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♂ Louis-Alexandre Taschereau
aliasLouis-Alexandre Taschereau
Record
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Roman Catholic   ∞5
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 85%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Québec 11 2 13
Birth 5 March 1867 → 157 years + 1 month ago
Lived 85 years + 4 months
First mandate 7 December 1900 → 123 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 33 years + 9 months
Death 6 July 1952 → 71 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 16 years + 25 days after 11 June 1936
Special notes
None
 
Louis-Alexandre Taschereau (1867–1952)
© Photo c.1930 Montminy & Cie — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Jacques Dumoulin (1898–1988) Nephew  
⊖ Charles Fitzpatrick (1851–1942) Uncle  
⊖ Auguste-Charles-Philippe-Robert Landry (1846–1919) Brother-in-law  
⊖ Henri-Thomas Taschereau (1841–1909) Half-brother  
⊖ Robert Taschereau (1896–1970) Son  
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Québec 35 4 25 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. QC 15–19
QLP
 1 Party leader 53–69 09 Jul 1920 — 10 Jun 1936 15 11 1
2. QC 15–19
QLP
 1 Premier 53–69 09 Jul 1920 — 10 Jun 1936 15 11 1

Electoral history

Races 13  
Path points 14  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Édouard Bouffard  m 
⊖ Armand R. La Vergne  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Joseph-Félix Roy  m 
 		 ⊖ Pierre D'Auteuil  m 
⊖ Louis-Philippe Pelletier  m 
 
Eligible: 3,673 Votes: 2,697 Participation: 73.43% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 Québec
8 March 1892
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 15297(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
25
QLP
 2/2 748 28.05% -1,171 Winner:
CONS
 1,919 71.95% Louis-Philippe Pelletier
Eligible: 2,594 Votes: 2,122 Participation: 81.80% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
10		 Québec
7 December 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15467(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
33
QLP
 1/2 1,356 64.54% +611 Loser:
CONS
 745 35.46% Édouard Bouffard

Service: 3 years 11 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,700 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
11		 Québec
25 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15541(F) — 17 Feb 2022 19:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
QLP
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
5 Oct 1907 40
QLP
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 2 years 10 months 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,700 Votes: 1,992 Participation: 73.78% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
11		 Québec
4 November 1907
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 26309(F) — 14 Oct 2022 18:45 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
QLP
 1/2 1,416 71.08% +840 Loser:
CONS
 576 28.92% Jean-Baptiste Bernier

Service: 7 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,364 Votes: 3,524 Participation: 80.75% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12		 Québec
8 June 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15587(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
41
QLP
 2/2 1,720 49.17% -58 Winner:
CONS
 1,778 50.83% Pierre D'Auteuil
Eligible: 2,856 Votes: 2,148 Participation: 75.21% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12		 Québec
8 June 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15615(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
QLP
 1/2 1,335 62.41% +531 Loser:
CONS
 804 37.59% Charles Cauchon

Service: 3 years 11 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,119 Votes: 2,654 Participation: 85.09% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
13		 Québec
15 May 1912
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15689(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
QLP
 1/2 1,441 54.52% +239 Loser:
CNL
 1,202 45.48% Armand R. La Vergne

Service: 4 years 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,183 Votes: 2,541 Participation: 79.83% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
14		 Québec
22 May 1916
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15773(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
QLP
 1/2 1,732 68.62% +940 Loser:
CONS
 792 31.38% Aimé Dion

Service: 3 years 1 month (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,114 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
15		 Québec
23 June 1919
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15854(F) — 18 Feb 2022 07:39 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
QLP
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 7 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,112 Votes: 2,624 Participation: 84.32% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
16		 Québec
5 February 1923
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15972(F) — 9 Sep 2021 21:42 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
55
QLP
 1/2 1,599 61.64% +604 Loser:
IND
 995 38.36% Armand R. La Vergne

Service: 4 years 3 months 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,344 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
17		 Québec
16 May 1927
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 16060(F) — 9 Sep 2021 21:42 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
60
QLP
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 3 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,777 Votes: 3,372 Participation: 89.28% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
18		 Québec
24 August 1931
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 16145(F) — 9 Sep 2021 21:43 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
64
QLP
 1/3 1,949 58.25% +581 Loser:
CONS
 1,368 40.88% Louis-Charles Francoeur

Service: 4 years 3 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,330 Votes: 3,915 Participation: 90.42% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
19		 Québec
25 November 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 16239(F) — 18 Feb 2022 21:02 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
68
QLP
 1/2 2,196 56.26% +489 Loser:
ALN
 1,707 43.74% Joseph-Félix Roy
After his election:
11 Jun 1936 69
QLP
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,377 Votes: 3,997 Participation: 91.32% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
20		 Québec
17 August 1936
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UN  Majority
ID: 16329(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
69		 Successor:
UN
 2,149 54.06% Joseph-Félix Roy

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
FR Non-standard link
Jacques Beauchamp, Ici l'histoire (19 février 2019), Louis-Alexandre Taschereau et son long règne politique		 05 Feb 2024
EN Canadian Encyclopedia
Louis-Alexandre Taschereau		 05 Feb 2024
FR Encyclopédie canadienne
Taschereau, Louis-Alexandre		 05 Feb 2024
FR Quebec National Assembly
Louis-Alexandre Taschereau		 05 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Louis-Alexandre Taschereau		 05 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Louis-Alexandre Taschereau		 05 Feb 2024

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