Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Hermas Deslauriers
aliasHermas Deslauriers
Record
15654 · 7498

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 100%
 
Canada 7 0 7
Birth 21 October 1879 → 144 years + 6 months ago
Lived 61 years + 7 months
First mandate 17 December 1917 → 106 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 38 years + 1 month
Death 28 May 1941 → 82 years + 11 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Hermas Deslauriers (1879–1941)
© Photo 1936 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
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 23 5 4

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
1 documented challenger
Hector Dupuis  m 
 

 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
13
Québec
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21473(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
→ New to Parliament
Age
38
LL
1/1 By acclamation

Service:
3 years 11 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 20,566 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14
Québec
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21729(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
LIB
1/3 15,262 74.21% +10,757 Loser:
IND
4,505 21.91% Augustin Germain

Service:
3 years 10 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 25,464 Votes: 18,118 Participation: 71.15% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15
Québec
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 22000(F) — 28 Jun 2023 08:06 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
LIB
1/2 14,411 79.54% +10,704 Loser:
ILIB
3,707 20.46% Yvon Laurier
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 46
LIB
LC
Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 25,464 Votes: 17,629 Participation: 69.23% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16
Québec
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22253(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
LIB
1/2 14,793 83.91% +11,957 Loser:
LC
2,836 16.09% Eugène Chartier

Service:
3 years 10 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 35,762 Votes: 22,639 Participation: 63.30% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17
Québec
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22527(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LIB
1/2 16,540 73.06% +10,441 Loser:
LC
6,099 26.94% Théodore Lefort

Service:
5 years 2 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 46,573 Votes: 32,226 Participation: 69.19% Candidacies: 3
Federal
18
Québec
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22799(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LIB
1/3 18,479 57.34% +5,639 Loser:
REC
12,840 39.84% Hector Dupuis

Service:
4 years 5 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 49,874 Votes: 29,417 Participation: 58.98% Candidacies: 4
Federal
19
Québec
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23075(F) — 26 Jan 2022 21:53 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
LIB
1/4 23,185 78.81% +18,400 Loser:
NATG
4,785 16.27% Gabriel Fauteux
After his election:
28 May 1941 61
LIB
Vac.
Died in office
Service: 1 year 2 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 49,874 Votes: 16,782 Participation: 33.65% Candidacies: 4
Federal
19
Québec
9 February 1942
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23112(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Deceased
Age
61
Successor:
LIB
7,607 45.33% Gaspard Fauteux

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Hermas Deslauriers
25 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Hermas Deslauriers
25 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Hermas Deslauriers
25 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Hermas Deslauriers
25 Feb 2024


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Feb 2024 10:05 (but data presented dynamically)