The
New Democratic Party of Quebec elected a permanent leader on January 21, 2018 to lead it into the
2018 provincial election. Interim leader
Pierre Ducasse announced he would not be a candidate in the leadership election.
Timeline
*September 1, 2017 - Nomination period opens.
*October 20, 2017 - Nomination deadline.
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*November 25, 2017, 2:30 pm - Candidates debate in Montreal.][https://www.facebook.com/events/1937854103204294/?ti=cl ]
*December 9, 2017, 2:30 pm - Candidates debate in Gatineau
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*December 16, 2017 - English debate in Montreal.[
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Candidates
Raymond Côté
Background
Former MP for 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 since 2004.
The riding was created in 2003 as "Beauport" from parts of Beauport—Montmorency—Cô ...
(2011-2015).[
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Raphaël Fortin
Background
Candidate in the 2015 federal election in Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères
Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères is a federal electoral district in Quebec. It encompasses a portion of Quebec that had been included in the electoral districts of Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher and Verchères—Les Patriotes.
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and 2008 in Verchères—Les Patriotes
Verchères—Les Patriotes (formerly Verchères) was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 until the 2012 electoral redistribution.
Geography
The riding runs along th ...
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Endorsements
]Paulina Ayala
Paulina Ayala (born June 25, 1962) is a Canadian politician who served as Member of Parliament for the riding of Honoré—Mercier from 2011 to 2015. She is a member of the New Democratic Party. She succeeded Pablo Rodriguez of the Liberal Par ...
, former Member of Parliament
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for Honoré-Mercier
Declined
* Denis Blanchette
Denis Blanchette (born September 4, 1956) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 election. He represented the electoral district of Louis-Hébert as a member of the New Democratic Party until 201 ...
, president of the Quebec NDP, NDPQ candidate in the Louis-Hébert provincial by-election (October 2, 2017), former MP for Louis-Hébert (2011-2015).
* Pierre Ducasse, interim leader (2014–present), federal NDP Quebec lieutenant (2003-2007), Associate President of the New Democratic Party
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(2000-2002), ran in the 2003 New Democratic Party leadership election
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and placed fifth.
Results
* Raphaël Fortin 62%
* Raymond Côté 38%
Total votes cast: 397 votes
Turnout: 67.51%
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References
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Political party leadership elections in Quebec
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