Green Party of Quebec candidates, 1994 Quebec provincial election

The Green Party of Quebec fielded eleven candidates in the 1994 Quebec general election, none of whom were elected.

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Candidates

Fabre: Rick Blatter

Rick Blatter was a Libertarian Party candidate in two federal elections during the 1990s. He ran provincially as a Green Party candidate in 1994 and has run for mayor of Laval on two occasions. In 1996, he wrote a public letter in support of a flat tax.[1] Blatter is a vocal opponent of Laval mayor Gilles Vaillancourt and has criticized the state of democracy in the city.[2]

Electoral record
Election Division Party Votes  % Place Winner
1993 federal Laval West Libertarian 649 1.05 5/9 Michel Dupuy, Liberal[3]
1993 municipal Mayor of Laval Independent 1,087 0.96 4/4 Gilles Vaillancourt, PRO Laval[4]
1994 provincial Fabre Green 359 0.90 4/5 Joseph Facal, Parti Québécois[5]
federal by-election, 13 February 1995 Saint-Henri—Westmount Libertarian 64 0.38 7/9 Lucienne Robillard, Liberal[6]
2009 municipal Mayor of Laval Independent 482 0.49 5/5 Gilles Vaillancourt, Parti PRO des Lavallois[7]

Mercier: Jean-François Labadie

Jean-François Labadie received 865 votes (2.79%), finishing fourth against Parti Québécois candidate Robert Perreault.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Flat tax on rich and poor would bring about boom," Montreal Gazette, 24 January 1996, B2.
  2. ^ David Johnston, "Laval protester agrees to stay clear of city hall," Montreal Gazette, 27 October 2005, A7; Rick Blatter M.Sc., Rick Blatter, accessed 7 March 2011.
  3. ^ Thirty-fifth General Election, 1993: Official Voting Results, Published by the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada.
  4. ^ "Incumbents all re-elected in Montreal East voting," Montreal Gazette, 9 November 1993, A6.
  5. ^ Official Results (Fabre, 1994), Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
  6. ^ By-Election, February 1995: Official Voting Results and Candidates' Contributions and Expenses, Published by the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada.
  7. ^ Résultants 2009; Élections municipales 2009; Affairs municipales, Régions et Occupation du territoire, Government of Quebec.
  8. ^ Official Results (Mercier, 1994), Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.