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♂ Henri Courtemanche
aliasHenri Courtemanche
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 1 4
Birth 7 August 1916 → 107 years + 8 months ago
Lived 69 years + 7 months
First mandate 27 June 1949 → 74 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 32 years + 10 months
Death 19 March 1986 → 38 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 26 years + 2 months after 19 January 1960
Special notes
None
 
Henri Courtemanche (1916–1986)
© Photo 1957 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ J.-H.-Albiny Paquette (1888–1978) Father-in-law
 
Well that's interesting!
Courtemanche, a Quebec Progressive Conservative MP in the 1950s, was appointed to the Senate in January 1960. However, he resigned less than two years later when a former Montreal hospital administrator alleged that he was paid a 10% kickback — totalling over $60,000 — on all government grants made to the hospital in the mid-1950s, and an investigation into his activities found him unworthy of public office.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 6 8 21

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 24
PC
 1 Minister 41–43 12 May 1958 — 19 Jan 1960 1 8 7
 1. Secretary of State of Canada

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Gustave Roy  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 21,969 Votes: 18,117 Participation: 82.47% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 Québec
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23561(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
32
PC
 1/3 8,701 48.37% +703 Loser:
LIB
 7,998 44.46% Ernest Whissell

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 22,298 Votes: 18,679 Participation: 83.77% Candidacies: 4
Federal
22		 Québec
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23865(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
37
PC
 2/4 8,610 46.68% -959 Winner:
LIB
 9,569 51.88% Gustave Roy
Eligible: 21,460 Votes: 17,628 Participation: 82.14% Candidacies: 2
Federal
23		 Québec
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24150(F) — 2 Mar 2023 22:51 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
40
IPC
 1/2 9,406 53.90% +1,361 Loser:
LIB
 8,045 46.10% Gustave Roy
After his election:
14 Oct 1957 41
IPC
 →
PC
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 21,460 Votes: 18,266 Participation: 85.12% Candidacies: 2
Federal
24		 Québec
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24416(F) — 28 Jan 2022 17:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
PC
 1/2 10,606 58.06% +2,946 Loser:
LIB
 7,660 41.94% J.-Henri Forget
After his election:
19 Jan 1960 43
PC
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 1 year 9 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 21,460 Votes: 16,775 Participation: 78.17% Candidacies: 2
Federal
24		 Québec
31 October 1960
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24492(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
44		 Successor:
LIB
 9,540 56.87% Gaston Clermont

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Henri Courtemanche, P.C., M.P., Senator		 17 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Henri Courtemanche, C.P., député, sénateur		 17 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Henri Courtemanche		 17 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Henri Courtemanche		 17 Feb 2024

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