Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Joseph-François Laflèche
aliasJoseph-François Laflèche
Record
33156 · 7794

Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 50%
 
Canada 1 1 2
Birth 4 October 1879 → 144 years + 7 months ago
Lived 65 years + 7 months
First mandate 28 July 1930 → 93 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 50 years + 9 months
Death 2 June 1945 → 78 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 9 years + 7 months after 13 October 1935
Special notes
None
 
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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 5 2 15

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
2 documented challengers
Walter G. Mitchell  m 
 
James P. Mullins  m 
 
Eligible: 19,391 Votes: 16,895 Participation: 87.13% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17
Québec
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22514(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
→ New to Parliament
Age
50
LC
1/2 9,025 53.42% +1,155 Loser:
LIB
7,870 46.58% Walter G. Mitchell

Service:
5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 18,258 Votes: 14,795 Participation: 81.03% Candidacies: 4
Federal
18
Québec
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22786(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
56
LC
2/4 5,034 34.03% -1,244 Winner:
LIB
6,278 42.43% James P. Mullins

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Joseph-François Laflèche, M.P.
21 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Joseph-François Laflèche, député
21 Dec 2023
FR Wikipédia
Joseph-François Laflèche
21 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
François-Joseph Laflèche
21 Dec 2023


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 21 Dec 2023 07:33 (but data presented dynamically)