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♂ Hugues Lapointe
aliasHugues Lapointe
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 1 5
Birth 3 March 1911 → 113 years + 2 months ago
Lived 71 years + 8 months
First mandate 26 March 1940 → 84 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 29 years
Death 13 November 1982 → 41 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 25 years + 5 months after 9 June 1957
Special notes
None
 
Hugues Lapointe (1911–1982)
© Photo 1953 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Arthur-Joseph Lapointe (1895–1960) Cousin  
⊖ Ernest Lapointe (1876–1941) Father  
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
Governor Québec (1966–1978)
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 17 2 10

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 21
LIB
 1 Minister 38–39 25 Aug 1949 — 06 Aug 1950 0 11 12
2. CA 21–22
LIB
 1 Minister 39–46 07 Aug 1950 — 20 Jun 1957 6 10 13
3. CA 22
LIB
 1 Minister 44–46 03 Nov 1955 — 20 Jun 1957 1 7 17
 1. Solicitor General
 2. Veterans Affairs
 3. Post Office

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊖ J. Adrien H. Lambert  m 
 		 ⊖ Raymond O'Hurley  m 
 
Eligible: 21,748 Votes: 13,610 Participation: 62.58% Candidacies: 2
Federal
19		 Québec
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23045(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
29
LIB
 1/2 8,983 66.00% +4,356 Loser:
IND
 4,627 34.00% Gérard Laliberté

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 21,633 Votes: 15,935 Participation: 73.66% Candidacies: 2
Federal
20		 Québec
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23305(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
34
LIB
 1/2 10,122 63.52% +4,309 Loser:
IND
 5,813 36.48% Omer Langlois

Service: 4 years 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 18,210 Votes: 15,764 Participation: 86.57% Candidacies: 4
Federal
21		 Québec
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23566(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
LIB
 1/4 8,849 56.58% +2,419 Loser:
IND
 6,430 41.12% J. Adrien H. Lambert

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 18,590 Votes: 16,088 Participation: 86.54% Candidacies: 2
Federal
22		 Québec
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23872(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
LIB
 1/2 9,047 56.81% +2,168 Loser:
PC
 6,879 43.19% Rolland Legendre

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 18,419 Votes: 16,335 Participation: 88.69% Candidacies: 2
Federal
23		 Québec
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24158(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
46
LIB
 2/2 7,823 48.31% -549 Winner:
PC
 8,372 51.69% Raymond O'Hurley

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
FR Non-standard link
Assemblée nationale du Québec, Histoire: Hugues Lapointe		 31 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Hugues Lapointe, P.C., O.C., C.D., Q.C., M.P.		 31 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Hugues Lapointe, C.P., O.C., C.D., c.r., député		 31 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Hugues Lapointe		 31 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Hugues Lapointe		 31 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 31 Mar 2024 19:15 (but data presented dynamically)

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