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♂ Elijah E. Spencer
aliasElijah E. Spencer
Record
58206 · 9450

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Québec 5 1 6
Birth 19 April 1846 → 178 years ago
Lived 73 years + 3 months
First mandate 2 December 1881 → 142 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 7 months
Death 7 August 1919 → 104 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 22 years + 2 months after 10 May 1897
Special notes
None
 

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
Québec 15 0 26 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Josiah S. Brigham  m 
⊖ Ernest Racicot  m 
 		 ⊖ John C.J.S. McCorkill  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 3,786 Votes: 2,093 Participation: 55.28% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
5		 Québec
2 December 1881
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 15109(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
35
CONS
 1/3 916 44.66% +323 Loser:
CONS
 593 28.91% Ernest Racicot

Service: 4 years 10 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,299 Votes: 2,920 Participation: 67.92% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Québec
14 October 1886
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 QLP  27 Jan 1887
ID: 15174(F) — 21 Jul 2023 17:47 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
CONS
 1/2 1,493 51.82% +105 Loser:
QLP
 1,388 48.18% John C.J.S. McCorkill
After his election:
27 Jan 1887 40
CONS
 →
QLP
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
20 Dec 1887 41
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 1 year 2 months 6 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,299 Votes: 3,287 Participation: 76.46% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Québec
28 April 1888
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 26247(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
CONS
 1/2 1,689 51.38% +91 Loser:
QLP
 1,598 48.62% John C.J.S. McCorkill

Service: 2 years 1 month 19 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,487 Votes: 3,221 Participation: 71.79% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Québec
17 June 1890
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15239(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
CONS
 1/2 1,680 52.52% +161 Loser:
QLP
 1,519 47.48% Phil England

Service: 1 year 8 months 19 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,576 Votes: 2,966 Participation: 64.82% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 Québec
8 March 1892
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 15316(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
CONS
 1/2 1,694 57.60% +447 Loser:
QLP
 1,247 42.40% Edward H. Eaton

Service: 5 years 2 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,673 Votes: 3,460 Participation: 74.04% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 Québec
11 May 1897
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15389(F) — 17 Feb 2022 14:13 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
51
CONS
 2/2 1,505 44.07% -405 Winner:
QLP
 1,910 55.93% John C.J.S. McCorkill

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
FR Quebec National Assembly
Elijah Edmund Spencer		 19 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Elijah Edmund Spencer		 19 Sep 2023

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