The Parti Québécois fielded a full slate of 125 candidates in the 1989 Quebec general election. Twenty-nine of the party's candidates were elected, which allowed the party to retain its position as the official opposition in the National Assembly of Quebec.
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Daniel Lavoie received 6,238 votes (25.03%), finishing second against Liberal Party incumbent Pierre Paradis.[1]
Prior to the 1989 election, a newspaper report about factional infighting in the Union Nationale listed Daniel Lavoie as a party member. It is possible that this was the same person.[2]
Guy Vachon has been a candidate of both the Parti Québécois and the federal Parti nationaliste du Québec. In 1984, he identified as a teaching consultant.[3]
In 1985, an individual named Guy Vachon was listed as both the regional director of the Parti Québécois for Trois-Rivières and the regional co-ordinator of Pierre-Marc Johnson's successful bid to become party leader.[4] It is assumed that this is the same person as the political candidate.
| Election | Division | Party | Votes | % | Place | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 federal | Richelieu | Nationaliste | 1,463 | 3.01 | 4/7 | Louis Plamondon, Progressive Conservative |
| 1989 provincial | Nicolet-Yamaska | Parti Québécois | 8,941 | 35.46 | 2/3 | Maurice Richard, Liberal |
Guy Savard is a veteran activist in the Quebec nationalist movement. He served as vice-president of a local Société Saint-Jean-Baptiste organization for many years and was president of the Parti Québécois in Richelieu before running for office himself. A 2003 journal article describes him as being on the hardcore sovereigntist wing of the party.[5] He received 12,502 votes (42.25%) in 1989, finishing second against Liberal incumbent Albert Khelfa.