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♂ David M. Mercier
aliasDavid M. Mercier
Record
42968 · 13485

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 1 2 3
Birth 20 July 1939 → 84 years + 9 months ago
Lived 81 years + 8 months
First mandate 22 October 1986 → 37 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 47 years + 3 months
Death 12 April 2021 → 3 years ago
Exit → Death 29 years + 5 months after 16 October 1991
Special notes
None
 

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
British Columbia 4 11 24 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. BC 36
CONS
 1 Party leader 57–61 15 Mar 1997 — 14 Jan 2001 3 9 30

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Gordon H. Dowding  m 
 		 ⊖ James G. Lorimer  m 
 
Eligible: 17,426 Votes: 11,907 Participation: 68.33% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
28		 British Columbia
12 September 1966
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 30005(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
27
LIB
 3/3 1,423 12.06% -4,325 Winner:
NDP
 5,748 48.71% Gordon H. Dowding
Eligible: 29,402 Votes: 19,839 Participation: 67.48% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 British Columbia
30 August 1972
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 30070(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
33
SC
 2/4 5,292 26.95% -4,351 Winner:
NDP
 9,643 49.11% James G. Lorimer
Eligible: 28,313 Votes: 21,718 Participation: 76.71% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
34		 British Columbia
22 October 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  SC  Majority
ID: 35839(F) — 25 Jul 2023 19:04 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
47
SC
 1/4 10,299 48.23% +354 Loser:
NDP
 9,945 46.57% Ronald K. Johnson
After his election:
3 Oct 1989 50
SC
 →
ISC
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
14 Feb 1990 50
ISC
 →
SC
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 4 years 11 months 24 days (Gov't & Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 29,762 Votes: 21,639 Participation: 72.71% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
35		 British Columbia
17 October 1991
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 7861(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
52		 Successor:
NDP
 9,947 47.15% Fred G. Randall

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
David Mercier		 25 Jul 2023
FR Wikipédia
David Mercier (homme politique)		 25 Jul 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Jul 2023 19:05 (but data presented dynamically)

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