Parti Québécois candidates in the 2008 Quebec provincial election

The Parti Québécois (PQ) fielded a full slate of 125 candidates in the 2008 Quebec provincial election and elected fifty-one members to emerge as the Official Opposition party in the national assembly.

Candidates (incomplete)

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Riding Candidate's Name Notes Gender Occupation Votes % Rank
Argenteuil John Saywell Saywell is the son of Canadian historian John Saywell. He also ran as a PQ candidate in Argenteuil in 2007. He was elected mayor of Grenville-sur-la-Rouge in a December 2010 by-election,[1] resigned in 2012,[2] and was re-elected mayor in 2013.[3] M Lawyer and urban planner[4] 7,353 33.62 2nd
Bourassa-Sauvé Roland Carrier Carrier also ran for the PQ in Bourassa-Sauvé in 2007 and sought election to the Montreal city council in 1998 (as a Montreal Citizens' Movement candidate) and in 2005 and 2009 (for Vision Montreal). M Lawyer[5] 6,111 26.87 2nd
Brome—Missisquoi Richard Leclerc A veteran member of the Quebec sovereigntist movement,[6] Leclerc also ran for the PQ in Brome—Missisquoi in 2007 and 2012. M Publicist[7] 8,325 27.32 2nd
Jean-Lesage Hélène Guillemette Guillemette was a political attaché to Parti Québécois MNA François Gendron from 2003 to 2005. She sought the PQ nomination for Jean-Lesage in 2007, but lost to Christian Simard.[8] She is married to former Bloc Québécois Member of Parliament (MP) Pascal-Pierre Paillé.[9] F Development agent[10] 7,471 26.68 2nd
Orford Michel Breton Breton was a constituency assistant to Bloc Québécois Member of Parliament (MP) Christian Ouellet from 2006 to 2011.[11] He was also the PQ candidate for Orford in 2007,[12] 2012, and 2014. M Parliamentary assistant 12,516 36.93 2nd
Verdun Richard Langlais Langlais was also the PQ candidate for Verdun in 2007 and in a December 2016 by-election. He ran for borough mayor of Verdun as a Vision Montreal candidate in 2009 and for Montreal city council in 2013 as an Option Verdun/Montréal candidate. M Entrepreneur[13] 8,314 35.34 2nd

References

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  1. ^ "Élection partielle à Grenville-sur-la-Rouge: John Saywell élu maire", Radio-Canada, 13 December 2010, accessed 21 January 2011.
  2. ^ Démission du maire de Grenville-sur-la-Rouge, lachute.planeteradio.ca, 14 September 2012, accessed 23 March 2017.
  3. ^ Élections municipales 2013 - Résultats des élections pour les postes de maire et de conseiller : Candidatures et résultats pour Grenville-sur-la-Rouge, Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Occupation du territoire du Québec, accessed 23 March 2017.
  4. ^ Justin Bromberg, "Words exchanged in lead-up to Grenville-sur-la-Rouge election" Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine, The Review, 30 November 2010, accessed 21 January 2011.
  5. ^ "Louise Harel and Benoit labonte announce Vision Montreal's team of candidates for the borough of Montreal-North," Canada NewsWire, 6 July 2009.
  6. ^ Maurice Crossfield, "Aims to unseat Liberal," Sherbrooke Record, 1 March 2007, p. 7; Maurice Crossfield, "PQ's Leclerc to take on Paradis," Sherbrooke Record, 6 October 2006, p. 7.
  7. ^ Maurice Crossfield, "Candidates battle to change old habits," Sherbrooke Record, 22 March 2007, p. 4.
  8. ^ Rhéal Séguin, "Former Bloc MPs to enter PQ fold," Globe and Mail, 8 February 2007, A4; Jean-François Néron, "Christian Simard représentera le PQ dans Jean-Lesage," Le Soleil, 21 February 2007, p. 11.
  9. ^ Michel Bédard, Hélène Guillemette axe sa campagne sur la famille, Québec Hebdo, 12 November 2008.
  10. ^ Michel Bédard, Hélène Guillemette représentera le PQ dans Jean-Lesage Archived 2013-01-31 at archive.today, Québec Hebdo, 10 June 2008.
  11. ^ Rita Legault, "Regional PQ president hopes to run in Orford," Sherbrooke Record, 13 September 2006, p. 4; Vincent Cliche, "La clé d'une victoire péquiste dans Orford réside dans Magog" Archived 2013-01-27 at archive.today, Le reflect du lac, 4 January 2011, accessed 6 February 2011.
  12. ^ He defeated Étienne Vézina for the nomination in 2007. See "Breton wins Orford nod," Sherbrooke Record, 23 February 2007, p. 4.
  13. ^ Marchand de rêves: Richard Langlais, Le messager verdun, 7 May 2014, accessed 23 March 2017.
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