Charlevoix provincial by-election, 2007

A provincial by-election was held in Quebec on 24 September 2007 to fill the vacancy in the National Assembly riding of Charlevoix.

The by-election was caused by the decision of PQ MNA Rosaire Bertrand to stand down to offer the new Parti Québécois leader Pauline Marois a way to become an MNA. The Liberal Party of Quebec stated that it would not stand a candidate against Marois so that all three party leaders would be represented in the National Assembly, but the Action démocratique du Québec did run a candidate. The ADQ accused the Liberals and the PQ of a lack of democratic principles, claiming that it was not necessary for a third-party leader to be represented in the National Assembly.[1][2]

Results

Charlevoix by-election, September 24, 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Parti QuébécoisPauline Marois 11 400 59.20 +21.53
Action démocratiqueConrad Harvey 7 125 37.00 +6.22
GreenDavid Turcotte 403 2.09 -0.20
Parti démocratie chrétiennePaul Biron 135 0.70 +0.7
IndependentClaude Gagnon 77 0.40 +0.4
     Independent (F4J) Daniel Laforest 64 0.33 +0.33
     Parti république François Robert Lemire 52 0.27 +0.27

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-26. Retrieved 2007-08-23.


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