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:

• Capital familial
• Droit vital personnel
• Esprit Social
• Parti humain familial

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 Nationale	Jean 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

See also

• List of political parties in Canada

Source

• Parliament of Canada History of the Federal Electoral Ridings since 1867