Electoral history of Jean Charest

Jean Charest is a former Canadian politician that served in various elected offices in both the federal government of Canada and the provincial government of Quebec. Starting his career in federal politics, Charest sought public office for the first time in the 1984 Canadian federal election as a candidate for the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. After 15 years in federal politics, which included a period as leader of the federal Progressive Conservatives from 1993 to 1998, Charest entered provincial politics and became the leader of the Quebec Liberal Party in 1998. He would then serve as the premier of Quebec from 2003 to 2012.

Throughout his career, Charest has run in 9 constituency level elections, led a political party in 6 general election campaigns, and sought the leadership of a political party on 4 occasions.

Overview

Electoral history of Jean Charest — Legislative general elections
Year Type Party Votes Seats Position
Total % ±% Total ±
1997 Federal Progressive Conservative 2,446,705 18.84% +2.80 +18 Fifth party
1998 Provincial Liberal 1,771,858 43.55% -0.85 +1 Official Opposition
2003 1,755,863 45.99% +2.44 +28 Majority
2007 1,313,664 33.08% -12.91 -28 Minority
2008 1,366,046 42.08% +9.00 +18 Majority
2012 1,360,968 31.20% -10.88 -16 Official Opposition
Electoral history of Jean Charest — Constituency elections
Year Type Riding Party Votes for Charest Result Swing
Total % P. ±%
1984 Federal Sherbrooke Progressive Conservative 22,232 51.5% 1st +42.2 Elected Gain
1988 34,538 63.3% 1st +11.8 Elected Hold
1993 29,740 52.3% 1st -11.0 Elected Hold
1997 32,228 59.5% 1st +7.2 Elected Hold
1998 Provincial Sherbrooke Liberal 15,093 47.41% 1st +4.6 Elected Gain
2003 16,403 46.95% 1st -0.5 Elected Hold
2007 13,136 36.56% 1st -10.4 Elected Hold
2008 13,694 45.24% 1st +8.7 Elected Hold
2012 113,267 35.13% 2nd -10.1 Lost Gain
Electoral history of Jean Charest — Political party leadership elections
Year Party Votes % Pts % P. Result
1993 Progressive Conservative Party of Canada 1,369 (1st)
1,630 (2nd) 		39.5% (1st)
47.3% (2nd) 		Point system
not used 		2nd Lost
1995 1,187 96.04% 1st Won
1998 Quebec Liberal Party Acclaimed 1st Won
2022 Conservative Party of Canada 48,650 11.65% 5,421.62 16.07% 2nd Lost

General elections

Federal election, 1997

Main article: 1997 Canadian federal election
Canadian federal election, 1997 – Results summary
Party Leaders Seats Won Popular Vote
Liberal Jean Chrétien1 155 38.5%
Reform Preston Manning2 60 19.4%
Bloc Québécois Gilles Duceppe3 44 10.7%
New Democratic Alexa McDonough 21 11.1%
Progressive Conservative Jean Charest 20 18.8%
Independent – 1 0.5%
Total 301 99.0%4
Sources: Library of Parliament[1]

1 Prime Minister when election was called; Prime Minister after election.
2 Leader of a third party when election was called; Leader of the Opposition after the election.
3 Leader of the Opposition when election was called; leader of a third party after the election.
4 Table does not include parties which received votes but did not elect any members.

Quebec general election, 1998

Main article: 1998 Quebec general election
Quebec general election, 1998 – Results summary
Party Leaders Seats Won Popular Vote
Parti Québécois Lucien Bouchard1 76 42.87%
Liberal Jean Charest2 48 43.55%
Action démocratique Mario Dumont 1 11.81%
Total 125 98.23%3

1 Premier when election was called; Premier after election.
2 Leader of the Opposition when election was called; Leader of the Opposition after election.
3 Table does not include parties which received votes but did not elect any members.

Quebec general election, 2003

Main article: 2003 Quebec general election
Quebec general election, 2003 – Results summary
Party Leaders Seats Won Popular Vote
Liberal Jean Charest1 76 45.99%
Parti Québécois Bernard Landry2 45 33.24%
Action démocratique Mario Dumont 4 18.18%
Total 125 97.41%3

1 Leader of the Opposition when election was called; Premier after election.
2 Premier when election was called; Leader of the Opposition after election.
3 Table does not include parties which received votes but did not elect any members.

Quebec general election, 2007

Main article: 2007 Quebec general election
Quebec general election, 2007 – Results summary
Party Leaders Seats Won Popular Vote
Liberal Jean Charest1 48 33.08%
Action démocratique Mario Dumont2 41 30.84%
Parti Québécois André Boisclair3 36 28.35%
Total 125 92.27%4

1 Premier when election was called; Premier after election.
2 Third party leader when election was called; Leader of the Opposition after election.
3 Leader of the Opposition when election was called; Third party leader after election.
4 Table does not include parties which received votes but did not elect any members.

Quebec general election, 2008

Main article: 2008 Quebec general election
Quebec general election, 2008 – Results summary
Party Leaders Seats Won Popular Vote
Liberal Jean Charest1 66 42.08%
Parti Québécois Pauline Marois2 51 35.17%
Action démocratique Mario Dumont3 7 16.37%
Québec solidaire Françoise David
Amir Khadir 		1 3.78%
Total 125 97.40%4

1 Premier when election was called; Premier after election.
2 Third party leader when election was called; Leader of the Opposition after election.
3 Leader of the Opposition when election was called; Third party leader after election.
4 Table does not include parties which received votes but did not elect any members.

Quebec general election, 2012

Main article: 2012 Quebec general election
Quebec general election, 2012 – Results summary
Party Leaders Seats Won Popular Vote
Parti Québécois Pauline Marois1 54 31.95%
Liberal Jean Charest2 50 31.20%
Coalition Avenir Québec François Legault 19 27.05%
Québec solidaire Françoise David
Amir Khadir 		2 6.03%
Total 125 96.23%3

1 Leader of the Opposition when election was called; Premier after election.
2 Premier when election was called; Leader of the Opposition after election.
3 Table does not include parties which received votes but did not elect any members.

Constituency elections

Federal election, 1984: Sherbrooke

1984 Canadian federal election: Sherbrooke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Jean Charest 22,232 51.5% +42.2%
Liberal Irénée Pelletier 14,607 33.8% -38.0%
New Democratic Daniel Berthold 4,230 9.8% -0.2%
Rhinoceros Gilbert Peupa Ash 1,054 2.4% -1.3%
Parti nationaliste Lorraine Déry 687 1.6%
Social Credit Fernand Bourret 197 0.5% -3.7%
Communist Yves Lawler 92 0.2% –
Commonwealth of Canada Françoise Chanteau 72 0.2%
Total valid votes 43,171 100.0%

Federal election, 1988: Sherbrooke

1988 Canadian federal election: Sherbrooke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Jean Charest 34,538 63.3% +11.8%
Liberal Dennis Wood 12,314 22.6% -11.2%
New Democratic Alain Poirier 6,373 11.7% +1.9%
Rhinoceros Bébé Sept Heures Pierre Granger 1,040 1.9% -0.5%
Independent Normand Guy 148 0.3%
Communist Yves Lawler 143 0.3% +0.1%
Total valid votes 54,556 100.0%

Federal election, 1993: Sherbrooke

1993 Canadian federal election: Sherbrooke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Jean Charest 29,740 52.3% −11.0%
Bloc Québécois Guy Boutin 21,559 37.9%
Liberal Jean Paul Pelletier 4,462 7.9% -14.7%
Natural Law Serge Trépanier 516 0.9%
New Democratic Martine Caouette 445 0.8% −10.9%
Abolitionist Jean-Guy Trépanier 91 0.2%
Total valid votes 56,813 100.0%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing –

Federal election, 1997: Sherbrooke

1997 Canadian federal election: Sherbrooke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Jean Charest 32,228 59.5% +7.2%
Bloc Québécois Jacques Blanchette 16,086 29.7% -8.2%
Liberal Martin Bureau 4,720 8.7% +0.8%
New Democratic Tom Vouloumanos 628 1.2% +0.4%
Natural Law Christian Simard 477 0.9% 0.0%
Total valid votes 54,139 100.0% –
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +7.7

Quebec general election, 1998: Sherbrooke

1998 Quebec general election: Sherbrooke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jean Charest 15,093 47.41 +4.56
Parti Québécois Marie Malavoy 14,186 44.56 -2.75
Action démocratique Patrick C. Rouillard 2,171 6.82 -1.41
Independent Normand Gilbert 169 0.53 –
Bloc Pot Christian Meunier 166 0.52 –
Natural Law Christian Simard 53 0.17 -0.88
Total valid votes 31,838 – –
Liberal gain from Parti Québécois Swing +3.66

Quebec general election, 2003: Sherbrooke

2003 Quebec general election: Sherbrooke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jean Charest 16,403 46.95 -0.46
Parti Québécois Marie Malavoy 13,806 39.52 -5.04
Action démocratique Peter Downey 4,169 11.93 +5.11
UFP Normand Gilbert 496 1.42 +0.89
People's Front Serge Lachapelle 64 0.18 –
Total valid votes 34,938 – –
Liberal hold Swing +2.29

Quebec general election, 2007: Sherbrooke

2007 Quebec general election: Sherbrooke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jean Charest 13,136 36.56 -10.39
Parti Québécois Claude Forgues 11,804 32.85 -6.67
Action démocratique Michel Dumont 6,409 17.84 +5.91
Québec solidaire Christian Bibeau 2,263 6.30 +4.88*
Green Steve Dubois 2,203 6.13 –
Independent Hubert Richard 115 0.32 –
Total valid votes 35,930 99.13 –
Total rejected ballots 316 8.87 –
Turnout 36,246 74.23 +0.74
Electors on the lists 48,831 – –
Liberal hold Swing -1.86

Quebec general election, 2008: Sherbrooke

2008 Quebec general election: Sherbrooke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jean Charest 13,694 45.24 +8.68
Parti Québécois Laurent-Paul Maheux 11,380 37.59 +4.74
Action démocratique Jacques Joly 2,074 6.85 -10.99
Québec solidaire Christian Bibeau 1,948 6.44 +0.14
Green Steve Dubois 1,016 3.36 -2.77
Independent Hubert Richard 158 0.52 +0.20
Total valid votes 30,270 98.68 –
Total rejected ballots 405 1.32 –
Turnout 30,675 62.61 -11.62
Electors on the lists 48,995 – –
Liberal hold Swing +1.97

Quebec general election, 2012: Sherbrooke

2012 Quebec general election: Sherbrooke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Parti Québécois Serge Cardin 15,909 42.12 +4.53
Liberal Jean Charest 13,267 35.13 -10.11
Coalition Avenir Québec Philippe Girard 4,457 11.80 +4.95*
Québec solidaire Christian Bibeau 2,586 6.85 +0.41
Option nationale Évelyne Beaudin 1,069 2.83 –
Green Suzanne Richer 407 1.08 -2.28
Parti indépendantiste Christian Clavet 73 0.19 –
Total valid votes 37,768 99.10 –
Total rejected ballots 344 0.90 –
Turnout 38,112 78.10 +15.49
Electors on the lists 48,799 – –
Parti Québécois gain from Liberal Swing +7.32
* Result compared to Action démocratique

Party leadership elections

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada leadership election, 1993

Main article: 1993 Progressive Conservative leadership election
Delegate support by ballot[2]
Candidate 1st ballot 2nd ballot
Votes cast % Votes cast %
Kim Campbell 1,664 48.0% 1,817 52.7%
Jean Charest 1,369 39.5% 1,630 47.3%
Jim Edwards 307 8.8% Endorsed Campbell
Garth Turner 76 2.2% Withdrew; Did not endorse
Patrick Boyer 53 1.5% Endorsed Charest
Total 3,469 100.0% 3,447 100.0%
First round
Campbell
 
 47.97%
Charest
 
 39.46%
Edwards
 
 8.85%
Turner
 
 2.19%
Boyer
 
 1.53%
Final round
Campbell
 
 52.71%
Charest
 
 47.29%

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada leadership election, 1995

Following the resignation of Kim Campbell, Jean Charest was appointed as the interim leader of the Progressive Conservative Party on December 14, 1993. On April 29, 1995, a vote was held to confirm Charest as the permanent party leader.

Vote to ratify Jean Charest as leader
Candidate Yes No
Delegate Count % Delegate Count %
Jean Charest 1,187 96.04% 49 3.96%
Total 1,236

Quebec Liberal leadership election, 1998

Jean Charest was acclaimed as leader of the Quebec Liberal Party on April 30, 1998.

Conservative Party of Canada leadership election, 2022

Main article: 2022 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election
Conservative Leadership Election, September 10, 2022
First and only ballot
Candidate Votes cast Points won
Pierre Poilievre 295,285 0.70% 22,993.42 68.15%
Jean Charest 48,650 11.65% 5,421.62 16.07%
Leslyn Lewis 46,374 11.10% 3,269.54 9.69%
Roman Baber 22,381 5.36% 1,696.76 5.03%
Total 412,690 98.81% 33,737.99 98.94%
Sources: Conservative Party of Canada[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "History of Federal Ridings since 1867". Library of Parliament.
  2. ^ "1993 Progressive Conservative Leadership Convention". CPAC. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Riding by riding results" (PDF). cpcleadership.ca. September 10, 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 11, 2022. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
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