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♂ Raynald Blais
aliasRaynald Blais
Record
5255 · 1141

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 1 4
Birth 5 January 1954 → 70 years + 3 months ago
Lived 69 years + 8 months
First mandate 28 June 2004 → 19 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 50 years + 5 months
Death 26 September 2023 → 7 months ago
Exit → Death 12 years + 4 months after 1 May 2011
Special notes
None
 
Raynald Blais (1954–2023)
© Photo 2008 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 6 10 0

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊕ Georges Farrah  m  (2 runoffs)
⊕ Philip Toone  m 
 		 ⊕ Darryl L. Gray  m 
 
Eligible: 56,286 Votes: 36,820 Participation: 65.42% Candidacies: 4
Federal
37		 Québec
27 November 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 2761(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
46
BQ
 2/4 15,532 43.00% -3,681 Winner:
LIB
 19,213 53.19% Georges Farrah
Eligible: 69,089 Votes: 39,085 Participation: 56.57% Candidacies: 5
Federal
38		 Québec
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 1193(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
50
BQ
 1/5 21,446 55.67% +8,867 Loser:
LIB
 12,579 32.65% Georges Farrah

Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 68,494 Votes: 41,884 Participation: 61.15% Candidacies: 5
Federal
39		 Québec
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 699(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
BQ
 1/5 17,678 42.69% +4,331 Loser:
CPC
 13,347 32.23% Gaston Langlais

Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 68,270 Votes: 36,940 Participation: 54.11% Candidacies: 5
Federal
40		 Québec
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5925(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
BQ
 1/5 14,636 40.10% +4,796 Loser:
LIB
 9,840 26.96% Denis Gauvreau

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 69,429 Votes: 37,386 Participation: 53.85% Candidacies: 5
Federal
41		 Québec
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6465(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
57		 Successor:
NDP
 12,427 33.76% Philip Toone

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Mr. Raynald Blais, M.P.		 12 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Monsieur Raynald Blais, député		 12 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Raynald Blais		 12 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Raynald Blais		 12 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 12 Feb 2024 07:51 (but data presented dynamically)

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