Quebec Liberal Party candidates in the 1998 Quebec provincial election
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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]
| 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] |