Quebec general election, 2007

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The Quebec general election, 2007 will be held in the province of Quebec, Canada, likely in fall 2007, but no later than spring 2008. The election will elect members of the National Assembly of Quebec.

Contents 1 Overview 1.1 Issues 2 Timeline 3 Results 4 Opinion polls 5 Incumbent MNAs not running for re-election 5.1 Liberals 5.2 Péquistes 5.3 Adéquistes 5.4 Independents 6 Riding results 6.1 Bas-Saint-Laurent 6.2 Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean 6.3 Capitale-Nationale 6.4 Mauricie 6.5 Estrie 6.6 Montréal 6.7 Outaouais 6.8 Abitibi-Témiscamingue 6.9 Côte-Nord 6.10 Nord-du-Québec 6.11 Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine 6.12 Chaudière-Appalaches 6.13 Laval 6.14 Lanaudière 6.15 Laurentides 6.16 Montérégie 6.17 Centre-du-Québec 7 External links

[edit] Overview

An election is not legally required to occur in Quebec until 2008. However, it is likely that there will be an election before this date, probably in 2007.

In August of 2006, rumours about an election to be called for the fall abounded. It was speculated that Premier Jean Charest wanted to hold elections before a federal election would be held.

As of September 2006, it seems more likely that elections will be held in 2007. Benoît Pelletier, the minister responsible for electoral reform, has announced that he is planning to table two bills about election reform during the fall, possibly leading to a referendum on voting system reform to be held concurrently with the election. [1]

[edit] Issues

Charest wants to negotiate a solution to the problem of the fiscal imbalance between the federal and provincial governments with Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

[edit] Timeline

• November 15, 2005 - André Boisclair is elected as leader of the Parti Québécois with 53.7% of the vote from party members.

• December 12, 2005 - Two by-elections are held. The election of Raymond Bachand allows the Liberals to keep the riding of Outremont, while former Bloc Québécois MP Stéphane Bergeron wins Verchères, Bernard Landry's former riding, for the Parti Québécois.

• February 4, 2006 - Québec solidaire, a new left-wing party, is formed from the merger of the Union des forces progressistes party and the Option citoyenne political movement.

• February 28, 2006 - Raymond Bachand enters cabinet as Minister of Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade. In this same cabinet shuffle, Thomas Mulcair loses the job of Environment minister to Claude Béchard. Some pundits speculate that Mulcair was punished for his opposition to the Mont Orford condo development project.

• April 10, 2006 - The Parti Québécois keeps the riding of Sainte-Marie—Saint-Jacques in a by-election. Martin Lemay is elected with 41.2% of the vote. Notably, Manon Massé, the candidate from Québec solidaire, finishes third with 22.2% of the vote in this working-class district, while the Action démocratique only gets 1.9% of the vote, down from 8.3% in the 2003 general election.

• August 14, 2006 - By-elections are held in Pointe-aux-Trembles and Taillon. André Boisclair is unsurprisingly and easily elected in Pointe-aux-Trembles, the Liberals and Action démocratique having declined to field candidates against him. Marie Malavoy of the Parti Québécois is elected in Taillon.

• August 22, 2006 - Boisclair and Malavoy are sworn in as members of the National Assembly. Boisclair becomes opposition leader.

• October 17, 2006 - The fall session of the National Assembly starts, with the current crisis in Quebec's forestry industry as the most important issue.

• November 27, 2006 - In a vote of 266 to 16, The Canadian House of Commons voted to recognise Québecois as a nation within a unified Canada, once again putting the issue of independence in the spotlight.

[edit] Results

Party		Party leader	# of candidates	Seats			Popular vote
				2003	Elected	% Change	#	%	% Change
	Liberal	Jean Charest		76
	Parti québécois	André Boisclair		45
	Action démocratique	Mario Dumont		4
	Québec solidaire	Régent Séguin†		0*
	Bloc pot	Hugô St-Onge		0
	Green	Scott McKay		0
	Democratic christian	Gilles Noël		0
	Marxist-leninist	Claude Brunelle		0
	Equality	Keith Henderson		0
	Communist	André Parizeau		0*
	Universal conscience	Aline Lafond		0*
	Unitary party	Louis-Marie Thiffault		0*
	Votepop Québec	Christian Charron		0*
	Independents			0
Total
Source: Elections Quebec

Note:

* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.

† Séguin is officially leader of Québec solidaire, but the main spokespersons for the party are Françoise David and Amir Khadir.

[edit] Opinion polls

Polling Firm	Last Date of Polling	Link	Liberal	Parti Québécois	Action démocratique	Québec solidaire	Green
Environics	October, 2006	[2]	32	51	13	-	-
CROP	September 24, 2006	HTML	37	37	12	4	9
CROP	August 28, 2006	HTML	32	37	13	7	9
Léger Marketing	June 25, 2006	PDF	37	33	17	6	-
CROP	June 25, 2006	HTML	32	35	16	7	-
Léger Marketing	April 30, 2006	HTML	29	34	15	8	-
Léger Marketing	March 12, 2006	PDF	32	43	11	6	-

[edit] Incumbent MNAs not running for re-election

[edit] Liberals

[edit] Péquistes

• Solange Charest, Rimouski
• Michel Létourneau, Ungava
• Michel Morin, Nicolet-Yamaska
• Claude Pinard, Saint-Maurice
• Hélène Robert, Deux-Montagnes
• Stéphan Tremblay, Lac-Saint-Jean

[edit] Adéquistes

[edit] Independents

[edit] Riding results

• bold denotes a cabinet minister or party leader
• † denotes an incumbent not seeking re-election

[edit] Bas-Saint-Laurent

Electoral District	Candidates									Incumbent
		Liberal		PQ		ADQ		Other
Kamouraska-Témiscouata				Nancy Gagnon						Claude Béchard
Matapédia		(tbd Jan 28)		Danielle Doyer						Danielle Doyer
Rimouski										Solange Charest†
Rivière-du-Loup										Mario Dumont

[edit] Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean

Electoral District	Candidates									Incumbent
		Liberal		PQ		ADQ		Other
Chicoutimi		(tbd Jan 23)		Stéphane Bédard						Stéphane Bédard
Dubuc		Johnny Simard								Jacques Côté
Jonquière				Sylvain Gaudreault		Marc Jomphe				Françoise Gauthier
Lac-Saint-Jean				(tbd Mar 3)						Stéphan Tremblay†
Roberval										Karl Blackburn

[edit] Capitale-Nationale

Electoral District	Candidates									Incumbent
		Liberal		PQ		ADQ		Other
Charlesbourg								Réjean Dumais (QS)		Éric Mercier
Charlevoix		(tbd Jan 28)		Rosaire Bertrand						Rosaire Bertrand
Chauveau										Sarah Perreault
Jean-Lesage						Jean-François Gosselin				Michel Després
Jean-Talon				Véronique Hivon		Luc de la Sablonnière				Margaret Delisle
La Peltrie				Robert Beauregard		Éric Caire				France Hamel
Louis-Hébert		Sam Hamad								Sam Hamad
Montmorency						Hubert Benoit				Raymond Bernier
Portneuf		(tbd Jan 28)								Jean-Pierre Soucy
Taschereau				Agnès Maltais				Serge Roy (QS)		Agnès Maltais
Vanier						Sylvain Légaré				Sylvain Légaré

[edit] Mauricie

Electoral District	Candidates									Incumbent
		Liberal		PQ		ADQ		Other
Champlain		Christian Fortin		Noëlla Champagne		Pierre Michel Auger				Noëlla Champagne
Laviolette				Patrick Lahaie						Julie Boulet
Maskinongé		Francine Gaudet		Rémy Désilets						Francine Gaudet
Saint-Maurice										Claude Pinard†
Trois-Rivières				Jean-Pierre Adam						André Gabias

[edit] Estrie

Electoral District	Candidates									Incumbent
		Liberal		PQ		ADQ		Other
Johnson				Claude Boucher		Éric Charbonneau				Claude Boucher
Mégantic-Compton		Johanne Gonthier		(tbd Feb 24)						Daniel Bouchard
Orford						Steve Bourassa		Louis Hamel (Green) Patricia Tremblay (QS)		Pierre Reid
Richmond										Yvon Vallières
Saint-François										Monique Gagnon-Tremblay
Sherbrooke										Jean Charest

[edit] Montréal

Electoral District	Candidates									Incumbent
		Liberal		PQ		ADQ		Other
Acadie										Yvan Bordeleau
Anjou		Lise Thériault								Lise Thériault
Bourassa-Sauvé		Line Beauchamp								Line Beauchamp
Bourget										Diane Lemieux
Crémazie				Lisette Lapointe						Michèle Lamquin-Éthier
D'Arcy-McGee		Lawrence Bergman								Lawrence Bergman
Gouin				Nicolas Girard				Françoise David (QS)		Nicolas Girard
Hochelaga-Maisonneuve										Louise Harel
Jacques-Cartier						Walter Rulli				Geoffrey Kelley
Jeanne-Mance—Viger										Michel Bissonnet
LaFontaine		Tony Tomassi								Tony Tomassi
Laurier-Dorion								Ruba Ghazal (QS)		Elsie Lefebvre
Marguerite-Bourgeoys		Monique Jérôme-Forget		Siou Fan Houang						Monique Jérôme-Forget
Marquette		François Ouimet				Mark Yerbury				François Ouimet
Mercier		Nathalie Rochefort		Daniel Turp		Gabriel Yamba		Amir Khadir (QS)		Daniel Turp
Mont-Royal										Philippe Couillard
Nelligan										Yolande James
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce				Sophie Fréchette						Russell Copeman
Outremont								Sujata Dey (QS)		Raymond Bachand
Pointe-aux-Trembles		Daniel Fournier								André Boisclair
Robert-Baldwin		Pierre Marsan								Pierre Marsan
Rosemont				Rita Dionne-Marsolais				François Saillant (QS)		Rita Dionne-Marsolais
Saint-Henri—Sainte-Anne				Robin Philpot						Nicole Loiselle
Saint-Laurent		Jacques Dupuis		(tbd Feb 19)						Jacques Dupuis
Sainte-Marie—Saint-Jacques				Martin Lemay				Manon Massé (QS)		Martin Lemay
Verdun		Henri-François Gautrin								Henri-François Gautrin
Viau										William Cusano
Westmount—Saint-Louis		Jacques Chagnon								Jacques Chagnon

[edit] Outaouais

Electoral District	Candidates									Incumbent
		Liberal		PQ		ADQ		Other
Chapleau				Edith Gendron						Benoît Pelletier
Gatineau										Réjean Lafrenière
Hull										Roch Cholette
Papineau										Norman MacMillan
Pontiac										Charlotte L'Écuyer

[edit] Abitibi-Témiscamingue

Electoral District	Candidates									Incumbent
		Liberal		PQ		ADQ		Other
Abitibi-Est										Pierre Corbeil
Abitibi-Ouest				François Gendron						François Gendron
Rouyn-Noranda—Témiscamingue								(QS : tbd Jan 28)		Daniel Bernard

[edit] Côte-Nord

Electoral District	Candidates									Incumbent
		Liberal		PQ		ADQ		Other
Duplessis		Marc Proulx		Lorraine Richard						Lorraine Richard
René-Lévesque				Marjolain Dufour						Marjolain Dufour

[edit] Nord-du-Québec

Electoral District	Candidates									Incumbent
		Liberal		PQ		ADQ		Other
Ungava										Michel Létourneau†

[edit] Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine

Electoral District	Candidates									Incumbent
		Liberal		PQ		ADQ		Other
Bonaventure										Nathalie Normandeau
Gaspé										Guy Lelièvre
Îles-de-la-Madeleine				Maxime Arseneau						Maxime Arseneau
Matane										Nancy Charest

[edit] Chaudière-Appalaches

Electoral District	Candidates									Incumbent
		Liberal		PQ		ADQ		Other
Beauce-Nord		(tbd Feb 11)				Janvier Grondin				Janvier Grondin
Beauce-Sud		Diane Leblanc								Diane Leblanc
Bellechasse		Dominique Vien		Sylvie Vallières		Jean Domingue				Dominique Vien
Chutes-de-la-Chaudière		France Proulx				Marc Picard				Marc Picard
Frontenac		Laurent Lessard								Laurent Lessard
Lévis										Carole Théberge
Lotbinière		Laurent Boissonneault		Annie Thériault		Sylvie Roy				Sylvie Roy
Montmagny-L'Islet		Norbert Morin		Réjean Boulet						Norbert Morin

[edit] Laval

Electoral District	Candidates									Incumbent
		Liberal		PQ		ADQ		Other
Chomedey				Joëlle Quérin						Thomas Mulcair
Fabre										Michelle Courchesne
Laval-des-Rapides				Marc Demers						Alain Paquet
Mille-Îles										Maurice Clermont
Vimont										Vincent Auclair

[edit] Lanaudière

Electoral District	Candidates									Incumbent
		Liberal		PQ		ADQ		Other
Berthier		(tbd Jan 14)		Alexandre Bourdeau						Alexandre Bourdeau
Joliette										Jonathan Valois
L'Assomption		Benoît Verstraete		Jean-Claude St-André						Jean-Claude St-André
Masson		Denise Cloutier		Luc Thériault						Luc Thériault
Rousseau										François Legault
Terrebonne										Jocelyne Caron

[edit] Laurentides

Electoral District	Candidates									Incumbent
		Liberal		PQ		ADQ		Other
Argenteuil				John Saywell				Claude Sabourin (Green)		David Whissell
Bertrand				Claude Cousineau						Claude Cousineau
Blainville										Richard Legendre
Deux-Montagnes		Paule Fortier						Julien Demers (QS)		Hélène Robert†
Groulx										Pierre Descoteaux
Labelle				Sylvain Pagé						Sylvain Pagé
Mirabel				Denise Beaudoin						Denise Beaudoin
Prévost		Richard Bélisle		Lucie Papineau						Lucie Papineau

[edit] Montérégie

Electoral District	Candidates									Incumbent
		Liberal		PQ		ADQ		Other
Beauharnois		Jean-Guy Hudon		Serge Deslières						Serge Deslières
Borduas				(tbd Jan 29)						Vacant
Brome-Missisquoi				Richard Leclerc						Pierre Paradis
Chambly										Vacant
Châteauguay										Jean-Marc Fournier
Huntingdon						Albert De Martin				André Chenail
Iberville		Jean Rioux		Marie Bouillé						Jean Rioux
La Pinière										Fatima Houda-Pepin
Laporte										Michel Audet
La Prairie										Jean Dubuc
Marie-Victorin										Cécile Vermette
Marguerite-D'Youville						Simon-Pierre Diamond				Pierre Moreau
Richelieu		(tbd Jan 14)		Sylvain Simard						Sylvain Simard
Saint-Hyacinthe						Claude L'Écuyer				Léandre Dion
Shefford				Paul Sarrazin		François Bonnardel		Ginette Moreau (QS)		Bernard Brodeur
Soulanges		Lucie Charlebois								Lucie Charlebois
Taillon						Karine Simard		Manon Blanchard (QS)		Marie Malavoy
Vachon				Camil Bouchard						Camil Bouchard
Vaudreuil										Yvon Marcoux
Verchères				Stéphane Bergeron						Stéphane Bergeron

[edit] Centre-du-Québec

Electoral District	Candidates									Incumbent
		Liberal		PQ		ADQ		Other
Arthabaska				Thérèse Domingue				William Ninacs (QS)		Claude Bachand
Drummond		Lyne Boisvert		Normand Jutras						Normand Jutras
Nicolet-Yamaska		Yves Baril		(tbd Feb 10)						Michel Morin†

[edit] External links

• Nodice.ca - Québec Provincial Election 2007/2008

Preceded by 2003

List of Quebec general elections

Succeeded by 20??