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♂ Richard Merlini
aliasRichard Merlini
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Québec 2 2 4
Birth 27 January 1965
Age 59 years + 3 months
First mandate 26 March 2007 → 17 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 42 years + 1 month
 
Mandate ended 5 years + 6 months ago (30 September 2018)
Special notes
None
 
Richard Merlini (1965– )
© 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 6 2 6 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
5 documented challengers
⊕ Christian Dubé  m 
⊕ Ghislain Lebel  m 
⊕ Marc Tanguay  m 
 		 ⊕ Stéphane Le Bouyonnec  m 
⊕ Bertrand St-Arnaud  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 59,086 Votes: 47,009 Participation: 79.56% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
38		 Québec
26 March 2007
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Minority
ID: 19(F) — 11 Jul 2023 11:56 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
42
ADQ
 1/5 18,145 38.92% +4,695 Loser:
PQ
 13,450 28.85% Bertrand St-Arnaud

Service: 1 year 8 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 61,236 Votes: 40,798 Participation: 66.62% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
39		 Québec
8 December 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 6014(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:36 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
43
ADQ
 3/6 6,455 16.09% -9,594 Winner:
PQ
 16,049 40.01% Bertrand St-Arnaud
Eligible: 42,419 Votes: 33,201 Participation: 78.27% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
41		 Québec
7 April 2014
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 7110(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:36 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
49
QLP
 1/7 11,110 33.95% +435 Loser:
CAQ
 10,675 32.62% Stéphane Le Bouyonnec

Service: 4 years 5 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 45,669 Votes: 34,183 Participation: 74.85% Candidacies: 9
Provincial
42		 Québec
1 October 2018
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CAQ  Majority
ID: 11818(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:36 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
53
QLP
 2/9 8,069 23.99% -6,442 Winner:
CAQ
 14,511 43.14% Christian Dubé

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
FR Quebec National Assembly
Richard Merlini		 27 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Richard Merlini		 27 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
Richard Merlini		 27 Jan 2024

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