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 85)
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, 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 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 18,22898.78–
Total rejected ballots 2251.22–
Turnout 18,45342.48-11.69
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