Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Joseph-Fernand Fafard
aliasJoseph-Fernand Fafard
Record
19071 · 7478

  
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 100%
 
Canada 6 0 6
Birth 25 August 1882 → 141 years + 9 months ago
Lived 72 years + 8 months
First mandate 17 December 1917 → 106 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 3 months
Death 14 May 1955 → 69 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 15 years + 3 months after 29 January 1940
Special notes
None
 
Joseph-Fernand Fafard (1882–1955)
© Photo 1936 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf.
Canadian Senate Québec (1940–1955) Died in office
Legis. Council
Deputy Minister
Auto. Region
Mayor/Reeve
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 22 1 7

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
3 documented challengers
Louis-Joseph Gauthier  m 
Eugène Paquet  m 
 
Fernand Lizotte  m 
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
13
Québec
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21439(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
→ New to Parliament
Age
35
LL
1/1 By acclamation

Service:
3 years 11 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,852 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
14
Québec
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21696(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
LIB
1/2 3,720 63.57% +1,588 Loser:
NLCP
2,132 36.43% Eugène Paquet

Service:
3 years 10 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,871 Votes: 5,952 Participation: 75.62% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15
Québec
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21967(F) — 27 Jun 2023 21:44 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
LIB
1/2 3,516 59.07% +1,080 Loser:
LC
2,436 40.93% Joseph-Adhémar Gagnon
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 43
LIB
LC
Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 7,871 Votes: 6,414 Participation: 81.49% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16
Québec
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22219(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LIB
1/2 3,619 56.42% +824 Loser:
LC
2,795 43.58% Joseph-Adhémar Gagnon

Service:
3 years 10 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 8,535 Votes: 6,723 Participation: 78.77% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17
Québec
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22493(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LIB
1/2 3,558 52.92% +393 Loser:
LC
3,165 47.08% Louis-Joseph Gauthier

Service:
5 years 2 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 15,636 Votes: 11,708 Participation: 74.88% Candidacies: 3
Federal
18
Québec
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22777(F) — 1 Jun 2024 14:54 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
1/3 6,826 58.30% +2,215 Loser:
LC
4,611 39.38% Thomas Tremblay
After his election:
29 Jan 1940 57
LIB
Vac.
To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 4 years 3 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 17,294 Votes: 10,178 Participation: 58.85% Candidacies: 2
Federal
19
Québec
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23051(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
57
Successor:
LIB
6,890 67.70% Leo K. Laflamme

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Joseph-Fernand Fafard
 1 Jun 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Joseph-Fernand Fafard
 1 Jun 2024
EN Wikipedia
Joseph-Fernand Fafard
 1 Jun 2024
FR Wikipédia
Joseph-Fernand Fafard
 1 Jun 2024


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  1 Jun 2024 14:56 (but data presented dynamically)