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♂ Laurent-David Lafontaine
aliasLaurent-David Lafontaine
Record
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Roman Catholic     ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Québec 4 1 5
Birth 10 August 1823 → 200 years + 10 months ago
Lived 68 years + 6 months
First mandate 11 October 1870 → 153 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 47 years + 2 months
Death 20 February 1892 → 132 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 10 years + 2 months after 1 December 1881
Special notes
None
 

Laurent-David Lafontaine (1823–1892)
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Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Eugène Lafontaine (1857–1935) Son  
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Saint-Édouard, Québec; Comté de Napierville, Québec (1864–1865)
Mun./Co. Council ✗
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
Québec 11 1 17 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊖ François-Xavier Paradis  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 2,019 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
1		 Québec
11 October 1870
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 14881(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:34 ET
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 → New to this legislature
Age
47
QLP
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 9 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,998 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
2		 Québec
15 July 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 14921(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
QLP
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 11 months 21 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,912 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
3		 Québec
7 July 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
 QLP  8 Mar 1878
ID: 14986(F) — 20 Jul 2023 13:55 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
QLP
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
8 Mar 1878 54
CONS
 →
QLP
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 2 years 9 months 23 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 1,893 Votes: 1,226 Participation: 64.76% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
4		 Québec
1 May 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Minority
 CONS  29 Oct 1879
ID: 15051(F) — 20 Jul 2023 21:56 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
QLP
 1/4 590 48.44% +259 Loser:
CONS
 331 27.18% François-Xavier Paradis
After his election:
29 Oct 1879 56
QLP
 →
CONS
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 3 years 7 months (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,983 Votes: 1,167 Participation: 58.85% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Québec
2 December 1881
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 15116(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
58
QLP
 2/2 500 43.03% -162 Winner:
CONS
 662 56.97% François-Xavier Paradis

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
FR Quebec National Assembly
Laurent-David Lafontaine		 25 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
Laurent-David Lafontaine		 25 May 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 May 2024 13:07 (but data presented dynamically)

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