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♂ Richard Janelle
aliasRichard Janelle
Record
29631 · 874

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 2 4
Birth 13 November 1947
Age 76 years + 5 months
First mandate 16 October 1978 → 45 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 30 years + 11 months
 
Mandate ended 44 years + 2 months ago (17 February 1980)
Special notes
None
 
Richard Janelle (1947– ) 203x275
© Photo 1979 House of Commons (Canada) — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 1 4 1

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
3 documented challengers
⊕ Jean-Guy Dubois  m  (3 runoffs)
⊕ John C. Turmel  m 
 		 ⊕ Gaston Gourde  m 
 
Eligible: 46,948 Votes: 36,131 Participation: 76.96% Candidacies: 4
Federal
30		 Québec
16 October 1978
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10903(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
30
SC
 1/4 16,358 45.27% +4,403 Loser:
LIB
 11,955 33.09% Jean-Guy Dubois

Service: 7 months 5 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 55,268 Votes: 42,041 Participation: 76.07% Candidacies: 5
Federal
31		 Québec
22 May 1979
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 4550(F) — 29 Jun 2023 23:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
31
SC
 1/5 20,083 47.77% +3,125 Loser:
LIB
 16,958 40.34% Jean-Guy Dubois
After his election:
22 Sep 1979 31
SC
 →
IND
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
9 Oct 1979 31
IND
 →
PC
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 8 months 26 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 55,268 Votes: 42,204 Participation: 76.36% Candidacies: 8
Federal
32		 Québec
18 February 1980
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 4268(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
32
PC
 2/8 9,117 21.75% -15,663 Winner:
LIB
 24,780 59.11% Jean-Guy Dubois
Eligible: 74,633 Votes: 33,857 Participation: 45.36% Candidacies: 7
Federal
32		 Québec
4 May 1981
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10870(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
33
PC
 2/7 10,052 29.69% -5,539 Winner:
LIB
 15,591 46.05% Gaston Gourde

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Richard Janelle		 26 Nov 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Richard Janelle		 26 Nov 2023
FR Wikipédia
Richard Janelle		 26 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
Richard Janelle		 26 Nov 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 26 Nov 2023 19:12 (but data presented dynamically)

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