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♂ Armand Caouette
aliasArmand Caouette
Record
9318 · 907

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 29%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 3 5
Québec 0 2 2
Total 2 5 7
Birth 20 July 1945 → 78 years + 9 months ago
Lived 64 years + 9 months
First mandate 8 July 1974 → 49 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 28 years + 11 months
Death 15 May 2010 → 13 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 30 years + 2 months after 17 February 1980
Special notes
None
 
Armand Caouette (1945–2010)
© Photo 1974 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ D. Réal Caouette (1917–1976) Uncle  
⊖ Gilles Caouette (1940–2009) Cousin  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 5 7 9

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 7  
8 documented challengers
⊖ Jean-Paul Bordeleau  m  (2 runoffs)
⊕ Yvon Lévesque  m 
⊕ Pierre Nantel  m 
⊕ Guy St-Julien  m 
 		 ⊖ René Gingras  m 
⊖ Jean-Jacques Martel  m 
⊕ Raymond Savoie  m 
⊕ Ronald Tétrault  m 
 
Eligible: 38,259 Votes: 24,695 Participation: 64.55% Candidacies: 4
Federal
30		 Québec
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10640(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
28
SC
 1/4 10,452 44.35% +1,547 Loser:
LIB
 8,905 37.78% Gaston Charest

Service: 4 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 72,826 Votes: 47,144 Participation: 64.74% Candidacies: 8
Federal
31		 Québec
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4511(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
33
SC
 1/8 21,387 45.37% +5,690 Loser:
LIB
 15,697 33.30% Ronald Tétrault

Service: 8 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 72,826 Votes: 43,796 Participation: 60.14% Candidacies: 7
Federal
32		 Québec
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4229(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
34
SC
 2/7 14,881 34.45% -7,169 Winner:
LIB
 22,050 51.05% René Gingras
Eligible: 29,835 Votes: 22,263 Participation: 74.62% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
32		 Québec
13 April 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PQ  Majority
ID: 2178(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
35
UN
 3/3 1,658 7.52% -12,132 Winner:
PQ
 13,790 62.57% Jean-Paul Bordeleau
Eligible: 28,568 Votes: 17,954 Participation: 62.85% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
33		 Québec
2 December 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 1928(F) — 11 Apr 2022 21:27 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
40
PC
 3/5 663 3.74% -8,539 Winner:
QLP
 9,202 51.85% Raymond Savoie
Eligible: 65,737 Votes: 39,916 Participation: 60.72% Candidacies: 4
Federal
36		 Québec
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3056(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
51
PC
 3/4 6,531 17.00% -10,272 Winner:
LIB
 16,803 43.75% Guy St-Julien
Eligible: 56,615 Votes: 30,471 Participation: 53.82% Candidacies: 5
Federal
39		 Québec
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 680(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
60
LIB
 2/5 6,700 22.40% -7,228 Winner:
BQ
 13,928 46.57% Yvon Lévesque

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Armand Caouette, M.P.		 04 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Armand Caouette, député		 04 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Armand Caouette		 04 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Armand Caouette		 04 Feb 2024

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