Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Alfred Girard
aliasAlfred Girard
Record
23174 · 9877

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 83%
 
Québec 5 1 6
Birth 4 August 1859 → 164 years + 10 months ago
Lived 59 years + 6 months
First mandate 17 June 1890 → 133 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 30 years + 10 months
Death 17 February 1919 → 105 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 10 years + 4 months after 5 October 1908
Special notes
None
 
Alfred Girard (1859–1919)
© Photo 1900 Quéry Frères — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Québec 14 8 18 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
3 documented challengers
Alexandre-Napoléon Dufresne  m  (2 runoffs)
Étienne Poulin  m 
 
George-Auguste Gigault  m 
 
Eligible: 3,364 Votes: 2,506 Participation: 74.49% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7
Québec
17 June 1890
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15258(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
30
QLP
1/2 1,348 54.55% +225 Loser:
CONS
1,123 45.45% Étienne Poulin

Service:
1 year 8 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,472 Votes: 2,579 Participation: 74.28% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8
Québec
8 March 1892
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 15338(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
32
QLP
1/2 1,282 50.49% +25 Loser:
CONS
1,257 49.51% George-Auguste Gigault

Service:
5 years 2 months 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,445 Votes: 2,671 Participation: 77.53% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9
Québec
11 May 1897
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15411(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
Defeated incumbent →
Age
37
QLP
2/2 1,327 49.98% -1 Winner:
CONS
1,328 50.02% Alexandre-Napoléon Dufresne
Eligible: 3,434 Votes: 2,491 Participation: 72.54% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
10
Québec
7 December 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15486(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
→ Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
41
QLP
1/2 1,248 50.22% +11 Loser:
CONS
1,237 49.78% Alexandre-Napoléon Dufresne

Service:
3 years 11 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,500 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
11
Québec
25 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15560(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
QLP
1/1 By acclamation

Service:
3 years 6 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,546 Votes: 2,725 Participation: 76.85% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12
Québec
8 June 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15634(F) — 17 Feb 2022 20:12 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
QLP
1/2 1,432 52.74% +149 Loser:
CONS
1,283 47.26% Georges Arès
After his election:
5 Oct 1908 49
QLP
Vac.
To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 3 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,546 Votes: 2,773 Participation: 78.20% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12
Québec
26 October 1908
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 26314(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
49
Successor:
QLP
1,481 53.41% Joseph-Edmond Robert

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
FR Quebec National Assembly
Alfred Girard
26 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
Alfred Girard
26 May 2024


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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