Quebec Liberal Party candidates in the 1998 Quebec provincial election

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

Abitibi-Est: Lionel Brochu

Lionel Brochu received 8, 993 votes (37.17%), finishing second against incumbent Parti Quebecois candidate André Pelletier.[1] This riding was the only one Abitibi that the Liberal Party of Quebec thought they could flip from the Parti Quebecois.[2]

Abitibi-Ouest: Martin Veilleux

Martin Veilleux received 7,333 votes (29,60%), finishing second against incumbent Parti Quebecois candidate François Gendron.[3]

Acadie: Yvan Bordeleau

Yvan Bordeleau received 26,316 votes (75.19%) and was an incumbent candidate.[4]

Anjou: Jean-Sebastien Lamoureux

Jean-Sébastien Lamoureux received 12,097 votes (44,51%) over incumbent Parti Quebecois candidate Pierre Bélanger.[5] Mr. Lamoureux would, however. not complete his term, resigning 2 years later over irregularities that had taken place during the vote.[6]

Argenteuil: David Whissell

David Whissell first elected in a by-election in June of 1998, he was re-elected and received 16,684 votes (42.44%).[7][8]

Athabasca: Jacques Lamontagne

Jacques Lamontagne received 12,197 votes (33,63%), finishing second behind Parti Quebecois incumbent candidate Jacques Baril.[9][10]

Beauce-Nord: Normand Poulin

Normand Poulin was re-elected and received 12,137 votes (46,39%).[11][12]

Fabre: Joanne Gauthier

Joanne Gauthier highlighted health and education issues during the campaign.[13] She received 17,507 votes (40.51%), finishing second against incumbent Parti Québécois cabinet minister Joseph Facal.[14]

Labelle: Raymond Laporte

Raymond Laporte received 9,024 votes (31.07%), finishing second against incumbent Parti Québécois cabinet minister Jacques Léonard.[15]

Mercier: Elizabeth da Silva

Elizabeth da Silva highlighted anti-poverty issues during the campaign.[16] She received 9,005 votes (28.42%), finishing second against incumbent Parti Québécois cabinet minister Robert Perreault.[17]

Richelieu: Gilles Ferlatte

Gilles Ferlatte is a former Montreal police inspector who was fifty years old during the election.[18] He had previously sought election for mayor of Tracy in 1995.[19] 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.[20]

Electoral record
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[21]

References

  1. ^ "Résultats des élections générales". Élections Québec (in Canadian French). 2021-11-25. Retrieved 2026-05-04.
  2. ^ "Nov 12, 1998, page 2 - Le Devoir at Newspapers.com™". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2026-05-04.
  3. ^ "Résultats des élections générales". Élections Québec (in Canadian French). 2021-11-25. Retrieved 2026-05-04.
  4. ^ "Résultats des élections générales". Élections Québec (in Canadian French). 2021-11-25. Retrieved 2026-05-04.
  5. ^ "Résultats des élections générales". Élections Québec (in Canadian French). 2021-11-25. Retrieved 2026-05-05.
  6. ^ "Dec 10, 2001, page 11 - The Gazette at Newspapers.com™". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2026-05-05.
  7. ^ "Jun 02, 1998, page 5 - The Gazette at Newspapers.com™". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2026-05-05.
  8. ^ "Résultats des élections générales". Élections Québec (in Canadian French). 2021-11-25. Retrieved 2026-05-05.
  9. ^ "Résultats des élections générales". Élections Québec (in Canadian French). 2021-11-25. Retrieved 2026-05-05.
  10. ^ "Dec 01, 1998, page 4 - Le Devoir at Newspapers.com™". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2026-05-05.
  11. ^ "Normand Poulin - Assemblée nationale du Québec". www.assnat.qc.ca (in French). Retrieved 2026-05-05.
  12. ^ "Résultats des élections générales". Élections Québec (in Canadian French). 2021-11-25. Retrieved 2026-05-05.
  13. ^ Linda Gyulai, "Mulcair coasts in Chomedey stronghold," Montreal Gazette, 1 December 1998, B10.
  14. ^ Official Results (Fabre, 1998), Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
  15. ^ Official Results (Labelle, 1998), Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ Official Results (Mercier, 1998), Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
  18. ^ Sandro Contenta, "Bouchard launches attack, calls Charest out of touch," 23 November 1998, A8.
  19. ^ Martha Gagnon, "Sur la Rive-Sud, le gel des taxes est au coeur des débats," La Presse, 4 November 1995, A23.
  20. ^ 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.
  21. ^ Official Results (Richelieu, 1998), Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
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