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♂ Alphonse Fournier
aliasAlphonse Fournier
Record
20729 · 6590

Roman Catholic   ∞3
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 0 5
Québec 0 1 1
Total 5 1 6
Birth 24 March 1893 → 131 years + 2 months ago
Lived 68 years + 6 months
First mandate 28 July 1930 → 93 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 4 months
Death 8 October 1961 → 62 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 8 years + 1 month after 9 August 1953
Special notes
None
 
Alphonse Fournier (1893–1961)
© Photo 1949 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Roy Fournier (1921–1991) Son  
⊖ Augustin-Armand Legault (1884–1934) Brother-in-law  
⊖ Joseph-Célestin Nadon (1899–1953) Cousin  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 23 0 8

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 19–21
LIB
 1 Minister 49–60 07 Oct 1942 — 11 Jun 1953 10 8 4
 1. Public Works

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Aimé Guertin  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ A.A. Legault  m 
 		 ⊖ Joseph-Roméo Lafond  m 
 
Eligible: 12,077 Votes: 6,994 Participation: 57.91% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
17		 Québec
16 May 1927
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 16038(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
34
QLP
 2/4 1,964 28.18% -1,184 Winner:
CONS
 3,148 45.17% Aimé Guertin
Eligible: 22,790 Votes: 18,454 Participation: 80.97% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Québec
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22488(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
37
LIB
 1/2 12,543 67.97% +6,632 Loser:
LC
 5,911 32.03% Jean-Noël Beauchamp

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 25,312 Votes: 20,898 Participation: 82.56% Candidacies: 4
Federal
18		 Québec
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22760(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
LIB
 1/4 9,370 44.84% +4,126 Loser:
REC
 5,244 25.09% Aimé Guertin

Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 28,062 Votes: 22,252 Participation: 79.30% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 Québec
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23036(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LIB
 1/3 11,253 50.57% +4,170 Loser:
ND
 7,083 31.83% Armand Turpin

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 32,121 Votes: 25,344 Participation: 78.90% Candidacies: 4
Federal
20		 Québec
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23296(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/4 15,012 59.23% +5,754 Loser:
PC
 9,258 36.53% Armand Turpin

Service: 4 years 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 34,923 Votes: 28,515 Participation: 81.65% Candidacies: 4
Federal
21		 Québec
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23557(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LIB
 1/4 18,446 65.53% +11,386 Loser:
PC
 7,060 25.08% Jacques Boucher

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 37,626 Votes: 29,491 Participation: 78.38% Candidacies: 4
Federal
22		 Québec
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23860(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
60		 Successor:
LIB
 21,785 75.13% Alexis P. Caron

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Alphonse Fournier, P.C., Q.C., M.P.		  1 Jun 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Alphonse Fournier, C.P., c.r., députée		  1 Jun 2024
EN Wikipedia
Alphonse Fournier		  1 Jun 2024
FR Wikipédia
Alphonse Fournier		  1 Jun 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  1 Jun 2024 15:05 (but data presented dynamically)

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