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♂ J. Hugh Proudfoot
aliasJ. Hugh Proudfoot
Record
50891 · 7773

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 1 4
Birth 18 May 1912 → 111 years + 11 months ago
Lived 68 years + 6 months
First mandate 27 June 1949 → 74 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 1 month
Death 30 November 1980 → 43 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 22 years + 8 months after 30 March 1958
Special notes
None
 

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 8 9 0

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Paul R. Martineau  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 22,224 Votes: 18,067 Participation: 81.29% Candidacies: 5
Federal
21		 Québec
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23575(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
37
LIB
 1/5 7,817 43.59% +2,668 Loser:
PC
 5,149 28.72% John M. Argue

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 21,281 Votes: 15,581 Participation: 73.22% Candidacies: 2
Federal
22		 Québec
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23883(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LIB
 1/2 9,041 58.65% +2,668 Loser:
PC
 6,373 41.35% Hector-Émile Bélec

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 20,480 Votes: 16,658 Participation: 81.34% Candidacies: 2
Federal
23		 Québec
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24169(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LIB
 1/2 8,642 52.31% +764 Loser:
PC
 7,878 47.69% Paul R. Martineau

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 20,480 Votes: 17,273 Participation: 84.34% Candidacies: 2
Federal
24		 Québec
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24435(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
45
LIB
 2/2 8,431 48.81% -411 Winner:
PC
 8,842 51.19% Paul R. Martineau

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John Hugh Proudfoot, M.P.		 23 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John Hugh Proudfoot, député		 23 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Hugh Proudfoot		 23 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
John Hugh Proudfoot		 23 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 23 Sep 2023 12:31 (but data presented dynamically)

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