Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Samuel Gobeil
aliasSamuel Gobeil
Record
23383 · 7538

  
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 20%
 
Canada 1 4 5
Birth 17 August 1875 → 148 years + 9 months ago
Lived 85 years + 4 months
First mandate 28 July 1930 → 93 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 54 years + 11 months
Death 1 January 1961 → 63 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 25 years + 2 months after 13 October 1935
Special notes
None
 
Samuel Gobeil (1875–1961)
© Photo — 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 La Patrie, Québec
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 5 2 15

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 17
LC
1 Minister 59–60 16 Aug 1935 — 22 Oct 1935 0 2 6
 1. Post Office

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
Joseph-Adéodat Blanchette  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Étienne Letellier de Saint-Just  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 15,035 Votes: 10,759 Participation: 71.56% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15
Québec
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21956(F) — 27 Jun 2023 21:21 ET
Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
50
LC
2/2 4,262 39.61% -2,235 Winner:
LIB
6,497 60.39% Jos.-Étienne Letellier de Saint-Just
Eligible: 15,035 Votes: 12,104 Participation: 80.51% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16
Québec
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22209(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
51
LC
2/2 4,979 41.14% -2,146 Winner:
LIB
7,125 58.86% Jos.-Étienne Letellier de Saint-Just
Eligible: 15,263 Votes: 13,094 Participation: 85.79% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17
Québec
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22483(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
→ New to Parliament
Age
54
LC
1/2 6,701 51.18% +308 Loser:
LIB
6,393 48.82% Jos.-Étienne Letellier de Saint-Just

Service:
5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 16,432 Votes: 13,762 Participation: 83.75% Candidacies: 2
Federal
18
Québec
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22755(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
60
LC
2/2 6,374 46.32% -1,014 Winner:
LIB
7,388 53.68% Joseph-Adéodat Blanchette
Eligible: 18,179 Votes: 14,686 Participation: 80.79% Candidacies: 5
Federal
20
Québec
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23291(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
69
PC
2/5 3,506 23.87% -4,501 Winner:
LIB
8,007 54.52% Joseph-Adéodat Blanchette

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Samuel Gobeil, P.C.
 1 Jun 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Samuel Gobeil, C.P.
 1 Jun 2024
FR Wikipédia
Samuel Gobeil
 1 Jun 2024
EN Wikipedia
Samuel Gobeil
 1 Jun 2024


© 2019, 2024 :: PoliCan.ca (Maurice Y. Michaud)
Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  1 Jun 2024 21:30 (but data presented dynamically)