2021 Conservative Party of Quebec leadership election

2020

• October 16 – Adrien Pouliot announces his pending resignation as Leader of the Conservative Party of Quebec.^[4]
• October 20 – The Leadership Contest Organization Committee (LEOC) is announced.^[10]
• October 27 – The official rules of the election are released.^[2]
• November 11 – Daniel Brisson declares his candidacy.^[11]
• November 22 – Éric Duhaime declares his candidacy.^{[12][13][14][15]}
• December 16 – First deadline to raise $1,500 as part of the entry fee.^[2]
• December 17 – Last day to register as a candidate.^[2]

2021

• February 17 – Second and final deadline to raise $5,000 as part of the entry fee.^[2]
• March 2 – The first debate between Éric Duhaime and Daniel Brisson is held.^[16]
• March 15 – Last day to become an eligible party member.^[2]
• March 16 – Voting opens electronically and by mail.
• March 31 – The second debate between Éric Duhaime and Daniel Brisson is held.^[17]
• April 17 –
  • Voting closes.
  • The results are announced.^[1]

Daniel Brisson

Daniel Brisson is an IT specialist who was a contender in the 2013 leadership election. Brisson ran in Vanier-Les Rivières in 2012, was the Alliance citoyenne candidate for mayor in Quebec City in 2017, and was the People's Party of Canada candidate in Louis-Hébert in 2019.

Candidacy announced: November 11, 2020^[11]

Date registered with Élections Québec:

Éric Duhaime

Éric Duhaime, 51, is a political pundit, journalist and former political advisor. Prior to entering politics, Duhaime worked as a radio host on 98,5 FM, and was an advisor to politicians such as Stockwell Day, the then-leader of the Canadian Alliance, Mario Dumont, the then-leader of the Action démocratique du Québec, and Gilles Duceppe, the then-leader of the Bloc Québécois.^[20]

Candidacy announced: November 22, 2020^{[12][13][14][15]}

Date registered with Élections Québec:

Campaign website: ericduhaime.quebec