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♂ René Hamel
aliasRené Hamel
Record
25571 · 7842

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 71%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Québec 4 1 5
Total 5 2 7
Birth 9 February 1910 → 114 years + 2 months ago
Lived 72 years + 10 months
First mandate 11 June 1945 → 78 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 4 months
Death 16 December 1982 → 41 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 18 years + 1 month after 30 October 1964
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 4 0 15
Québec 12 3 11 Z
TOTAL 16 3 26

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Joseph-Alphida Crête  m 
⊖ Joseph-Adolphe Richard  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Philippe Demers  m 
⊖ Marc Trudel  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 23,376 Votes: 19,320 Participation: 82.65% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
22		 Québec
8 August 1944
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UN  Majority
ID: 16536(F) — 18 Sep 2021 12:54 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
34
BPC
 2/4 4,714 24.61% -5,219 Winner:
UN
 9,933 51.86% Marc Trudel
Eligible: 30,292 Votes: 24,135 Participation: 79.67% Candidacies: 4
Federal
20		 Québec
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23330(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
35
BPC
 1/4 9,779 40.52% +456 Loser:
LIB
 9,323 38.63% Joseph-Alphida Crête

Service: 4 years 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 35,326 Votes: 28,123 Participation: 79.61% Candidacies: 4
Federal
21		 Québec
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23591(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
39
IND
 2/4 11,646 41.66% -2,252 Winner:
LIB
 13,898 49.72% Joseph-Adolphe Richard
Eligible: 28,890 Votes: 25,336 Participation: 87.70% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
24		 Québec
16 July 1952
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UN  Majority
ID: 16726(F) — 18 Sep 2021 12:54 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
42
QLP
 1/2 14,489 57.91% +3,960 Loser:
UN
 10,529 42.09% Marc Trudel

Service: 3 years 11 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 30,254 Votes: 27,361 Participation: 90.44% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
25		 Québec
20 June 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UN  Majority
ID: 16818(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
QLP
 1/2 13,851 51.37% +741 Loser:
UN
 13,110 48.63% Gaston Hardy

Service: 4 years 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: 31,420 Votes: 28,598 Participation: 91.02% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
26		 Québec
22 June 1960
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 16913(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
QLP
 1/2 15,040 53.12% +1,767 Loser:
UN
 13,273 46.88% Gaston Hardy

Service: 2 years 4 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 32,238 Votes: 28,430 Participation: 88.19% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
27		 Québec
14 November 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 17011(F) — 19 Feb 2022 12:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
QLP
 1/2 15,684 55.73% +3,224 Loser:
UN
 12,460 44.27% Philippe Demers
After his election:
30 Oct 1964 54
QLP
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 1 year 11 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 35,987 Votes: 17,632 Participation: 49.00% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
27		 Québec
18 January 1965
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 17158(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
54		 Successor:
QLP
 14,723 84.99% Jean-Guy Trépanier

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
René Hamel		 17 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
René Hamel		 17 Sep 2023
FR Quebec National Assembly
René Hamel		 17 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
René Hamel		 17 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
René Hamel		 17 Sep 2023

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