diff --git a/app.rb b/app.rb
index 889293c..9529dc4 100644
--- a/app.rb
+++ b/app.rb
@@ -185,6 +185,10 @@ end
 # end
 
 get '/candidates/:id/?' do
+  if @deleted_candidate = DeletedCandidate.get(params[:id])
+    redirect "/candidates/#{@deleted_candidate.candidate_id}", 301 # HTTP 301 Moved Permanently
+  end
+
   if @candidate = Candidate.get(params[:id])
     @candidacies = repository(:default).adapter.select("
       SELECT
diff --git a/models.rb b/models.rb
index e995032..50ed220 100644
--- a/models.rb
+++ b/models.rb
@@ -86,6 +86,13 @@ class Candidate
   end
 end
 
+class DeletedCandidate
+  include DataMapper::Resource
+
+  property  :old_candidate_id,  Integer, :key => true       # ID of candidate that has been merged/deleted
+  property  :candidate_id,      Integer, :required => true  # ID of candidate that has been kept
+end
+
 class Candidacy
   include DataMapper::Resource