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politician. He was member of the
National Assembly of Quebec
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for the riding of La Prairie, first elected in the
2012 election
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January
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.
His narrow victory over
Parti Québécois
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candidate Pierre Langlois was subject to a
judicial recount
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, which confirmed Le Bouyonnec's victory on 14 September.
In the 2014 election, he was defeated by
Liberal
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Richard Merlini.
On 1 Nov. 2014, he was elected President of the