Henri-Georges Grenier

Henri-Georges Grenier was a perennial candidate who ran unsuccessfully in thirteen federal elections and by-elections between 1945 and 1980 in Quebec, Canada, and in at least one provincial by-election. Grenier, who listed his occupation variously as clerk, real estate broker, and economic researcher, ran as an independent candidate and at different times, under at least four different banners:

Federal elections and by-elections

H.-G. Grenier's Election Results
Date of election Party or label Riding # of votes % of popular vote
11 June 1945 election Independent Three Rivers 423 2.0%
27 June 1949 election Independent Trois-Rivières 432 1.7%
10 June 1957 election Capital familial Trois-Rivières 237 0.8%
31 March 1958 election Capital familial Trois-Rivières 986 3.3%
1961 (by-election) Capital familial Chambly 223 0,01%
8 June 1962 election Capital familial Saint-Denis 393 1.6%
10 February 1964 (by-election) Parti humain familial Saint-Denis 68 0.4%
29 May 1965 (by-election) Esprit social Outremont—Saint-Jean 214 1.9%
8 November 1965 election Droit vital personnel Outremont—Saint-Jean 465 2.3%
19 September 1966 (by-election) unknown Nicolet—Yamaska 44 0.3%
25 June 1968 election Esprit social St.-Jacques 311 1.9%
31 May 1971 (by-election) Esprit social Trois-Rivières 422 1.6%
30 October 1972 election unknown Outremont 109 0.3%
18 February 1980 election Independent Outremont 140 0.4%

Provincial by-election

Quebec provincial by-election, October 8, 1969: Saint-Jacques
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Union NationaleJean Cournoyer 5,695 71.73 –
     N/A (Créditiste) Jean-Marc Fontaine 1,050 13.22
     Non-Affiliated Jean Desautels 407 5.13
     Independent André Coallier 374 4.71
     N/A (Crédit social uni) Jean-Paul Poulin 220 2.77
     Independent Henri-Georges Grenier 194 2.44
Total valid votes 7,940 100.00
Rejected and declined votes 767
Turnout 8,707 29.51
Electors on the lists 29,503
Source: Official Results, Government of Quebec

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