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♂ Thomas J. Mulcair
aliasThomas J. Mulcair
Record
45127 · 930

Irish-Canadian   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 0 4
Québec 3 0 3
Total 7 0 7
Birth 24 October 1954
Age 69 years + 6 months
First mandate 12 September 1994 → 29 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 10 months
 
Mandate ended 5 years + 8 months ago (3 August 2018)
Special notes
None
 
Thomas J. Mulcair (1954– )
© Photo 2015 Asclepias — licensed under CC BY 3.0
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Honoré Mercier (1840–1894) Great-great-grandfather  
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 10 10 13
Québec 12 6 9 Z
TOTAL 23 4 22

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 41
NDP
 1 Opposition Leader 57–60 24 Mar 2012 — 18 Oct 2015 3 6 24
2. CA 41–42
NDP
 1 Party leader 57–62 24 Mar 2012 — 30 Sep 2017 5 6 6

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 9  
4 documented challengers
⊕ Rachel Bendayan  f 
⊖ Régent Millette  m 
 		 ⊕ Martin Cauchon  m 
⊕ John C. Turmel  m 
 
Eligible: 47,051 Votes: 38,668 Participation: 82.18% Candidacies: 8
Provincial
35		 Québec
12 September 1994
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PQ  Majority
ID: 1829(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
39
QLP
 1/8 25,885 67.70% +16,646 Loser:
PQ
 9,239 24.16% Lidi Costache

Service: 4 years 2 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 51,554 Votes: 40,852 Participation: 79.24% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
36		 Québec
30 November 1998
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PQ  Majority
ID: 387(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:36 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
QLP
 1/5 28,293 69.87% +19,424 Loser:
PQ
 8,869 21.90% Monia Prévost

Service: 4 years 4 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 53,952 Votes: 36,075 Participation: 66.86% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
37		 Québec
14 April 2003
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 262(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:36 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
QLP
 1/5 25,363 71.10% +18,795 Loser:
PQ
 6,568 18.41% Coline Chhay

Service: 3 years 11 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 54,746 Votes: 34,436 Participation: 62.90% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
38		 Québec
26 March 2007
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Minority
ID: 27(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:36 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
52		 Successor:
QLP
 18,667 54.75% Guy Ouellette
Eligible: 64,438 Votes: 24,118 Participation: 37.43% Candidacies: 12
Federal
39		 Québec
17 September 2007
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 10817(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
52
NDP
 1/12 11,374 47.50% +4,441 Loser:
LIB
 6,933 28.96% Jocelyn Coulon

Service: 1 year 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 64,556 Votes: 36,546 Participation: 56.61% Candidacies: 5
Federal
40		 Québec
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5954(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
NDP
 1/5 14,348 39.53% +2,343 Loser:
LIB
 12,005 33.08% Sébastien Dhavernas

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 65,573 Votes: 39,149 Participation: 59.70% Candidacies: 7
Federal
41		 Québec
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6494(F) — 2 Feb 2022 13:00 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
NDP
 1/7 21,906 56.37% +12,702 Loser:
LIB
 9,204 23.69% Martin Cauchon

Service: 4 years 5 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 71,136 Votes: 44,045 Participation: 61.92% Candidacies: 7
Federal
42		 Québec
19 October 2015
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7579(F) — 3 Feb 2022 15:06 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
60
NDP
 1/7 19,242 44.11% +4,645 Loser:
LIB
 14,597 33.46% Rachel Bendayan
After his election:
3 Aug 2018 63
NDP
 →
Vac.
 Left federal politics
Service: 2 years 9 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 70,414 Votes: 15,188 Participation: 21.57% Candidacies: 7
Federal
42		 Québec
25 February 2019
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26201(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
64		 Successor:
LIB
 6,086 40.43% Rachel Bendayan

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Thomas J. Mulcair, P.C., M.P.		 13 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Thomas J. Mulcair, C.P., député		 13 Feb 2024
FR Quebec National Assembly
Thomas J. Mulcair		 13 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Tom Mulcair		 13 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Thomas Mulcair		 13 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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