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♂ Richard D. French
aliasRichard D. French
Record
21191 · 2145

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Québec 2 0 2
Birth 25 February 1947
Age 77 years + 2 months
First mandate 13 April 1981 → 43 years + 15 days ago
↳ at age 34 years + 1 month
 
Mandate ended 34 years + 7 months ago (24 September 1989)
Special notes
None
 
Richard D. French (1947– )
© Photo National Assembly, Québec — 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
Québec 8 5 10 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 36,839 Votes: 28,576 Participation: 77.57% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
32		 Québec
13 April 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PQ  Majority
ID: 2299(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
34
QLP
 1/6 22,636 79.87% +17,864 Loser:
PQ
 4,772 16.84% Henry Milner

Service: 4 years 7 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 34,913 Votes: 24,319 Participation: 69.66% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
33		 Québec
2 December 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 2052(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
QLP
 1/6 18,458 76.55% +15,083 Loser:
PQ
 3,375 14.00% Maud Pierre-Pierre

Service: 3 years 9 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 29,894 Votes: 21,969 Participation: 73.49% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
34		 Québec
25 September 1989
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 2177(F) — 22 Jul 2023 11:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
42		 Successor:
EP
 8,801 40.64% Richard B. Holden

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
FR Quebec National Assembly
Richard French		 25 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Richard French (Canadian politician)		 25 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Richard French		 25 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Feb 2024 08:17 (but data presented dynamically)

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