The Quebec Liberal Party fielded a full slate of 125 candidates in the 1998 provincial election and won forty-eight seats to retain their status as the Official Opposition party in the National Assembly. Many of the party's candidates have their own biography pages; information about others may be found here.
Candidates
Fabre: Joanne Gauthier
Joanne Gauthier highlighted health and education issues during the campaign.[1] She received 17,507 votes (40.51%), finishing second against incumbent Parti Québécois cabinet minister Joseph Facal.[2]
Labelle: Raymond Laporte
Raymond Laporte received 9,024 votes (31.07%), finishing second against incumbent Parti Québécois cabinet minister Jacques Léonard.[3]
Mercier: Elizabeth da Silva
Elizabeth da Silva highlighted anti-poverty issues during the campaign.[4] She received 9,005 votes (28.42%), finishing second against incumbent Parti Québécois cabinet minister Robert Perreault.[5]
Richelieu: Gilles Ferlatte
Gilles Ferlatte is a former Montreal police inspector who was fifty years old during the election.[6] He had previously sought election for mayor of Tracy in 1995.[7] He attracted controversy in the 1998 campaign when he said that the Hells Angels did not pose a problem in his riding. Party leader Jean Charest quickly distanced himself from this comment, which was widely criticized in the media.[8]
| Election | Division | Party | Votes | % | Place | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 municipal | Mayor of Tracy | n/a | not listed | not listed | 3/3 | Émile Parent |
| 1998 provincial | Richelieu | Liberal | 8,718 | 27.66 | 2/5 | Sylvain Simard, Parti Québécois[9] |
References
- ^ Linda Gyulai, "Mulcair coasts in Chomedey stronghold," Montreal Gazette, 1 December 1998, B10.
- ^ Official Results (Fabre, 1998), Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
- ^ Official Results (Labelle, 1998), Le Directeur général des élections du Québec[permanent dead link].
- ^ Eileen Travers, "Two ridings remain PQ strongholds: Incumbents Boulerice, Perreault favoured in pair of low-income ridings in central Montreal," Montreal Gazette, 26 November 1998, A8.
- ^ Official Results (Mercier, 1998), Le Directeur général des élections du Québec[permanent dead link].
- ^ Sandro Contenta, "Bouchard launches attack, calls Charest out of touch," 23 November 1998, A8.
- ^ Martha Gagnon, "Sur la Rive-Sud, le gel des taxes est au coeur des débats," La Presse, 4 November 1995, A23.
- ^ Ferlatte was quoted as saying, "In the Sorel area [...] the Hell's Angels are not what people say it is in the Montreal area. [...] They have a clubhouse and they don't disturb the citizens." See Tu Thanh Ha, "Charest hit by Hells Angels remark," Globe and Mail, 23 November 1998, A7.
- ^ Official Results (Richelieu, 1998), Le Directeur général des élections du Québec[permanent dead link].
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