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♂ Sarto Fournier
aliasSarto Fournier
Record
20781 · 7753

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
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Canada 4 0 4
Birth 15 February 1908 → 116 years + 4 months ago
Lived 72 years + 5 months
First mandate 14 October 1935 → 88 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 27 years + 7 months
Death 23 July 1980 → 43 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 27 years + 1 month after 12 June 1953
Special notes
None
 
Sarto Fournier (1908–1980)
© Photo Archives, City of Montréal — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
Fournier was the federal Liberal MP for Maisonneuve—Rosemont from 1935 until his resignation in 1953 when he was called to the Senate, a position he held until his death in 1980. But at the same time, from 1957 to 1960, he was also mayor of Montréal.
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate Québec (1953–1980) Died in office
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Montréal, Québec (1957–1960)
Mun./Co. Council ✗
School Board ✗
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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 17 7 25

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊖ William Tremblay  m 
 
 
Eligible: 35,455 Votes: 25,699 Participation: 72.48% Candidacies: 5
Federal
18		 Québec
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22773(F) — 29 Aug 2022 18:54 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
27
LIB
 1/5 10,807 42.05% +3,268 Loser:
LC
 7,539 29.34% Jean Fauteux

Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 38,877 Votes: 23,829 Participation: 61.29% Candidacies: 2
Federal
19		 Québec
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23046(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
32
LIB
 1/2 17,442 73.20% +11,055 Loser:
NATG
 6,387 26.80% Pierre Desrosiers

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 43,102 Votes: 29,763 Participation: 69.05% Candidacies: 7
Federal
20		 Québec
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23306(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
LIB
 1/7 13,556 45.55% +6,838 Loser:
BPC
 6,718 22.57% Jacques Sauriol

Service: 4 years 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 45,525 Votes: 30,941 Participation: 67.96% Candidacies: 3
Federal
21		 Québec
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23567(F) — 3 Jun 2024 20:06 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LIB
 1/3 20,512 67.20% +11,708 Loser:
PC
 8,804 28.84% Raoul-D. Gadbois
After his election:
12 Jun 1953 45
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 3 years 11 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 48,428 Votes: 29,658 Participation: 61.24% Candidacies: 5
Federal
22		 Québec
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23873(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
45		 Successor:
LIB
 12,266 41.93% Jean-Paul Deschatelets

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Non-standard link
City of Montreal, Democracy in Montreal: Sarto Fournier (1957-1960)		  3 Jun 2024
FR Non-standard link
Ville de Montréal, La démocratie à Montréal: Sarto Fournier (1957-1960)		  3 Jun 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Sarto Fournier, Q.C., M.P., Senator		  3 Jun 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Sarto Fournier, c.r., député, sénateur		  3 Jun 2024
FR Wikipédia
Sarto Fournier		  3 Jun 2024
EN Wikipedia
Sarto Fournier		  3 Jun 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Jun 2024 20:12 (but data presented dynamically)

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