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♂ Joseph-Octave Samson
aliasJoseph-Octave Samson
Record
54869 · 9835

Roman Catholic   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Québec 2 1 3
Birth 9 January 1862 → 162 years + 3 months ago
Lived 83 years + 11 months
First mandate 16 May 1927 → 96 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 65 years + 4 months
Death 10 December 1945 → 78 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 10 years + 16 days after 24 November 1935
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Wilfrid Samson (1890–1958) Son  
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Québec 8 6 8 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Philippe Hamel  m 
 
 
Eligible: 6,684 Votes: 4,540 Participation: 67.92% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17		 Québec
16 May 1927
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 16077(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
65
QLP
 1/2 3,512 77.84% +2,512 Loser:
CONS
 1,000 22.16% Évariste Rochette

Service: 4 years 3 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,380 Votes: 6,418 Participation: 76.59% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
18		 Québec
24 August 1931
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 16162(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
69
QLP
 1/2 3,522 54.95% +635 Loser:
CONS
 2,887 45.05% Pierre Audet

Service: 4 years 3 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 9,087 Votes: 7,343 Participation: 80.81% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
19		 Québec
25 November 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 16255(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
73
QLP
 2/2 3,426 47.26% -398 Winner:
ALN
 3,824 52.74% Philippe Hamel

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
FR Quebec National Assembly
Joseph Samson (Québec-Centre)		 29 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
Joseph-Octave Samson		 29 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Joseph-Octave Samson		 29 Sep 2023

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