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♂ Marcel Masse
aliasMarcel Masse
Record
39928 · 959

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 2 4
Québec 2 0 2
Total 4 2 6
Birth 27 May 1936 → 87 years + 11 months ago
Lived 78 years + 2 months
First mandate 5 June 1966 → 57 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 30 years
Death 25 August 2014 → 9 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 20 years + 10 months after 24 October 1993
Special notes
None
 
Marcel Masse (1936–2014)
© Photo 2012 Asclepias — licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
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 9 1 18
Québec 7 4 22 Z
TOTAL 16 6 10

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 33
PC
 1 Minister 48–49 17 Sep 1984 — 25 Sep 1985 1 0 8
2. CA 33
PC
 2 Minister 49–50 30 Nov 1985 — 29 Jun 1986 0 6 30
3. CA 33
PC
 1 Minister 50–52 30 Jun 1986 — 29 Jan 1989 2 6 30
4. CA 33–34
PC
 1 Minister of State/responsible 50–53 01 Jul 1986 — 01 Feb 1990 3 7 0
5. CA 34
PC
 3 Minister 52–54 30 Jan 1989 — 20 Apr 1991 2 2 21
6. CA 34
PC
 1 Minister 54–56 21 Apr 1991 — 03 Jan 1993 1 8 13
 1. Communications
 2. Communications
 3. Energy, Mines and Resources
 4. Québec [Without portfolio]
 5. Communications
 6. National Defence

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 8  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Léopold Corriveau  m 
⊖ Gérard Martin  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Maurice Dupras  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 11,392 Votes: 9,811 Participation: 86.12% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
28		 Québec
5 June 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UN  Majority
ID: 11254(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
30
UN
 1/4 5,007 51.85% +470 Loser:
QLP
 4,537 46.99% Gérard Martin

Service: 3 years 10 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 12,793 Votes: 11,086 Participation: 86.66% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
29		 Québec
29 April 1970
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 11124(F) — 22 Jul 2023 00:32 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
33
UN
 1/3 4,950 45.27% +338 Loser:
QLP
 4,612 42.18% Gérard Martin
After his election:
19 Jun 1971 35
UN
 →
UQ
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
2 Nov 1971 35
UQ
 →
IND
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 5 months 29 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 41,231 Votes: 35,210 Participation: 85.40% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 Québec
29 October 1973
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 6763(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
37		 Successor:
QLP
 16,806 48.58% Jean Perreault
Eligible: 55,680 Votes: 39,534 Participation: 71.00% Candidacies: 7
Federal
30		 Québec
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10593(F) — 7 Sep 2022 21:38 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
38
PC
 2/7 14,928 39.75% -1,296 Winner:
LIB
 16,224 43.20% Maurice Dupras
Eligible: 64,524 Votes: 44,878 Participation: 69.55% Candidacies: 9
Federal
32		 Québec
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4258(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
43
PC
 2/9 9,829 22.18% -19,659 Winner:
LIB
 29,488 66.55% Maurice Dupras
Eligible: 48,577 Votes: 39,938 Participation: 82.22% Candidacies: 5
Federal
33		 Québec
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3967(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
48
PC
 1/5 28,246 71.17% +19,092 Loser:
LIB
 9,154 23.06% Léopold Corriveau

Service: 4 years 2 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 35,146 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
34		 Québec
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3672(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
PC
 1/4 25,872 73.61% +18,894 Loser:
LIB
 6,978 19.85% Réal Patry

Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 44,314 Votes: 34,586 Participation: 78.05% Candidacies: 6
Federal
35		 Québec
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3379(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
57		 Successor:
BQ
 19,428 58.42% Jean-Guy Chrétien

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Marcel Masse, P.C., M.P.		 25 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Marcel Masse, C.P., député		 25 Feb 2024
FR Quebec National Assembly
Marcel Masse		 25 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Marcel Masse		 25 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Marcel Masse		 25 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Feb 2024 11:56 (but data presented dynamically)

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