Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Alfonso Gagliano
aliasAlfonso Gagliano
Record
21529 · 997

Italian-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 100%
 
Canada 5 0 5
Birth 25 January 1942 → 82 years + 3 months ago
Lived 78 years + 10 months
First mandate 4 September 1984 → 39 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 42 years + 7 months
Death 12 December 2020 → 3 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 18 years + 10 months after 14 January 2002
Special notes
None
 
Alfonso Gagliano (1942–2020) 200x239
© Photo 2001 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
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 17 4 6

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 35
LIB
1 Minister of State/responsible 52–53 15 Sep 1994 — 24 Jan 1996 1 4 9
2. CA 35
LIB
1 Minister of State/responsible 53–55 24 Jan 1996 — 01 Jun 1997 1 4 8
3. CA 35
LIB
1 Minister 54 25 Jan 1996 — 11 Jul 1996 0 5 16
4. CA 35
LIB
1 Minister 54–55 12 Jul 1996 — 10 Jun 1997 0 10 29
5. CA 36–37
LIB
1 Minister 55–59 11 Jun 1997 — 14 Jan 2002 4 7 3
6. CA 36–37
LIB
1 Minister of State/responsible 55–59 11 Jun 1997 — 14 Jan 2002 4 7 3
7. CA 36–37
LIB
1 Minister of State/responsible 55–59 11 Jun 1997 — 14 Jan 2002 4 7 3
8. CA 37
LIB
2 Minister of State/responsible 58–59 10 Dec 2000 — 14 Jan 2002 1 1 4
 1. Solicitor General
 2. Québec [Without portfolio]
 3. Labour
 4. Labour [Human Resources Development]
 5. Public Works and Gov't Services/Procurement
 6. Mortgage and Housing [Public Works and Gov't Services/Procurement]
 7. Receiver General [Public Works and Gov't Services/Procurement]
 8. Québec [Without portfolio]

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
1 documented challenger
Tony Tomassi  m 
 

 
Eligible: 81,646 Votes: 60,395 Participation: 73.97% Candidacies: 6
Federal
33
Québec
4 September 1984
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 4012(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
→ New to Parliament
Age
42
LIB
1/6 24,520 41.40% +1,245 Loser:
PC
23,275 39.29% Agostino Cannavino

Service:
4 years 2 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 45,796 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
34
Québec
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3717(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
LIB
1/5 23,014 50.25% +5,959 Loser:
PC
17,055 37.24% Marc Beaudoin

Service:
4 years 11 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 60,710 Votes: 48,432 Participation: 79.78% Candidacies: 8
Federal
35
Québec
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3421(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
1/8 28,799 61.16% +15,920 Loser:
BQ
12,879 27.35% Umberto Di Genova

Service:
3 years 7 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 69,434 Votes: 53,209 Participation: 76.63% Candidacies: 4
Federal
36
Québec
2 June 1997
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3120(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LIB
1/4 36,088 69.76% +27,631 Loser:
BQ
8,457 16.35% Umberto Di Genova

Service:
3 years 5 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 73,898 Votes: 47,038 Participation: 63.65% Candidacies: 7
Federal
37
Québec
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2824(F) — 1 Feb 2022 20:52 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
LIB
1/7 35,396 76.66% +28,717 Loser:
BQ
6,679 14.47% Marcel Ferlatte
After his election:
14 Jan 2002 59
LIB
Vac.
To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 1 year 1 month 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 74,465 Votes: 17,062 Participation: 22.91% Candidacies: 5
Federal
37
Québec
13 May 2002
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10828(F) — 22 Dec 2023 08:27 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
60
Successor:
LIB
14,076 83.54% Massimo Pacetti

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Non-standard link
Allison Dunfield, The Globe and Mail (4 February 2005), Life ruined by sponsorship scandal, Gagliano says
15 Jan 2024
EN Canadian Encyclopedia
Alfonso Gagliano
15 Jan 2024
FR Encyclopédie canadienne
Alfonso Gagliano
15 Jan 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Alfonso Gagliano, P.C., F.C.G.A., M.P.
15 Jan 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Alfonso Gagliano, C.P., F.C.G.A., député
15 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Alfonso Gagliano
15 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
Alfonso Gagliano
15 Jan 2024


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