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♂ Roland Dussault
aliasRoland Dussault
Record
17954 · 2019

☆   Raëlism   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Québec 2 2 4
Birth 15 November 1940
Age 83 years + 5 months
First mandate 15 November 1976 → 47 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 36 years
 
Mandate ended 38 years + 4 months ago (1 December 1985)
Special notes
None
 
Roland Dussault (1940– )
© Photo National Assembly, Québec — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
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After his decisive defeat seeking a third mandate as the Parti Québécois MNA for Châteauguay, Dussault held various positions within the Raelian Movement from 1987 to 2005.
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Québec 9 0 14 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Pierrette Cardinal  f 
 		 ⊖ George Kennedy  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 36,112 Votes: 28,936 Participation: 80.13% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
30		 Québec
29 October 1973
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 6736(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
32
PQ
 2/4 9,057 31.91% -8,095 Winner:
QLP
 17,152 60.43% George Kennedy
Eligible: 41,880 Votes: 36,978 Participation: 88.15% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
31		 Québec
15 November 1976
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PQ  Majority
ID: 4621(F) — 20 Apr 2024 10:28 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
36
PQ
 1/6 15,600 43.00% +5,261 Loser:
QLP
 10,339 28.50% George Kennedy

Service: 4 years 4 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 42,654 Votes: 36,974 Participation: 86.68% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
32		 Québec
13 April 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PQ  Majority
ID: 2198(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
PQ
 1/4 18,855 51.45% +1,778 Loser:
QLP
 17,077 46.60% Yves Fleurent

Service: 4 years 7 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 47,771 Votes: 37,817 Participation: 79.16% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
33		 Québec
2 December 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 1951(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
45
PQ
 2/4 15,946 42.80% -4,263 Winner:
QLP
 20,209 54.25% Pierrette Cardinal

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
FR Quebec National Assembly
Roland Dussault		 12 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Roland Dussault		 12 Feb 2024

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