The Natural Law Party of Quebec ran thirty-five 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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Louise Roy received 268 votes (0.72%), finishing fifth against Parti Québécois incumbent Gilles Baril.[1] She is not to be confused with a better known Montreal administrator by the same name.
Jean-Charles Rouleau became active with the transcendental meditation movement in 1984 and identifies as an Ayurvedic scholar.[2] He received 194 votes (0.61%), finishing fourth against Liberal Party incumbent Pierre Paradis.[3]
Jean Cerigo was a Natural Law Party candidate in one federal and two provincial elections. He has lectured on transcendental meditation.[4] In 2003, he led a group of the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's Montreal followers in a bid to construct a twelve-thousand square-foot "peace palace" on the West Island.[5]
Election | Division | Party | Votes | % | Place | Winner |
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1993 federal | Saint-Hubert | Natural Law | 868 | 1.41 | 5/7 | Pierrette Venne, Bloc Québécois[6] |
1994 provincial | Brome—Missisquoi | Natural Law | 274 | 0.91 | 5/5 | Pierre Paradis, Liberal[7] |
1998 provincial | Louis-Hébert | Natural Law | 108 | 0.34 | 5/6 | Paul Bégin, Parti Québécois[8] |
Pierre Bergeron was a Natural Law candidate in one federal and two provincial elections. He identified as a professor in 1993.[9]
Election | Division | Party | Votes | % | Place | Winner |
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1993 federal | Laurier-Sainte-Marie | Natural Law | 652 | 1.61 | 6/9 | Gilles Duceppe, Bloc Québécois[10] |
1994 provincial | Viau | Natural Law | 291 | 1.02 | 4/5 | William Cusano, Liberal[11] |
1998 provincial | Mercier | Natural Law | 154 | 0.49 | 7/9 | Robert Perreault, Parti Québécois[12] |