Parti Québécois candidates in the 1989 Quebec provincial election

The Parti Québécois fielded a full slate of 125 candidates in the 1989 Quebec general election. Twenty-nine of the party's candidates were elected, which allowed the party to retain its position as the official opposition in the National Assembly of Quebec.

Electoral divisions

Brome—Missisquoi: Daniel Lavoie

Daniel Lavoie received 6,238 votes (25.03%), finishing second against Liberal Party incumbent Pierre Paradis.[1]

Prior to the 1989 election, a newspaper report about factional infighting in the Union Nationale listed Daniel Lavoie as a party member. It is possible that this was the same person.[2]

Jean-Talon: Martine Hébert

Martine Hébert received 12,272 votes (40.39%) for a second-place finish against Liberal Party incumbent Gil Rémillard.[3] A candidate named Martine Hébert ran for Vision Montreal in the 2009 Montreal municipal election; it is not known if this was the same person.

Nicolet-Yamaska: Guy Vachon

Guy Vachon has been a candidate of both the Parti Québécois and the federal Parti nationaliste du Québec. In 1984, he identified as a teaching consultant.[4]

In 1985, an individual named Guy Vachon was listed as both the regional director of the Parti Québécois for Trois-Rivières and the regional co-ordinator of Pierre-Marc Johnson's successful bid to become party leader.[5] It is assumed that this is the same person as the political candidate.

Electoral record
Election Division Party Votes  % Place Winner
1984 federal Richelieu Nationaliste 1,463 3.01 4/7 Louis Plamondon, Progressive Conservative
1989 provincial Nicolet-Yamaska Parti Québécois 8,941 35.46 2/3 Maurice Richard, Liberal[6]

Richelieu: Guy Savard

Guy Savard is a veteran activist in the Quebec nationalist movement. He served as vice-president of a local Société Saint-Jean-Baptiste organization for many years and was president of the Parti Québécois in Richelieu before seeking public office. A 2003 journal article describes him as being on the hardcore sovereigntist wing of the party.[7] He received 12,502 votes (42.25%) in 1989, finishing second against Liberal incumbent Albert Khelfa.[8]

References
  1. Élections générales (Brome-Missisquoi, 1989), Le Directeur Général des Élections du Québec, accessed 24 April 2013.
  2. "Factions bicker over remains of once-mighty Union Nationale," Montreal Gazette, 20 March 1989, A5.
  3. Élections générales (Jean-Talon, 1989), Le Directeur Général des Élections du Québec, accessed 24 April 2013.
  4. History of Federal Ridings since 1867: RICHELIEU (1984/09/04), Parliament of Canada, accessed 13 August 2009.
  5. Graham Fraser, "Johnson tells PQ meeting he will become premier", Globe and Mail, 16 September 1985, 4.
  6. Élections générales (Nicolet-Yamaska, 1989), Le Directeur Général des Élections du Québec, accessed 24 April 2013.
  7. Louise Grégoire-Racicot, Le Mouvement National des Québécois remet une Médaille de Bronze à Guy Savard, Les 2 Rives, 8 April 2003, Vol. 25, No. 30, accessed 22 August 2010.
  8. Élections générales (Richelieu, 1989), Le Directeur Général des Élections du Québec, accessed 24 April 2013.
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