Roland Richer

Roland Richer
MNA for Argenteuil
In office
June 11, 2012 – 2014
Preceded by David Whissell
Succeeded by Yves St-Denis
Personal details
Born (1941-06-23) June 23, 1941
Political party Parti Québécois

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

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 Québécois Roland Richer 6,631 36.38 +2.76
LiberalLise Proulx 6,038 33.12 -16.46
Coalition Avenir QuébecMario Laframboise 3,905 21.42 +10.18*
GreenClaude Sabourin 549 3.01 -0.47
Québec solidaireYvan Zanetti 500 2.74 +0.65
Option nationalePatrick Sabourin 238 1.31 –
ConservativeJean Lecavalier 189 1.04 –
IndependentGeorges Lapointe 152 0.83 –
Autonomist TeamGérald 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 (June 13, 2012). "Liberals fail a test in Argenteuil". The Gazette. Montreal. Retrieved June 13, 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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