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♂ Michel Veillette
aliasMichel Veillette
Record
63026 · 913

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 2 4
Birth 6 October 1939
Age 84 years + 6 months
First mandate 22 May 1979 → 44 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 7 months
 
Mandate ended 39 years + 7 months ago (3 September 1984)
Special notes
None
 
Michel Veillette (1939– ) 200x281
© Photo 1980 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
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 5 3 12

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
5 documented challengers
⊕ Michel Champagne  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Gérard Lamy  m 
⊖ René Matte  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Philippe Demers  m 
⊕ Réjean Lefebvre  m 
 
Eligible: 55,522 Votes: 41,774 Participation: 75.24% Candidacies: 6
Federal
31		 Québec
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4522(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
39
LIB
 1/6 22,256 53.28% +11,815 Loser:
IND
 10,441 24.99% René Matte

Service: 8 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 55,522 Votes: 40,319 Participation: 72.62% Candidacies: 5
Federal
32		 Québec
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4240(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
LIB
 1/5 25,758 64.89% +16,594 Loser:
NDP
 9,164 23.08% René Matte

Service: 4 years 6 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 58,385 Votes: 46,413 Participation: 79.49% Candidacies: 4
Federal
33		 Québec
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3961(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
44
LIB
 2/4 14,459 31.59% -13,008 Winner:
PC
 27,467 60.01% Michel Champagne
Eligible: 63,744 Votes: 49,989 Participation: 78.42% Candidacies: 4
Federal
35		 Québec
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3372(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
54
LIB
 3/4 11,254 23.23% -12,396 Winner:
BQ
 23,650 48.83% Réjean Lefebvre

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Michel Veillette, M.P.		 17 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Michel Veillette, député		 17 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Michel Veillette		 17 Dec 2023
FR Wikipédia
Michel Veillette		 17 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 17 Dec 2023 20:43 (but data presented dynamically)

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