Green Party of Quebec candidates in the 1994 Quebec provincial election
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.