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♀ Thérèse F. Casgrain
aliasThérèse F. Casgrain
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate ✓		 Deceased Performance: 0%
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Canada 0 7 7
Québec 0 2 2
Total 0 9 9
Birth 10 July 1896 → 127 years + 10 months ago
Lived 85 years + 3 months
First run 30 November 1942 → 81 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 4 months
Death 3 November 1981 → 42 years + 6 months ago
 
Special notes
None
 
Thérèse F. Casgrain (1896–1981)
© Photo 1942 André Larose — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Pierre-François Casgrain (1886–1950) Spouse  
⊖ J.D. Rodolphe Forget (1861–1919) Father  
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate Québec (1970–1971)
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council ✗
School Board ✗
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Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. QC 23–24
CCF
 1 Party leader 54–59 21 Jun 1951 — 31 Dec 1955 4 6 10
2. QC 24–25
QSDP
 2 Party leader 59–61 01 Jan 1956 — 14 Oct 1957 1 9 13

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 9  
9 documented challengers
⊖ Romuald Bourque  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Frédéric Dorion  m 
⊖ Charles-Aimé Kirkland  m 
⊖ Edgar Leduc  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Lionel-Alfred Ross  m 
 		 ⊖ D. Réal Caouette  m 
⊖ Armand Dumas  m 
⊖ Maurice Lamontagne  m 
⊖ Robert J. Pratt  m 
 
Eligible: 29,779 Votes: 19,455 Participation: 65.33% Candidacies: 5
Federal
19		 Québec
30 November 1942
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23114(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
46
ILIB
 2/5 6,706 34.47% -3,067 Winner:
IND
 9,773 50.23% Frédéric Dorion
Eligible: 45,813 Votes: 27,987 Participation: 61.09% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
24		 Québec
16 July 1952
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UN  Majority
ID: 16706(F) — 8 Sep 2021 10:00 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature (Party leader)
Age
56
CCF
 3/4 2,857 10.31% -14,362 Winner:
QLP
 17,219 62.17% Lionel-Alfred Ross
Eligible: 35,555 Votes: 11,235 Participation: 31.60% Candidacies: 5
Federal
21		 Québec
6 October 1952
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23671(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
56
CCF
 3/5 1,135 10.10% -5,159 Winner:
LIB
 6,294 56.02% Romuald Bourque
Eligible: 50,195 Votes: 33,575 Participation: 66.89% Candidacies: 5
Federal
22		 Québec
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23862(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
57
CCF
 3/5 2,879 8.70% -16,799 Winner:
LIB
 19,678 59.45% Edgar Leduc
Eligible: 82,390 Votes: 56,822 Participation: 68.97% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
25		 Québec
20 June 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UN  Majority
ID: 16768(F) — 8 Sep 2021 10:00 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature (Party leader)
Age
59
QSDP
 3/4 2,322 4.10% -29,063 Winner:
QLP
 31,385 55.39% Charles-Aimé Kirkland
Eligible: 34,494 Votes: 26,202 Participation: 75.96% Candidacies: 4
Federal
23		 Québec
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24198(F) — 6 Sep 2022 23:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
60
CCF
 4/4 1,947 7.49% -7,946 Winner:
LIB
 9,893 38.05% Armand Dumas
Eligible: 66,022 Votes: 58,505 Participation: 88.61% Candidacies: 3
Federal
24		 Québec
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24413(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
61
CCF
 3/3 3,364 5.75% -27,544 Winner:
PC
 30,908 52.83% Robert J. Pratt
Eligible: inc. Votes: 21,523 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
25		 Québec
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24710(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
65
NDP
 3/4 4,308 20.02% -5,826 Winner:
LIB
 10,134 47.08% Romuald Bourque
Eligible: inc. Votes: 23,494 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
26		 Québec
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24974(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
66
NDP
 3/4 4,227 17.99% -9,078 Winner:
LIB
 13,305 56.63% Maurice Lamontagne

Online biographical references (9)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Non-standard link
City of Montreal, Ordre de Montréal, Thérèse Casgrain		 13 Mar 2024
FR Non-standard link
Ville de Montréal, Ordre de Montréal, Thérèse Casgrain		 13 Mar 2024
FR Non-standard link
La Fondation Lionel-Groulx, Histoire du Québec > Figures marquantes de notre histoire: Thérèse Casgrain et les pionnières du droit des femmes		 13 Mar 2024
FR Non-standard link
Culture et Communications Québec, Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec, Casgrain, Thérèse		 13 Mar 2024
EN Non-standard link
Merna Foster, heroines.ca: A Guide to Women in Canadian History, Time Travel in Canadian Women's History: Thérèse Casgrain and the Voice of Women in Quebec, 1961		 13 Mar 2024
EN Canadian Encyclopedia
Thérèse Casgrain		 13 Mar 2024
FR Encyclopédie canadienne
Thérèse Casgrain		 13 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Thérèse Forget Casgrain, C.C., O.B.E., Senator		 13 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Thérèse Forget Casgrain, C.C., O.B.E., sénatrice		 13 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Thérèse Casgrain		 13 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Thérèse Casgrain		 13 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 13 Mar 2024 05:31 (but data presented dynamically)

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