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♂ Onésime Gagnon
aliasOnésime Gagnon
Record
21694 · 7573

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 88%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Québec 6 0 6
Total 7 1 8
Birth 23 October 1888 → 135 years + 6 months ago
Lived 72 years + 11 months
First mandate 28 July 1930 → 93 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 41 years + 9 months
Death 30 September 1961 → 62 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 3 years + 8 months after 24 January 1958
Special notes
None
 
Onésime Gagnon (1888–1961)
© Photo 1940 — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
Governor Québec (1958–1961) Died in office
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 5 2 15
Québec 21 5 2 Z
TOTAL 26 7 18

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 17
LC
 1 Minister 46 30 Aug 1935 — 22 Oct 1935 0 1 22
 1. Without portfolio

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 9  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Joseph-Arthur Bergeron  m 
⊖ Philippe Castonguay  m 
 		 ⊖ Lucien Cannon  m 
⊖ Léonard-David S. Tremblay  m 
 
Eligible: 13,270 Votes: 11,204 Participation: 84.43% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Québec
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22484(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
41
LC
 1/2 5,771 51.51% +338 Loser:
LIB
 5,433 48.49% Lucien Cannon

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 12,775 Votes: 10,438 Participation: 81.71% Candidacies: 3
Federal
18		 Québec
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22756(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
46
LC
 2/3 5,098 48.84% -88 Winner:
LIB
 5,186 49.68% Léonard-David S. Tremblay
Eligible: 6,921 Votes: 5,958 Participation: 86.09% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
20		 Québec
17 August 1936
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UN  Majority
ID: 16323(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
47
UN
 1/3 3,256 55.17% +686 Loser:
QLP
 2,570 43.54% Joseph-Arthur Bergeron

Service: 3 years 2 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,647 Votes: 5,935 Participation: 77.61% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 Québec
25 October 1939
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 16413(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
UN
 1/3 2,892 49.65% +10 Loser:
QLP
 2,882 49.48% Roland Bergeron

Service: 4 years 9 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 15,982 Votes: 13,632 Participation: 85.30% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
22		 Québec
8 August 1944
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UN  Majority
ID: 16503(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
UN
 1/3 8,684 64.07% +4,130 Loser:
QLP
 4,554 33.60% Joseph-Charles Dufour

Service: 3 years 11 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 18,792 Votes: 16,486 Participation: 87.73% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
23		 Québec
28 July 1948
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UN  Majority
ID: 16596(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
UN
 1/3 9,405 57.40% +3,069 Loser:
QLP
 6,336 38.67% Donald MacDonald

Service: 3 years 11 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 20,252 Votes: 17,571 Participation: 86.76% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
24		 Québec
16 July 1952
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UN  Majority
ID: 16689(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
UN
 1/2 10,241 58.89% +3,093 Loser:
QLP
 7,148 41.11% Joseph-Alphonse Cormier

Service: 3 years 11 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 20,908 Votes: 17,622 Participation: 84.28% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
25		 Québec
20 June 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UN  Majority
ID: 16781(F) — 19 Feb 2022 00:42 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
67
UN
 1/2 10,109 57.93% +2,769 Loser:
QLP
 7,340 42.07% Philippe Castonguay
After his election:
24 Jan 1958 69
UN
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 1 year 7 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 20,908 Votes: 13,391 Participation: 58.08% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
25		 Québec
2 July 1958
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UN  Majority
ID: 26425(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
69		 Successor:
UN
 12,144 90.69% Benoît Gaboury

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Onésime Gagnon, P.C.		 13 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Onésime Gagnon, C.P.		 13 Mar 2024
FR Quebec National Assembly
Onésime Gagnon		 13 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Onésime Gagnon		 13 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Onésime Gagnon		 13 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 31 Mar 2024 19:06 (but data presented dynamically)

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