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♂ Philippe Cossette
aliasPhilippe Cossette
Record
12716 · 9638

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Québec 3 1 4
Birth 26 October 1898 → 125 years + 6 months ago
Lived 53 years + 10 months
First mandate 8 August 1944 → 79 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 9 months
Death 23 September 1952 → 71 years + 7 months ago
Died in office Yes
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 8 1 13 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Joseph Dufour  m 
 
 
Eligible: 6,999 Votes: 5,520 Participation: 78.87% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
21		 Québec
25 October 1939
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 16414(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
40
UN
 2/3 2,249 41.04% -840 Winner:
QLP
 3,089 56.37% Joseph Dufour
Eligible: 13,553 Votes: 11,141 Participation: 82.20% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
22		 Québec
8 August 1944
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UN  Majority
ID: 16504(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
45
UN
 1/4 4,979 45.14% +678 Loser:
QLP
 4,301 39.00% Fernand Dionne

Service: 3 years 11 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 14,800 Votes: 12,968 Participation: 87.62% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
23		 Québec
28 July 1948
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UN  Majority
ID: 16597(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
UN
 1/3 6,039 47.00% +776 Loser:
QLP
 5,263 40.96% Fernand Dionne

Service: 3 years 11 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 15,332 Votes: 13,410 Participation: 87.46% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
24		 Québec
16 July 1952
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UN  Majority
ID: 16690(F) — 19 Feb 2022 00:20 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
UN
 1/3 6,797 51.16% +427 Loser:
QLP
 6,370 47.95% Joseph-Rosaire Bérubé
After his election:
23 Sep 1952 53
UN
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 15,332 Votes: 12,541 Participation: 81.80% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
24		 Québec
9 July 1953
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UN  Majority
ID: 26414(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
53		 Successor:
UN
 8,871 70.74% Clovis Gagnon

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
FR Quebec National Assembly
Philippe Cossette		 30 Sep 2023

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