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♂ Gérard Légaré
aliasGérard Légaré
Record
35393 · 7801

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 2 5
Birth 11 July 1908 → 115 years + 9 months ago
Lived 89 years + 3 months
First mandate 10 August 1953 → 70 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 45 years
Death 1 November 1997 → 26 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 34 years + 6 months after 7 April 1963
Special notes
None
 
Gérard Légaré (1908–1997)
© Photo 1953 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
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 5 6

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊕ Émilien Morissette  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Joseph-Hervé Rousseau  m 
 		 ⊖ Gérard Ouellet  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 31,647 Votes: 24,087 Participation: 76.11% Candidacies: 4
Federal
22		 Québec
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23891(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
45
LIB
 1/4 8,554 35.79% +353 Loser:
PC
 8,201 34.31% Dérome Asselin

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 33,434 Votes: 24,616 Participation: 73.63% Candidacies: 2
Federal
23		 Québec
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24177(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LIB
 1/2 14,642 60.02% +4,888 Loser:
PC
 9,754 39.98% Dérome Asselin

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 33,434 Votes: 28,463 Participation: 85.13% Candidacies: 3
Federal
24		 Québec
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24443(F) — 7 Sep 2022 00:16 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
49
LIB
 2/3 11,503 40.41% -4,923 Winner:
PC
 16,426 57.71% Émilien Morissette
Eligible: inc. Votes: 28,475 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
25		 Québec
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24720(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
53
LIB
 1/4 9,955 34.96% +784 Loser:
SC
 9,171 32.21% Gérard Ouellet

Service: 9 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 29,177 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
26		 Québec
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24984(F) — 28 Jun 2023 12:33 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
54
LIB
 2/4 12,274 42.07% -140 Winner:
SC
 12,414 42.55% Gérard Ouellet

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Gérard Légaré, M.P.		 16 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Gérard Légaré, député		 16 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Gérard Légaré		 16 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Gérard Légaré		 16 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 16 Mar 2024 10:12 (but data presented dynamically)

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