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♂ Jean Boucher
aliasJean Boucher
Record
6108 · 7676

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 1 4
Birth 20 February 1926 → 98 years + 2 months ago
Lived 85 years + 9 months
First mandate 10 August 1953 → 70 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 27 years + 5 months
Death 18 December 2011 → 12 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 48 years + 8 months after 7 April 1963
Special notes
None
 
Jean Boucher (1926–2011)
© Photo 1953 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 5 5 6

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Merrill E. Barrington  m  (4 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 24,468 Votes: 18,295 Participation: 74.77% Candidacies: 2
Federal
22		 Québec
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23852(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
27
LIB
 1/2 11,104 61.32% +4,101 Loser:
PC
 7,003 38.68% Merrill E. Barrington

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 27,495 Votes: 19,539 Participation: 71.06% Candidacies: 3
Federal
23		 Québec
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24136(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
31
LIB
 1/3 10,066 52.10% +3,159 Loser:
PC
 6,907 35.75% Merrill E. Barrington

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 27,495 Votes: 18,837 Participation: 68.51% Candidacies: 2
Federal
24		 Québec
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24402(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
32
LIB
 2/2 6,472 34.36% -5,893 Winner:
PC
 12,365 65.64% Merrill E. Barrington
Eligible: inc. Votes: 21,963 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
25		 Québec
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24679(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
36
LIB
 1/3 10,305 46.92% +1,045 Loser:
PC
 9,260 42.16% Merrill E. Barrington

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 22,937 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
26		 Québec
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24943(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
37		 Successor:
LIB
 10,746 46.85% Ian Watson

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Jean Boucher, M.P.		 25 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Jean Boucher, député		 25 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Jean Boucher (politician)		 25 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Jean Boucher (député canadien)		 25 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Feb 2024 13:30 (but data presented dynamically)

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