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.
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]
Raymond Laporte received 9,024 votes (31.07%), finishing second against incumbent Parti Québécois cabinet minister Jacques Léonard. [3]
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]
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] |
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.
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]
Raymond Laporte received 9,024 votes (31.07%), finishing second against incumbent Parti Québécois cabinet minister Jacques Léonard. [3]
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]
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] |