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♂ Paul Comtois
aliasPaul Comtois
Record
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☆   Roman Catholic   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 2 4
Birth 22 August 1895 → 128 years + 8 months ago
Lived 70 years + 5 months
First mandate 10 June 1957 → 66 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 61 years + 9 months
Death 21 February 1966 → 58 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 4 years + 4 months after 6 October 1961
Special notes
None
 
Paul Comtois (1895–1966)
© Photo 1957 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Charles-Ignace Gill (1844–1901) Grand-uncle  
 
Well that's interesting!
Comtois died while serving as Lieutenant Governor of Quebec, when a fire destroyed his official residence. Once he had his family taken to safety outside, he returned to the flames to save the Blessed Sacrament from the private chapel. His body was found burnt, still holding the ciborium with the hosts.
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
Governor Québec (1961–1966) 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 4 3 25

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 23–24
PC
 1 Minister 61–66 07 Aug 1957 — 06 Oct 1961 4 1 29
 1. Mines and Technical Surveys

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊖ René Blondin  m 
 		 ⊖ Aimé Boucher  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 7,926 Votes: 7,009 Participation: 88.43% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Québec
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22533(F) — 25 Jan 2022 20:56 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
34
LC
 2/2 3,504 49.99% -1 Winner:
LIB
 3,505 50.01% Aimé Boucher
Eligible: 7,926 Votes: 7,718 Participation: 97.38% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Québec
23 October 1933
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22579(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
38
LC
 2/2 3,817 49.46% -84 Winner:
LIB
 3,901 50.54% Aimé Boucher
Eligible: 23,585 Votes: 19,271 Participation: 81.71% Candidacies: 2
Federal
23		 Québec
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24165(F) — 31 Mar 2024 11:03 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
61
PC
 1/2 9,805 51.34% +513 Loser:
LIB
 9,292 48.66% René Blondin

Service: 9 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 23,585 Votes: 19,099 Participation: 80.98% Candidacies: 2
Federal
24		 Québec
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24431(F) — 28 Jan 2022 17:19 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
PC
 1/2 11,880 62.20% +4,661 Loser:
LIB
 7,219 37.80% Gilles Pellerin
After his election:
6 Oct 1961 66
PC
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 3 years 6 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 19,521 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
25		 Québec
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24708(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
66		 Successor:
PC
 8,861 45.39% Clément Vincent

Online biographical references (4)

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

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 31 Mar 2024 19:09 (but data presented dynamically)

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