The Parti de la Democratie Socialiste (PDS) ran ninety-seven candidates in the 1998 Quebec provincial election, none of whom were elected. Information about these candidates may be found on this page.
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Julie Lavoie was twenty-eight years old at the time of the election. A report in the Ottawa Citizen described her as a Quebec sovereigntist.[1] She received 281 votes (0.69%), finishing fourth against Liberal candidate Benoît Pelletier.[2]
Jean Célestin Pichon received 156 votes (0.36%), finishing fourth against incumbent Parti Québécois cabinet minister Joseph Facal.[3]
Nicole Vallée received 218 votes (0.75%), finishing fourth against incumbent Parti Québécois cabinet minister Jacques Léonard.[4]
Isabelle Latour received 246 votes (0.78%), finishing fifth against incumbent Parti Québécois cabinet minister Sylvain Simard.[5]
Ginette Gauthier was a Communist Party of Canada candidate in the 1988 federal election, led the Communist Party of Quebec from 1991 to 1994, and may have been its leader during the 1994 provincial election. She later left the Communist Party to join the PDS.
| Election | Division | Party | Votes | % | Place | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 federal | LaSalle—Émard | Communist | 212 | 0.41 | 5/6 | Paul Martin, Liberal[6] |
| 1994 provincial | Mercier | Communist | 129 | 0.42 | 8/9 | Robert Perreault, Parti Québécois[7] |
| 1998 provincial | Sainte-Marie—Saint-Jacques | Socialist Democracy | 629 | 2.01 | 5/10 | André Boulerice, Parti Québécois[8] |