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

Fabre: Joanne Gauthier

Joanne Gauthier highlighted health and education issues during the campaign.[1] She received 17,507 votes (40.51%), finishing second against incumbent Parti Québécois cabinet minister Joseph Facal.[2]

Labelle: Raymond Laporte

Raymond Laporte received 9,024 votes (31.07%), finishing second against incumbent Parti Québécois cabinet minister Jacques Léonard.[3]

Mercier: Elizabeth da Silva

Elizabeth da Silva highlighted anti-poverty issues during the campaign.[4] She received 9,005 votes (28.42%), finishing second against incumbent Parti Québécois cabinet minister Robert Perreault.[5]

Richelieu: Gilles Ferlatte

Gilles Ferlatte is a former Montreal police inspector who was fifty years old during the election.[6] He had previously sought election for mayor of Tracy in 1995.[7] 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.[8]

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[9]

References

  1. ↑ Linda Gyulai, "Mulcair coasts in Chomedey stronghold," Montreal Gazette, 1 December 1998, B10.
  2. ↑ Official Results (Fabre, 1998), Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
  3. ↑ Official Results (Labelle, 1998), Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Official Results (Mercier, 1998), Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
  6. ↑ Sandro Contenta, "Bouchard launches attack, calls Charest out of touch," 23 November 1998, A8.
  7. ↑ Martha Gagnon, "Sur la Rive-Sud, le gel des taxes est au coeur des débats," La Presse, 4 November 1995, A23.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ Official Results (Richelieu, 1998), Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
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