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♂ Gerald W.J. Mercier
aliasGerald W.J. Mercier
Record
42971 · 3835

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 3 1 4
Birth 12 November 1942
Age 81 years + 5 months
First mandate 11 October 1977 → 46 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 10 months
 
Mandate ended 36 years + 2 days ago (25 April 1988)
Special notes
None
 
Gerald W.J. Mercier (1942– )
© Photo Legislative Assembly, Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Manitoba 10 6 11 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
3 documented challengers
⊕ John Angus  m 
⊕ Ian D. Turnbull  m 
 		 ⊖ Gilbert I. Paul  m 
 
Eligible: 10,099 Votes: 8,299 Participation: 82.18% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 Manitoba
11 October 1977
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 9262(F) — 25 Mar 2022 22:53 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
34
PC
 1/4 3,803 46.31% +96 Loser:
NDP
 3,707 45.14% Ian D. Turnbull

Service: 4 years 1 month 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 14,409 Votes: 10,647 Participation: 73.89% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
32		 Manitoba
17 November 1981
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 9336(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
PC
 1/4 5,728 53.90% +1,902 Loser:
NDP
 3,826 36.00% Ruth Pear

Service: 4 years 4 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: 16,589 Votes: 11,426 Participation: 68.88% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
33		 Manitoba
18 March 1986
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 9396(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
PC
 1/3 5,788 50.72% +2,949 Loser:
NDP
 2,839 24.88% Ruth Pear

Service: 2 years 1 month 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 17,237 Votes: 13,264 Participation: 76.95% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
34		 Manitoba
26 April 1988
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 9453(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:25 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
45
PC
 2/3 5,695 43.05% -378 Winner:
LIB
 6,073 45.91% John Angus

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Living
Mercier, Gerald E.G.		 23 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés
Mercier, Gerald E.G.		 23 Feb 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Gerald W. "Gerry" Mercier		 23 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Gerry Mercier		 23 Feb 2024

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