Independent candidates in the 2008 Quebec provincial election explained

There were thirty independent candidates in the 2008 Quebec provincial election, none of whom were elected. This page has information about these candidates.

Candidates

Brome-Missisquoi

Jacques-Antoine Normandin

Jean-Lesage

José Breton

José Breton has a Bachelor's Degree in Physical Education from Université Laval (1985).^[3] He has run for the Quebec National Assembly four times as an independent candidate. By his own acknowledgement, he did not have any specific message to convey in the 1985 election.^[4] More recently, he has campaigned as an "anti-diet" candidate.

Describing himself as an activist against the "thinness industry," Breton argues that the threat of obesity has been greatly exaggerated in modern western societies. In 1998, he called for the provincial health system to eliminate medical consultations about obesity for aesthetic purposes.^[5] His slogan in 2008 was, "Les femmes au gros derrière sont les plus sexy."^[6]

In 2007, Breton called for voters in other electoral divisions to support the Action démocratique du Québec.^[7]

Electoral record

Election	Division	Party	Votes	%	Place	Winner
1985 provincial	Montmorency	Independent	513	1.44	5/7	Yves Séguin, Liberal
1998 provincial	Shefford	Independent	90	0.22	6/6	Bernard Brodeur, Liberal
2007 provincial	Jean-Lesage	Independent	131	0.38	6/8	Jean-François Gosselin, Action démocratique
2008 provincial	Jean-Lesage	Independent	316	1.13	5/5	André Drolet, Liberal

Mille-Îles

Régent Millette

See main article: Régent Millette.

Régent Millette (born September 14, 1935) is a perennial candidate for public office, who ran several dozens elections since 2000.

References

1. http://www.over-blog.com/profil/blogueur-1789552.html Le blog de Jacques-Antoine Normandin
2. http://cowansville.enregion.ca/index.asp?s=detail_actualite&ID=1001 Alain Bérubé, "Jacques-Antoine Normandin, un dénonciateur farouche du «système»"
3. http://www.vif.com/users/ronde/apropos.htm José Breton, À propos du Candidat
4. Mario Fontaine, Mario Fontaine, "Dans Shefford, les organisations s'échangent des «amabilités» qui masquent les enjeux locaux," La Presse, 16 November 1988, A12.
5. "Un candidat anti diète dans Shefford," Le Soleil, 12 November 1998, A12.
6. "Le côté charmeur de José Breton...," Le Soleil, 26 November 2008, p. 9. He was forty-six years old at the time.
7. http://www.missplump.net/ronde/deput.htm José Breton, Mon programme électoral