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♂ Charles Lapointe
aliasCharles Lapointe
Record
34050 · 900

Gay (openly)
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 1 4
Birth 17 July 1944
Age 79 years + 9 months
First mandate 8 July 1974 → 49 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 29 years + 11 months
 
Mandate ended 39 years + 7 months ago (3 September 1984)
Special notes
Lapointe was openly gay among his caucus colleagues but never publicly spoke about his sexuality to the media during his time in Parliament.
 
Charles Lapointe (1944– )
© Photo 1980 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
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 10 1 25

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 32
LIB
 1 Minister of State/responsible 38–39 30 Sep 1982 — 11 Aug 1983 0 10 12
2. CA 32
LIB
 1 Minister 39–40 12 Aug 1983 — 16 Sep 1984 1 1 4
3. CA 32
LIB
 1 Minister 39–40 12 Aug 1983 — 16 Sep 1984 1 1 4
4. CA 32
LIB
 1 Minister 39–40 30 Jun 1984 — 16 Sep 1984 0 2 17
 1. External Relations [External Affairs]
 2. Supply and Services
 3. Receiver General [Supply and Services]
 4. Public Works

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Gilles Caouette  m 
⊕ Guy P. Laliberté  m 
 		 ⊖ Charles-André Hamelin  m 
 
Eligible: 39,016 Votes: 25,595 Participation: 65.60% Candidacies: 4
Federal
30		 Québec
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10579(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
29
LIB
 1/4 10,372 41.64% +1,467 Loser:
SC
 8,905 35.75% Gilles Caouette

Service: 4 years 10 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 49,557 Votes: 31,402 Participation: 63.37% Candidacies: 5
Federal
31		 Québec
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4524(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
34
LIB
 1/5 18,031 57.42% +10,027 Loser:
SC
 8,004 25.49% Gabriel-Yvan Gagnon

Service: 8 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 49,557 Votes: 31,561 Participation: 63.69% Candidacies: 6
Federal
32		 Québec
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4242(F) — 26 Feb 2023 16:00 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
35
LIB
 1/6 22,130 70.75% +16,451 Loser:
PC
 5,679 18.16% Jean-Pierre Dufour

Service: 4 years 6 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 52,015 Votes: 37,660 Participation: 72.40% Candidacies: 4
Federal
33		 Québec
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3963(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
40
LIB
 2/4 11,906 32.01% -11,755 Winner:
PC
 23,661 63.61% Charles-André Hamelin

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Charles Lapointe, P.C., M.P.		 14 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Charles Lapointe, C.P., député		 14 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Charles Lapointe		 14 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Charles Lapointe		 14 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 14 Feb 2024 10:33 (but data presented dynamically)

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