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♂ Richard Martel
aliasRichard Martel
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 In office
Canada
Opposition
 Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 0 4
* Includes a post-dated race
Birth 23 March 1961
Age 63 years + 1 month
First mandate 18 June 2018 → 5 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 57 years + 2 months
 
 
Special notes
None
 
Richard Martel (1961– )
© Photo 2018 Andrew Scheer — licensed under CC0
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
Canada 5 10 8

Electoral history

Races * 4  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊕ John C. Turmel  m 
 
 
Eligible: 66,267 Votes: 24,204 Participation: 36.52% Candidacies: 6
Federal
42		 Québec
18 June 2018
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 14717(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
57
CPC
 1/6 12,600 52.76% +5,556 Loser:
LIB
 7,044 29.50% Lina Boivin

Service: 1 year 4 months 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 65,747 Votes: 44,806 Participation: 68.15% Candidacies: 7
Federal
43		 Québec
21 October 2019
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 27043(F) — 23 Jul 2022 14:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
CPC
 1/7 16,155 36.82% +834 Loser:
BQ
 15,321 34.91% Valérie Tremblay

Service: 1 year 10 months 29 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 65,579 Votes: 42,803 Participation: 65.27% Candidacies: 6
Federal
44		 Québec
20 September 2021
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 36394(F) — 19 May 2022 21:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
CPC
 1/6 17,228 41.01% +3,201 Loser:
BQ
 14,027 33.39% Julie Bouchard

Service: 2 years 7 months 8 days (Oppo.)
Chicoutimi—Le Fjord
Post-dated race
Federal
45		 Québec
20 October 2025
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 39583(P) — 28 Jan 2024 20:51 ET
✓
 Incumbent will likely be re-elected (Gov't)
Age
64
CPC
 1/5   45.53%   Loser:
BQ

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Mr. Richard Martel, M.P.		 23 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Monsieur Richard Martel, député		 23 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Richard Martel		 23 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Richard Martel		 23 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 23 Mar 2024 07:45 (but data presented dynamically)

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