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22512(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
LIB
 1/2 8,086 54.94% +1,453 Loser:
LC
 6,633 45.06% Francis J. Dinan

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 23,027 Votes: 17,933 Participation: 77.88% Candidacies: 2
Federal
18		 Québec
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22784(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LIB
 1/2 11,270 62.85% +4,607 Loser:
LC
 6,663 37.15% John G. Ross

Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 28,050 Votes: 19,480 Participation: 69.45% Candidacies: 2
Federal
19		 Québec
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23059(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/2 15,196 78.01% +10,912 Loser:
NATG
 4,284 21.99% Francis J. Dinan

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 29,297 Votes: 19,965 Participation: 68.15% Candidacies: 4
Federal
20		 Québec
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23319(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LIB
 1/4 14,091 70.58% +10,634 Loser:
IND
 3,457 17.32% Charles-Arthur Plante

Service: 4 years 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 34,358 Votes: 26,568 Participation: 77.33% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 Québec
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23580(F) — 7 Sep 2022 19:23 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
LIB
 1/3 19,383 73.48% +12,929 Loser:
PC
 6,454 24.47% René Gobeil

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 35,959 Votes: 25,588 Participation: 71.16% Candidacies: 2
Federal
22		 Québec
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23888(F) — 27 Jan 2022 18:18 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
65
LIB
 1/2 18,950 74.86% +12,587 Loser:
PC
 6,363 25.14% Félix Hudon
After his election:
28 Jul 1955 67
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 1 year 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 35,959 Votes: 24,789 Participation: 68.94% Candidacies: 3
Federal
22		 Québec
26 September 1955
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23950(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
67		 Successor:
LIB
 13,881 56.00% J. Francis G. (Frank) Power

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Canadian Encyclopedia
Charles Gavan Power		 28 Apr 2024
FR Encyclopédie canadienne
Power, Charles Gavan		 28 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Charles Gavan Power, P.C., M.P., Senator		 28 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Charles Gavan Power, C.P., député, sénateur		 28 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Charles Gavan Power		 28 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Charles Gavan Power		 28 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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