Election Name: | 1997 Bloc Québécois leadership election |
Country: | Quebec |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Year: | 1996 |
Next Year: | 2011 |
Election Date: | March 15, 1997 |
1Blank: | Riding |
2Blank: | Final ballot |
3Blank: | First ballot |
Colour1: | 87cefa |
Candidate1: | Gilles Duceppe |
1Data1: | Laurier—Sainte-Marie |
2Data1: | 25,561 (52.77%) |
3Data1: | 21,268 (43.91%) |
Colour2: | 87cefa |
Candidate2: | Yves Duhaime |
1Data2: | N/A |
2Data2: | 16,408 (33.87%) |
3Data2: | 16,408 (33.87%) |
Image4: | RB |
Colour4: | 87cefa |
Candidate4: | Rodrigue Biron |
1Data4: | N/A |
2Data4: | 6,468 (13.35%) |
3Data4: | 6,468 (13.35%) |
Colour5: | 87cefa |
Candidate5: | Francine Lalonde |
1Data5: | Mercier |
2Data5: | Eliminated |
3Data5: | 2,671 (5.51%) |
Leader | |
Before Election: | Michel Gauthier |
After Election: | Gilles Duceppe |
Party: | Bloc Québécois |
Year: | 1997 |
Date: | March 15, 1997 |
Winner: | Gilles Duceppe |
Replaces: | Michel Gauthier |
Numcands: | 6 |
Ballots: | 2 |
The 1997 Bloc Québécois leadership election was the leadership election that picked the new leader to replace Michel Gauthier as leader. The leadership election was conducted by a one member, one vote (OMOV) process involving all party members. Voters were asked to list their first, second and third choices on the ballot. Bloc MP Gilles Duceppe won the leadership election.[1]
Name | Riding | Notes | Source | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gilles Duceppe | Laurier—Sainte-Marie | Became first Member of Parliament under the "Bloc Québécois banner" by winning a by-election in 1990 in the riding of Laurier—Sainte-Marie. | |||
Yves Duhaime | MNA, District of Saint-Maurice 1976 - 1985 | ||||
Rodrigue Biron | Leader of the Union Nationale 1976-1980 | ||||
Francine Lalonde | Member of Parliament Joined party on October 25, 1993 | ||||
Daniel Turp | |||||
Pierrette Venne | Member of Parliament Joined party on August 12, 1991 |
Candidate | 1st ballot | 2nd ballot | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes cast | % | Votes cast | % | |||
DUCEPPE, Gilles | 21,268 | 43.91% | 25,561 | 52.77% | ||
DUHAIME, Yves | 16,408 | 33.87% | 16,408 | 33.87% | ||
BIRON, Rodrique | 6,468 | 13.35% | 6,468 | 13.35% | ||
LALONDE, Francine | 2,671 | 5.51% | Eliminated | |||
TURP, Daniel | 1,081 | 2.23% | Eliminated | |||
VENNE, Pierette | 541 | 1.12% | Eliminated | |||
Total | 48,437 | 100.0% | 48,437 | 100.0% |