Green Party of Quebec candidates in the 1994 Quebec provincial election
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The Green Party of Quebec fielded eleven candidates in the 1994 Quebec general election, none of whom were elected.
Candidates
[edit]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 was a vocal opponent of former Laval mayor Gilles Vaillancourt and had criticized the state of democracy in the city.[2]
| 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] |
Jean-François Labadie received 865 votes (2.79%), finishing fourth against Parti Québécois candidate Robert Perreault.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Flat tax on rich and poor would bring about boom," Montreal Gazette, 24 January 1996, B2.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Thirty-fifth General Election, 1993: Official Voting Results, Published by the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada.
- ^ "Incumbents all re-elected in Montreal East voting," Montreal Gazette, 9 November 1993, A6.
- ^ Official Results (Fabre, 1994), Le Directeur général des élections du Québec[permanent dead link].
- ^ By-Election, February 1995: Official Voting Results and Candidates' Contributions and Expenses, Published by the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada.
- ^ Résultants 2009; Élections municipales 2009; Affairs municipales, Régions et Occupation du territoire, Government of Quebec Archived 2011-04-06 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Official Results (Mercier, 1994), Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.