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♂ Joseph-Adélard Descarries
aliasJoseph-Adélard Descarries
Record
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Roman Catholic     
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 29%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 2 3
Québec 1 3 4
Total 2 5 7
Birth 7 November 1853 → 170 years + 7 months ago
Lived 73 years + 8 months
First mandate 8 March 1892 → 132 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 38 years + 4 months
Death 25 July 1927 → 96 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 9 years + 7 months after 16 December 1917
Special notes
None
 
Joseph-Adélard Descarries (1853–1927)
© Photo 1891 William Cochrane — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Lachine, Québec (1897–1906)
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
Canada 2 10 14
Québec 3 9 12 Z
TOTAL 6 7 26

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 9  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Arthur Boyer  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ David Arthur Lafortune  m 
 		 ⊖ Napoléon Charbonneau  m 
⊖ Joseph-Alfred Mousseau  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 2,422 Votes: 1,309 Participation: 54.05% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Québec
26 August 1882
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26212(F) — 17 Feb 2022 07:10 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
28
CONS
 2/2 449 34.30% -411 Winner:
CONS
 860 65.70% Joseph-Alfred Mousseau
Eligible: 2,422 Votes: 1,550 Participation: 64.00% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Québec
26 September 1883
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26220(F) — 17 Feb 2022 07:32 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
29
CONS
 2/2 754 48.65% -42 Winner:
CONS
 796 51.35% Joseph-Alfred Mousseau
Eligible: 2,422 Votes: 1,520 Participation: 62.76% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
5		 Québec
26 March 1884
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26226(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
30
CONS
 3/4 322 21.18% -217 Winner:
QLP
 539 35.46% Arthur Boyer
Eligible: 3,144 Votes: 2,528 Participation: 80.41% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 Québec
8 March 1892
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 15303(F) — 17 Feb 2022 13:19 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
38
CONS
 1/2 1,310 52.13% +107 Loser:
QLP
 1,203 47.87% Arthur Boyer
After his election:
20 Dec 1895 42
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 3 years 9 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Québec
30 November 1895
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 20014(F) — 6 Nov 2022 10:59 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
42
CONS
 2/2 1 33.33% -1 Winner:
LIB
 2 66.67% Napoléon Charbonneau
Eligible: 4,330 Votes: 3,093 Participation: 71.43% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 Québec
11 May 1897
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15376(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
43		 Successor:
QLP
 1,541 50.16% Joseph-Adolphe Chauret
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
12		 Québec
1 February 1915
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
 UNIO  10 Oct 1917
ID: 21267(F) — 1 Jul 2023 13:11 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
61
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
10 Oct 1917 63
CONS
 →
UNIO
 Change of government (remained in government)
Service: 2 years 10 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 16,145 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Québec
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21435(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
64		 Successor:
LL
 9,228 57.16% David Arthur Lafortune
Eligible: inc. Votes: 29,933 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 Québec
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21692(F) — 24 Jan 2022 07:34 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
68
IND
 3/3 1,825 6.10% -17,056 Winner:
LIB
 18,881 63.08% David Arthur Lafortune

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Joseph-Adélard Descarries, K.C., M.P.		 26 May 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Joseph-Adélard Descarries, C.R., député		 26 May 2024
FR Quebec National Assembly
Joseph-Adélard Descarries		 26 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
Joseph Adélard Descarries		 26 May 2024
FR Wikipédia
Joseph Adélard Descarries		 26 May 2024

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