The 2011 Bloc Québécois leadership election was held on December 11, 2011, to replace

Gilles Duceppe Gilles Duceppe (; born July 22, 1947) is a Canadian retired politician, proponent of the Quebec sovereignty movement and former leader of the federal political party, Bloc Québécois. He was a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Ca ...

, who resigned on May 2 after the party lost 43 of its 47 seats, including his own seat, in the 2011 federal election. It was won by

Daniel Paillé Daniel Paillé (; born April 1, 1950) is a Canadian politician, who represented the riding of Prévost in the National Assembly of Quebec from 1994 to 1996 as a member of the Parti Québécois, and represented the district of Hochelaga in t ...

. Voter turnout for the leadership election was 38%.

Timeline

*March 15, 1997:

wins the

leadership election A leadership election is a political contest held in various countries by which the members of a political party determine who will be the leader of their party. Generally, any political party can determine its own rules governing how and when a ...

taking over for

Michel Gauthier Michel Gauthier (; February 18, 1950 – May 30, 2020) was a Canadian politician, who served as leader of the Bloc Québécois from 1996 to 1997. As the party was the Official Opposition in the Parliament of Canada, Gauthier was also the L ...

as party president (leader). *March 25, 2011:

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's government is defeated in a

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losing 156—145 which sets-up the May 2 election. *May 2, 2011: The election is held. The

Bloc Québécois The Bloc Québécois (, , BQ) is a centre-left politics, centre-left and list of federal political parties in Canada, federal political party in Canada devoted to Quebec nationalism, Quebecois nationalism, social democracy, and the promotion o ...

won only 4 ridings after having 47 at dissolution of Parliament. The party lost

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. Gilles Duceppe loses his own riding in

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and announces his resignation. *May 3, 2011:

Vivian Barbot Vivian Barbot (born July 7, 1941) is a Canadian teacher, activist, and politician. She is a former president of the Fédération des femmes du Québec, a former member of Parliament and former vice-president of the Bloc Québécois. She was th ...

becomes interim president after failing to regain her riding the night before. *May 11, 2011: Former MP

Pierre Paquette Pierre A. Paquette (born June 1, 1955) is a Canadian economist, professor, union leader and politician. Born in Sorel, Quebec, Paquette was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a member of the Bloc Québécois in the 2000 Canadi ...

announces his interest in running for leader and his intention to tour

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this summer to consult party members on the future of the Bloc. *June 2, 2011:

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is named the Bloc's interim parliamentary leader. *June 8, 2011: Party executive sets dates for the leadership election. *August 12, 2011: Paquette tells ''

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'' that he will not be a candidate and urges the party to delay the leadership election for a year. *September 17, 2011: BQ General Council meets to decide the official rules for the leadership election, the council affirmed its decision to hold the leadership election in 2011 rejecting calls to delay the election until 2012; official start of leadership race. *October 28, 2011: Deadline to submit signatures of 1,000 party members and become an official candidate. *October 31 – November 18, 2011: Advance voting at the BQ's national office during business hours. *November 8, 2011, 6:30 pm: Candidates debate (Quebec City) at Loews Hôtel Le Concorde. *November 11, 2011: Deadline for new members to join the party. *November 15, 2011, 6:30 pm: Candidates debate (Montreal) at Hôtel Delta Montréal. *November 16, 2011: Deadline for membership renewals. *November 22, 2011, 7 pm: Internet candidates debate. *December 10, 2011: Deadline for completed mail-in ballots to be received. *December 11, 2011:

declared winner after the second ballot.

Candidates

Official candidates

Jean-François Fortin

;Background MP for

Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia (formerly known as Matapédia—Matane) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 until 2013. It has the lowest percenta ...

(2011–present)
Former mayor of

Sainte-Flavie, Quebec Sainte-Flavie () is a parish municipality in the La Mitis Regional County Municipality of Quebec, Canada, located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River, about northwest of Mont-Joli. It is named after Flavia, a martyred saint. Sainte ...

Only newly elected BQ MP in the current caucus :Date campaign launched: September 17, 2011 ;Supporters *Past MPs: (14) Claude Guimond, Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques;

Paul Crête Paul Crête (; born April 8, 1953) is a Canadians, Canadian politician, who served as a Member of Parliament (Canada), Member of Parliament for the Bloc Québécois in the House of Commons of Canada from 1993 until 2009, when he announced that h ...

, Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup;

Marc Lemay Marc Lemay (born April 4, 1951) is a Canadian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Abitibi—Témiscamingue from 2004 to 2011. He is a member of the Bloc Québécois (BQ). Biography Lemay was born in Amos, Quebec. A lawy ...

, Abitibi—Témiscamingue;

Suzanne Tremblay Suzanne Tremblay (; January 24, 1937 – September 26, 2020) was a Canadian politician from Quebec who served as a Bloc Québécois member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1993 to 2004. Early life Born in Montreal, Tremblay received a Quee ...

Rimouski-Neigette-et-La Mitis Rimouski (; also known as Rimouski—Témiscouata, Rimouski—Mitis and Rimouski-Neigette-et-la Mitis) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 2003. It was create ...

; Yvon Lévesque,

Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou (formerly known as Abitibi, Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik and Nunavik—Eeyou) is a federal riding in the province of Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 19 ...

;

Robert Bouchard Robert Bouchard (born March 30, 1943) is a Canadian politician. Born in Saint-Émond, Quebec, Bouchard represented the riding of Chicoutimi—Le Fjord in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2011 as a member of the Bloc Québécois ...

Chicoutimi—Le Fjord Chicoutimi—Le Fjord (formerly known as Chicoutimi) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1925. The riding consists of the northern part of the Chicoutimi borough ...

; Yves Lessard,

Chambly—Borduas Chambly—Borduas (also previously known as Chambly and Chambly—Verchères) was a federal electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1935, and from 1968 to 2015. ...

;

Ève-Mary Thaï Thi Lac Ève-Mary Thaï Thi Lac (born February 6, 1972) is a former Canadian politician. She served as a member of Parliament for the Bloc Québécois in the riding of Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot from 2007 to 2011. She was the first Vietnamese Canadian e ...

, Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot; Jean-Yves Laforest,

Saint-Maurice—Champlain Saint-Maurice–Champlain () is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. It consists of: * the City of Shawinigan; * the Regional County Municipality of Le Haut-Sai ...

;

Diane Bourgeois Diane Bourgeois (born November 14, 1949) is a Canadian politician. She was a Bloc Québécois Member of the House of Commons of Canada, representing the riding Terrebonne—Blainville from 2000 until 2011. She was the Bloc critic for the interna ...

Terrebonne—Blainville Terrebonne—Blainville () was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 until 2015. It was created in 1996 out of parts of Blainville—Deux-Montagnes, Repentigny and Jol ...

; Roger Gaudet, Montcalm; Madeleine Dalphond-Guiral,

Laval Centre Laval Centre (; formerly known as Laval-des-Rapides) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 2004. It was created as "Laval-des-Rapides" riding in 1976 from parts ...

;

Nicole Demers Nicole Demers (January 15, 1950 – July 3, 2023) was a Canadian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Laval from 2004 to 2011. She served as a member of the Bloc Québécois (BQ). Biography Demers was ...

, Laval;

Hélène Alarie Hélène Alarie (6 June 1941 – 26 October 2023) was a Canadian politician who was a member of the House of Commons from 1997 to 2000. By career, she had work in teaching, government and agriculture. Born in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Queb ...

Louis-Hébert Louis-Hébert could refer to: *Louis-Hébert (provincial electoral district) Louis-Hébert () is a provincial electoral district in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. It consists of part of the Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge bo ...

*Provincial politicians: (6)

Danielle Doyer Danielle Doyer (born December 17, 1951, in Mont-Joli, Quebec) is a Quebec politician and teacher. She is the current Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Matapédia in the Gaspésie region. She is a member of the Parti Québ� ...

MNA for Matapédia; Marie Bouillé MNA for Iberville;

Émilien Pelletier Émilien Pelletier (born September 13, 1945) is a Canadian politician in the province of Quebec. Pelletier was elected to represent the riding of Saint-Hyacinthe in the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2008 provincial election. He is a member ...

MNA for

Saint-Hyacinthe Saint-Hyacinthe ( , ) is a city in southwestern Quebec east of Montreal on the Yamaska River. The population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 57,239. The city is located in Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality of the Montérégie regi ...

;

Irvin Pelletier Irvin Pelletier (born May 28, 1946 in Sayabec, Quebec) is a Quebec politician and notary. He was the Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Rimouski for the Parti Québécois. Pelletier went to Université Laval and received a ...

MNA for

Rimouski Rimouski ( ; ) is a city in Quebec, Canada. Rimouski is located in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region, at the mouth of the Rimouski River. It has a population of 48,935 (as of 2021). Rimouski, whose motto is ''Legi patrum fidelis'' (Faithful to ...

;

Pascal Bérubé Pascal Bérubé (; born February 16, 1975, in Matane, Quebec) is a Canadian politician and television host. He is the current Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Matane-Matapédia (formerly Matane) and represents the Parti Qu ...

MNA for

Matane Matane () is a town on the Gaspé Peninsula in Quebec, Canada, on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River at the mouth of the Matane River. The town is the seat for the La Matanie Regional County Municipality. In addition to Matane itse ...

; André Simard MNA for

Kamouraska-Témiscouata Kamouraska-Témiscouata () is a former provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elected members to the National Assembly of Quebec. As of its final election, it included the municipalities of Kamouraska, Quebec, Kamouraska, La Pocatiè ...

*Other prominent individuals: (1) Former

Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier (; formerly known as Portneuf) is a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1867. Its population in 2001 was 87,141 ...

candidate Richard Côté

Maria Mourani Maria Mourani (born 19 May 1969) is a Canadian politician who was elected as a Member of Parliament in the federal riding of Ahuntsic in Canada. She was formerly a member of the Bloc Québécois before leaving the party over its support for th ...

;Background MP for

Ahuntsic Ahuntsic (; , ) is a district in the northern part of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Originally an independent village, Ahuntsic was first annexed by Montreal in 1910, then merged into the borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville in 2002. It is home to Coll ...

(2006–present)
Only BQ MP remaining from the Montreal area :Date campaign launched: September 21, 2011 ;Supporters *Past MPs: (7)

Christian Ouellet Christian Ouellet (April 22, 1934 – December 21, 2021) was a Canadian politician from the province of Quebec. He represented Brome—Missisquoi in the House of Commons of Canada from 2006 to 2011 as a member of the Bloc Québécois. He is no ...

, Brome—Missisquoi;

Johanne Deschamps Johanne Deschamps (born April 2, 1959 in Saint-Jovite, Quebec) is a Canadian politician. She is a former administrative assistant and political attaché. She served as a councillor in Val-Barrette, Quebec from 1994 to 2004 and was Commissioner ...

Laurentides—Labelle Laurentides—Labelle is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. Geography The district is located north of Gatineau and northwest of Montreal, in the Quebec regi ...

; France Bonsant,

Compton—Stanstead Compton—Stanstead is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997. It was created in 1996 from Mégantic—Compton—Stanstead and Richmond—Wolfe ridings. Geograp ...

; Meili Faille, Vaudreuil-Soulanges; Marcel Lussier,

Brossard—La Prairie Brossard—La Prairie () was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2015. As of 2011, its population was 128,001. Geography The riding was located in the South Shor ...

; Osvaldo Nunez, Bourassa;

Francine Lalonde Francine Lalonde (August 24, 1940 – January 17, 2014) was a Canadian politician who served on both the provincial and federal levels. Prior to being elected, she was a lecturer, teacher, and unionist. She was minister responsible for the st ...

La Pointe-de-l'Île La Pointe-de-l'Île () is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. Its population in 2001 was 98,878. The riding was created in 2003 from parts of Anjou—Rivière ...

*Other prominent individuals: (4)

Jean Campeau Jean Campeau, (; July 6, 1931 – February 26, 2025) was a Canadian politician, economist, and business executive. He served as the Minister of Finance and Minister of Revenue of Quebec from 1994 to 1995 and later as Minister of Transport (Que ...

, former MNA for Crémazie; former Brome—Missisquoi candidate Christelle Bogosta; comedian

François Parenteau François () is a French masculine given name and surname, equivalent to the English name Francis. People with the given name * François Amoudruz (1926–2020), French resistance fighter * François-Marie Arouet (better known as Voltaire; 1 ...

; Forum jeunesse du Bloc Québécois, youth wing of the Bloc Québécois ;Other information *Mourani has campaigned on making the BQ more independent of the

Parti Québécois The Parti Québécois (PQ; , ) is a sovereignist and social democratic provincial political party in Quebec, Canada. The PQ advocates national sovereignty for Quebec involving independence of the province of Quebec from Canada and establishi ...

Daniel Paillé Daniel Paillé (; born April 1, 1950) is a Canadian politician, who represented the riding of Prévost in the National Assembly of Quebec from 1994 to 1996 as a member of the Parti Québécois, and represented the district of Hochelaga in t ...

;Background Former MP for Hochelaga (2009–2011)
Former MNA for Prévost (1994–1996)
Former Quebec Minister of Industry (1994–1996) :Date campaign launched: October 4, 2011 ;Supporters *MPs: (1)

André Bellavance André Bellavance (born June 3, 1964) is a Canadians, Canadian politician, who served in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2015 and was the mayor of Victoriaville, Quebec from 2016 to 2021. Born in Victoriaville, Quebec, Bellavance w ...

Richmond—Arthabaska Richmond—Arthabaska is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997. Geography The riding, north of the city of Sherbrooke, straddles the Quebec regions of Centre-du- ...

*Past MPs: (16) Claude DeBellefeuille,

Beauharnois—Salaberry Beauharnois—Salaberry () is a former federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1949 to 2015. Geography In 2003, the riding was re-defined to consist of the regional county mun ...

; Guy André,

Berthier—Maskinongé Berthier—Maskinongé (; formerly known as Berthier and Berthier—Maskinongé—Lanaudière) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1953, from 1968 to 1988, ...

; Roger Pomerleau, Drummond; Richard Nadeau,

Gatineau Gatineau ( ; ) is a city in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It is located on the northern bank of the Ottawa River, directly across from Ottawa, Ontario. Gatineau is the largest city in the Outaouais administrative region of Quebec and is also p ...

; Pascal-Pierre Paillé,

;

Gérard Asselin Gérard Asselin (born April 19, 1950 in Sainte-Flavie, Quebec - February 9, 2013) was a Canadian politician who was a Bloc Québécois member of the House of Commons of Canada, representing the riding of Manicouagan from 2004 to 2011 and Charl ...

, Manicouagan;

Nicolas Dufour Nicolas Dufour (born June 1, 1987) is a Canadian politician, who has been mayor of Repentigny, Quebec since the 2021 mayoral election. Previously, he represented the electoral district of Repentigny from the 2008 Canadian federal election until ...

Repentigny Repentigny () is an off-island suburbs, off-island suburb of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located North Shore (Laval), north of the city on the lower end of the L'Assomption River, and on the Saint Lawrence River. Repentigny and Ch ...

;

Luc Desnoyers Luc Desnoyers (born October 2, 1950) is a Canadian trade unionist and politician, who was elected to represent the electoral district of Rivière-des-Mille-Îles in the 2008 Canadian federal election. He is a member of the Bloc Québécois. Af ...

, Rivière-des-Mille-Îles;

Monique Guay Monique Guay (born October 27, 1959) is a Quebec politician. She was the Bloc Québécois Member of Parliament for the riding of Rivière-du-Nord. Born in L'Île-Bizard, Quebec, she was an administrator and businesswoman before she was first e ...

, Rivière-du-Nord; Carole Lavallée,

Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert (formerly known as Saint-Hubert) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 2015. Its population in 2001 was 99,755. Geography This South ...

; Claude Bachand,

Saint-Jean Saint-Jean (French for Saint John) may refer to: Places Belgium * Sint-Jan, a borough of Ypres, sometimes referenced as ''Saint-Jean'' in a World War I-related context Canada *Lac Saint-Jean *Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality *L ...

; Robert Vincent, Shefford; Paule Brunelle,

Trois-Rivières Trois-Rivières (, ; ) is a city in the Mauricie administrative region of Quebec, Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice River, Saint-Maurice and Saint Lawrence River, Saint Lawrence rivers, on the north shore of the Sain ...

;

Serge Cardin Serge Cardin (born July 2, 1950) is a Quebec politician. He was a Parti Québécois member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the Sherbrooke electoral district from 2012 to 2014, and was formerly a Bloc Québécois Member of Parliament for ...

Sherbrooke Sherbrooke ( , ) is a city in southern Quebec, Canada. It is at the confluence of the Saint-François River, Saint-François and Magog River, Magog rivers in the heart of the Estrie administrative region. Sherbrooke is also the name of a territ ...

;

Raynald Blais Raynald Blais (January 5, 1954 – September 26, 2023) was a Canadian politician who represented the district Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2011 as a member of the Bloc Québécois. Born in P ...

, Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine; Thierry St-Cyr,

Jeanne-Le Ber Jeanne-Le Ber was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2015. Its population in 2006 was 112,863. It was abolished for the 2015 election and dissolved into Ville-Mar ...

*Provincial politicians: (21)

Carole Poirier Carole Poirier (born October 2, 1958) is a Canadian politician. Poirier was elected to represent the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve district in the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2008 provincial election. She is a member of the Parti Québécois (PQ ...

MNA for

Hochelaga-Maisonneuve Hochelaga-Maisonneuve () is a neighbourhood in Montreal, Canada, situated in the east end of the island, generally to the south of the city's Olympic Stadium and east of downtown. Historically a poor neighbourhood, it has experienced significant ...

;

Yves-François Blanchet Yves-François Blanchet (; born April 16, 1965) is a Canadian politician who has served as the leader of the Bloc Québécois (BQ) and member of Parliament (MP) for Beloeil—Chambly since 2019. Blanchet was born in Drummondville, Quebec, ...

MNA for Drummond;

Étienne-Alexis Boucher Étienne-Alexis Boucher is a Canadian politician. Boucher was elected to represent the riding of Johnson in the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2008 provincial election. He is a member of the Parti Québécois. Boucher is a graduate from th ...

MNA for

Johnson Johnson may refer to: People and fictional characters *Johnson (surname), a common surname in English * Johnson (given name), a list of people * List of people with surname Johnson, including fictional characters *Johnson (composer) (1953–2011) ...

; Noëlla Champagne MNA for Champlain;

Alexandre Cloutier Alexandre Cloutier (born September 1, 1977) is a Canadian politician and lawyer. He was a member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Lac-Saint-Jean in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region from 2007 to 2018, representing the Parti Q ...

MNA for

Lac-Saint-Jean Lac-Saint-Jean (, ) is a federal electoral district in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region, northeast Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 2004, and has been represented since 2015. Demographics ...

;

Claude Cousineau Claude Cousineau (born February 20, 1950, in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadians, Canadian politician and teacher, who represented the constituency of Bertrand (provincial electoral district), Bertrand in the National Assembly of Quebec, National As ...

MNA for

Bertrand Bertrand may refer to: Places * Bertrand, Missouri, US * Bertrand, Nebraska, US * Bertrand, New Brunswick, Canada * Bertrand Township, Michigan, US * Bertrand, Michigan * Bertrand, Virginia, US * Bertrand Creek, state of Washington * Saint-Bertr ...

;

Sylvain Gaudreault Sylvain Gaudreault (born July 8, 1970) is a Canadian politician and teacher. He was the Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Jonquière in the city of Saguenay from 2007 to 2022. He represented the Parti Québécois. On May ...

MNA for

Jonquière Jonquière (; ; Canada 2021 Census, 2021 population: 60,250) is a List of boroughs in Quebec, borough (arrondissement) of the city of Saguenay, Quebec, Saguenay in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the Sag ...

; Guy Leclair MNA for Beauharnois; Martin Lemay MNA for

Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques () is a provincial electoral district in the Montreal region of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It comprises part of the borough of Ville-Marie and part of the borough of Le Plat ...

;

Marie Malavoy Marie Malavoy (born March 23, 1948, in Berlin, Germany) is a Canadian politician and teacher. She was a member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Taillon in the Montérégie region for the Parti Québécois. Following the P ...

MNA for

Taillon Taillon () is a provincial electoral district in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It comprises part of the borough of Le Vieux-Longueuil of the city of Longueuil. It was created ...

; Agnès Maltais MNA for Taschereau;

Nicolas Marceau Nicolas Marceau (born June 23, 1964) is a Canadian economist, university professor, politician and former Minister of Finance of Quebec. He was previously a professor of economics at the Université du Québec à Montréal. He was elected to t ...

MNA for

Rousseau Jean-Jacques Rousseau (, ; ; 28 June 1712 – 2 July 1778) was a Genevan philosopher ('' philosophe''), writer, and composer. His political philosophy influenced the progress of the Age of Enlightenment throughout Europe, as well as aspects ...

;

Claude Pinard Claude Pinard (born June 15, 1949) is a politician in Quebec, Canada. He serves as Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Saint-Maurice in the Mauricie region from 1994 to 2007 and since the 2008 provincial elections. Ba ...

MNA for Saint-Maurice; Scott McKay MNA for

L'Assomption L'Assomption () is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec, Canada on the L'Assomption River. It is the seat of the Regional County Municipality of L'Assomption. It is located on the outer fringes of the Montreal urban area. ...

;

Gilles Robert Gilles Robert (born March 5, 1955) is a Canadian politician and teacher. Robert represented the riding of Prévost in the National Assembly of Quebec from 2008 to 2012. He is a member of the Parti Québécois. Born in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec, R ...

MNA for Prévost;

Sylvain Simard Sylvain Simard (born 26 April 1945) is a politician and academic based in the Canadian province of Quebec. He represented Richelieu in the National Assembly of Quebec from 1994 to 2012, and was a cabinet minister in the governments of Lucien B ...

MNA for Richelieu; Mathieu Traversy MNA for Terrebonne; Guillaume Tremblay MNA for Masson;

Denis Trottier Denis Trottier (born June 8, 1952 in Dolbeau-Mistassini, Quebec) is a Quebec politician and teacher. He was previously a Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Roberval in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region, losing to Premier ...

MNA for Roberval; Dave Turcotte MNA for

;

André Villeneuve André Villeneuve is a Canadian politician. Villeneuve was elected to represent the riding of Berthier in the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2008 provincial election. He is a member of the Parti Québécois. Villeneuve attended the CEGEP ...

MNA for Berthier *Other prominent individuals: (9) Former

LaSalle—Émard LaSalle—Émard was a federal electoral district in the Canadian province of Quebec that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 2015. Its population in 2001 was 99,767. The MP from 1988 to 2008 was Paul Martin, who serv ...

candidate Carl Dubois; former Westmount—Ville-Marie candidate Véronique Roy; former

Hull—Aylmer Hull—Aylmer (formerly known as Hull) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1917. It was created as "Hull" in 1914 from parts of Labelle and Wright ridings. It w ...

candidate Dino Lemay; former Mégantic—L'Érable candidate Pierre Turcotte, former Honoré-Mercier candidate Martin Laroche; former

Outremont Outremont () is an affluent residential borough (''arrondissement'') of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It consists entirely of the former city on the Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec. The neighbourhood is inhabited largely by F ...

candidate Élise Daoust; former

Beauport—Limoilou Beauport—Limoilou is a federal electoral district in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada by Liberal Party of Canada MP Steeve Lavoie since 2025. The riding was created in 2003 as "Beaupor ...

candidate Michel Létourneau; former

Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean (; formerly known as Roberval) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1949 until 2015. The riding was created in 1947 from parts of Lake St-John� ...

candidate Claude Pilote; former

Jonquière—Alma Jonquière—Alma was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2011. It was created in 2003 from parts of Jonquière and Lac-Saint-Jean—Saguenay ridings. It co ...

candidate Pierre Forest

Declined

* Bernard Bigras, former MP for Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie (2004–2011) *

, former MP for

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(2000–2011), after initially expressing interest, announced in August that he will not be a candidate and called for the leadership election to be delayed until late 2012. He indicated that he may re-enter the contest if the leadership vote were delayed.

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