Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Gilles Rocheleau
aliasGilles Rocheleau
Record
53392 · 1011

  
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 60%
 
Canada 1 1 2
Québec 2 1 3
Total 3 2 5
Birth 28 August 1935 → 88 years + 9 months ago
Lived 62 years + 9 months
First mandate 13 April 1981 → 43 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 7 months
Death 27 June 1998 → 25 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 4 years + 8 months after 24 October 1993
Special notes
None
 
Gilles Rocheleau (1935–1998)
© Photo National Assembly, Québec — Fair use
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf.
Canadian Senate
Legis. Council
Deputy Minister
Auto. Region
Mayor/Reeve Hull, Québec (1974–1981)
Mun./Co. Council Hull, Québec (1967–1974)
School Board
Blank/Vide

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 4 11 2
Québec 7 5 30 Z
TOTAL 12 5 1

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
3 documented challengers
Roy Fournier  m 
Jocelyne Ouellette  f 
 
Marcel Massé  m 
 
Eligible: 37,540 Votes: 31,002 Participation: 82.58% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
29
Québec
29 April 1970
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 11111(F) — 19 Feb 2022 14:41 ET
Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
34
UN
2/4 5,121 16.80% -13,886 Winner:
QLP
19,007 62.37% Roy Fournier
Eligible: 39,686 Votes: 31,824 Participation: 80.19% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
32
Québec
13 April 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PQ  Majority
ID: 2215(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
45
QLP
1/7 15,572 49.76% +456 Loser:
PQ
15,116 48.30% Jocelyne Ouellette

Service:
4 years 7 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 41,389 Votes: 27,116 Participation: 65.51% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
33
Québec
2 December 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 1969(F) — 19 Feb 2022 21:29 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
QLP
1/6 16,375 61.09% +7,434 Loser:
PQ
8,941 33.36% Gilles Morais
After his election:
13 Oct 1988 53
QLP
Vac.
Successfully ran federally
Service: 2 years 10 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 46,591 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Federal
34
Québec
21 November 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 3676(F) — 29 Jun 2023 23:46 ET
→ New to Parliament
Age
53
LIB
1/6 23,218 49.83% +8,369 Loser:
PC
14,849 31.87% Nicole Moreault
After his election:
3 Jul 1990 54
LIB
IND
Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
20 Dec 1990 55
IND
BQ
Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 4 years 11 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 39,544 Votes: 14,024 Participation: 35.46% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
33
Québec
29 May 1989
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 11338(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
53
Successor:
QLP
9,223 67.16% Robert LeSage
Eligible: 69,419 Votes: 53,421 Participation: 76.95% Candidacies: 9
Federal
35
Québec
25 October 1993
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 3382(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
58
BQ
2/9 14,293 27.20% -13,695 Winner:
LIB
27,988 53.26% Marcel Massé

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Gilles Rocheleau, M.P.
 1 Jun 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Gilles Rocheleau, député
 1 Jun 2024
FR Quebec National Assembly
Gilles Rocheleau
 1 Jun 2024
FR Wikipédia
Gilles Rocheleau
 1 Jun 2024
EN Wikipedia
Gilles Rocheleau
 1 Jun 2024


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  1 Jun 2024 15:44 (but data presented dynamically)