Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Wilfrid Bruno Nantel
aliasWilfrid Bruno Nantel
Record
45708 · 7400

  3
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 75%
 
Canada 3 1 4
Birth 8 November 1855 → 168 years + 7 months ago
Lived 84 years + 6 months
First mandate 26 October 1908 → 115 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 52 years + 11 months
Death 22 May 1940 → 84 years ago
Exit → Death 25 years + 7 months after 20 October 1914
Special notes
None
 
Wilfrid Bruno Nantel (1855–1940)
© Photo 1911 — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
Guillaume-Alphonse Nantel (1852–1909) Brother  
Gédéon Rochon (c. 1877–1917) Nephew  
Charles-Avila Séguin (1883–1965) Son-in-law
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf.
Canadian Senate
Legis. Council
Deputy Minister
Auto. Region
Mayor/Reeve
Mun./Co. Council St-Jérôme, Québec (1895–1901)
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 5 11 6

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 12
CONS
1 Minister 55–56 10 Oct 1911 — 29 Mar 1912 0 5 19
2. CA 12
CONS
1 Minister 55–58 10 Oct 1911 — 19 Oct 1914 3 0 9
 1. Mines
 2. Inland Revenue

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
Samuel Desjardins  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Thibaudeau Rinfret  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,829 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
10
Québec
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20728(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
48
CONS
2/2 2,297 48.07% -184 Winner:
LIB
2,481 51.93% Samuel Desjardins
Eligible: 6,469 Votes: 5,180 Participation: 80.07% Candidacies: 2
Federal
11
Québec
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20989(F) — 27 Jan 2022 17:19 ET
→ New to Parliament
Age
52
CONS
1/2 2,592 50.77% +79 Loser:
LIB
2,513 49.23% Thibaudeau Rinfret

Service:
2 years 10 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,828 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12
Québec
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21217(F) — 23 Jan 2022 19:11 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
CONS
1/2 2,727 56.48% +626 Loser:
LIB
2,101 43.52% Samuel Desjardins
After his election:
10 Oct 1911 55
CONS
Vac.
Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
12
Québec
27 October 1911
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21244(F) — 11 Oct 2022 19:34 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
CONS
1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
20 Oct 1914 58
CONS
Vac.
To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 2 years 11 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,088 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12
Québec
8 February 1915
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21269(F) — 23 Jan 2022 19:32 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
59
Successor:
CONS
2,193 53.64% Gédéon Rochon

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Nantel, Wilfrid-Bruno
 8 Jun 2024
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Nantel, Wilfrid-Bruno
 8 Jun 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Wilfrid Bruno Nantel, P.C., M.P.
 8 Jun 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Wilfrid Bruno Nantel, C.P., député
 8 Jun 2024
EN Wikipedia
Wilfrid Bruno Nantel
 8 Jun 2024
FR Wikipédia
Wilfrid Bruno Nantel
 8 Jun 2024


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  8 Jun 2024 17:38 (but data presented dynamically)