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♂ Henri Tousignant
aliasHenri Tousignant
Record
61620 · 932

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
Birth 20 August 1937
Age 86 years + 8 months
First mandate 22 May 1979 → 44 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 41 years + 9 months
 
Mandate ended 39 years + 7 months ago (3 September 1984)
Special notes
None
 
Henri Tousignant (1937– ) 200x280
© 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 5 3 12

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Gilles Caouette  m 
 		 ⊕ Gabriel Desjardins  m 
 
Eligible: 54,254 Votes: 39,076 Participation: 72.02% Candidacies: 7
Federal
31		 Québec
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4580(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
41
LIB
 1/7 16,147 41.32% +852 Loser:
SC
 15,295 39.14% Gilles Caouette

Service: 8 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 54,254 Votes: 36,431 Participation: 67.15% Candidacies: 8
Federal
32		 Québec
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4298(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
LIB
 1/8 22,031 61.02% +13,378 Loser:
SC
 8,653 23.97% Roger Bureau

Service: 4 years 6 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 55,749 Votes: 40,756 Participation: 73.11% Candidacies: 6
Federal
33		 Québec
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 4016(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
47
LIB
 2/6 13,756 33.96% -6,591 Winner:
PC
 20,347 50.24% Gabriel Desjardins

Online biographical references (3)

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

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 17 Dec 2023 17:03 (but data presented dynamically)

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