Roland Richer

Roland Richer
MNA for Argenteuil
In office
11 June 2012 – 2014
Preceded byDavid Whissell
Succeeded byYves St-Denis
Personal details
Born (1941-06-23) 23 June 1941 (age 83)
Political partyParti Québécois

Roland Richer (born 23 June 1941) is a Canadian politician, who was a Parti Québécois member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Argenteuil electoral district from 2012 to 2014

Richer was formerly a schoolteacher and school principal. He was elected in a by-election held on 11 June 2012, which was triggered by the resignation of David Whissell on 16 December 2011, in a close race against Quebec Liberal Party candidate Lise Proulx. The result of the by-election was considered a surprise,[1] as Argenteuil had been a safe seat for the Quebec Liberal Party for several decades. Coalition Avenir Québec candidate Mario Laframboise came in third.[citation needed]

Richer was reelected in the 2012 general election, again defeating Proulx and Laframboise.

Electoral record

Quebec provincial by-election, 11 June 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Parti Québécois Roland Richer 6,631 36.38 +2.76
Liberal Lise Proulx 6,038 33.12 -16.46
Coalition Avenir Québec Mario Laframboise 3,905 21.42 +10.18*
Green Claude Sabourin 549 3.01 -0.47
Québec solidaire Yvan Zanetti 500 2.74 +0.65
Option nationale Patrick Sabourin 238 1.31 –
Conservative Jean Lecavalier 189 1.04 –
Independent Georges Lapointe 152 0.83 –
Autonomist Team Gérald Nicolas 26 0.14 –
Total valid votes 18,228 98.78 –
Total rejected ballots 225 1.22 –
Turnout 18,453 42.48 -11.69
Electors on the lists 43,441 – –

* Result compared to Action démocratique

References

  1. ^ Don Macpherson (13 June 2012). "Liberals fail a test in Argenteuil". The Gazette. Montreal. Retrieved 13 June 2012. the unexpected happened in this rural Laurentian riding - a by-election upset that dashed Jean Charest's hopes for re-election


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