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♂ Fernand Viau
aliasFernand Viau
Record
63198 · 9543

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 1 4
Birth 24 May 1909 → 114 years + 11 months ago
Lived 91 years
First mandate 11 June 1945 → 78 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 36 years
Death 3 June 2000 → 23 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 42 years + 11 months after 9 June 1957
Special notes
None
 
Fernand Viau (1909–2000)
© Photo 1953 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
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 11 11 26

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
6 documented challengers
⊖ J. Louis A. Deniset  m 
⊖ Dollard E. Lafrenière  m 
⊖ A. Russell Paulley  m 
 		 ⊖ Leonard S. Evans  m 
⊖ George C. MacLean  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Laurier A. Régnier  m 
 
Eligible: 22,562 Votes: 16,378 Participation: 72.59% Candidacies: 5
Federal
20		 Manitoba
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23166(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
36
LIB
 1/5 6,055 36.97% +1,232 Loser:
CCF
 4,823 29.45% Évariste-Rupert Gagnon

Service: 4 years 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 26,306 Votes: 18,993 Participation: 72.20% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 Manitoba
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23427(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
LIB
 1/3 10,766 57.33% +5,311 Loser:
CCF
 5,455 29.05% A. Russell Paulley

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 31,179 Votes: 18,822 Participation: 60.37% Candidacies: 3
Federal
22		 Manitoba
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23719(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LIB
 1/3 8,051 43.25% +2,483 Loser:
CCF
 5,568 29.91% Leonard S. Evans

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 33,235 Votes: 25,215 Participation: 75.87% Candidacies: 5
Federal
23		 Manitoba
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24002(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
48
ILIB
 5/5 1,074 4.30% -6,703 Winner:
LIB
 7,777 31.13% J. Louis A. Deniset

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Fernand Viau (1909-2000)		 24 Feb 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Fernand Viau, M.P.		 24 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Fernand Viau, député		 24 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Fernand Viau		 24 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 24 Feb 2024 19:49 (but data presented dynamically)

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