Roland Richer

Roland Richer (born June 23, 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

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

Richer was formerly a schoolteacher and school principal. He was elected in a by-election held on June 11, 2012, which was triggered by the resignation of David Whissell on December 16, 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.

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

Electoral record
Quebec provincial by-election, June 11, 2012
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Parti QuébécoisRoland Richer6,63136.38+2.76
LiberalLise Proulx6,03833.12-16.46
Coalition Avenir QuébecMario Laframboise3,90521.42+10.18*
GreenClaude Sabourin5493.01-0.47
Québec solidaireYvan Zanetti5002.74+0.65
Option nationalePatrick Sabourin2381.31–
ConservativeJean Lecavalier1891.04–
IndependentGeorges Lapointe1520.83–
Autonomist TeamGérald Nicolas260.14–
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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