The 2016

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 ...

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 ...

occurred from October 5 to October 7, 2016 due to the resignation of Parti Québécois leader

Pierre Karl Péladeau Pierre Karl Péladeau (; born 16 October 1961), also known by his initials PKP, is a Canadian businessman, billionaire and former politician. He was also the MNA ( Member of the National Assembly) for Saint-Jérôme. Péladeau is the president ...

on May 2, 2016.

Jean-François Lisée Jean-François Lisée (; born February 13, 1958) is a Canadian politician who served as the leader of the Parti Québécois from October 2016 until October 2018. He was first elected a member of the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2012 Queb ...

was elected on the second ballot with 50.63% of the vote. To be nominated, a candidate paid a $20,000 non-refundable registration fee and submitted signatures of 1,500 party members from the provinces 45 different ridings in Quebec's seven regions by June 30, 2016. The campaign spending limit was $200,000 per candidate.

Timeline

*May 2, 2016 -

announces his resignation as leader. *May 6, 2016 -

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 ...

(

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 ...

) is elected interim leader by the party's caucus,"No stars shine on Parti Québécois horizon as party searches for leader"
''Globe and Mail'', May 6, 2016 defeating Agnès Maltais ( Taschereau). *May 7, 2016 - The party's executive council decides that the leadership election will be held between September 15 and October 15, 2016. *May 28–29, 2016 - Leadership election rules and timetable to be finalized at a meeting of riding association presidents in

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. *June 30, 2016 - Deadline for candidates to be nominated and to make first deposit of $10,000. *August 30, 2016 - Deadline for second deposit of $10,000. *October 5–7, 2016 - Voting takes place online and by phone using a

preferential ballot Ranked voting is any voting system that uses voters' Ordinal utility, rankings of candidates to choose a single winner or multiple winners. More formally, a ranked vote system depends only on voters' total order, order of preference of the cand ...

. *October 7, 2016 - Results announced at a rally in

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Candidates

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 ...

;Background Alexandre Cloutier-1

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 ...

(2007–present), Minister for Canadian Intergovernmental Affairs, the Canadian Francophonie and Sovereignist Governance (2012–2014), second-place finisher in 2015 leadership election. :Date candidacy declared: May 13, 2016 ;Supporters :Support from caucus members: (14)

François Gendron François Gendron (born November 3, 1944, in Val-Paradis, Quebec) is a politician and teacher in Quebec, Canada. He was a Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Abitibi-Ouest. He represented the Parti Québécois from 1976 t ...

(Abitibi-Ouest), Agnès Maltais (Taschereau),

Sylvain Roy Sylvain Roy is a Canadian politician from Quebec, currently serving as an independent member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Bonaventure electoral district. He was elected in the 2012 Quebec general election, defeating Liberal incumbent ...

(Bonaventure),

Harold Lebel Harold LeBel (; born June 22, 1962) is a former Canadian politician and convicted sex offender in Quebec, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2014 election. He represented the electoral district of Rimouski as a member of ...

(Rimouski), Dave Turcotte (Saint-Jean), Martin Ouellet (René-Lévesque),

Sylvain Rochon Sylvain Rochon is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in a by-election on March 9, 2015.Guy Leclair (Beauharnois),

Nicole Léger Nicole Léger (born March 12, 1955) is a former Canadian politician and the former Member of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNA) for the riding of Pointe-aux-Trembles from 1996 to 2006 and elected back as member of the Parti Québécois in a ...

(Pointe-aux-Trembles), Diane Lamarre (Taillon),

Maka Kotto Maka Kotto (born December 7, 1961) is a Cameroonian-born Canadian politician. Educated in France, Kotto immigrated to Quebec, Canada, where he was an educator before entering politics. Kotto was a Parti Québécois member of the National Assemb ...

(Bourget), Mireille Jean (Chicoutimi),

Sylvain Pagé Sylvain Pagé (born January 9, 1961) is a Canadian businessman and politician. Pagé is the current Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Labelle in the Laurentians, elected in 2001. He is a member of the Parti Québécois. B ...

(Labelle),

Gaétan Lelièvre Gaétan Lelièvre is a Canadian politician. He is a member of the National Assembly of Quebec The National Assembly of Quebec (, ) is the Legislature, legislative body of the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec in Canada ...

(Gaspé) :Support from former caucus members:

Stéphane Bédard Stéphane Bédard (born 11 March 1968) is a Canadian lawyer and politician. Bédard was interim leader of the Parti Québécois from 2014 to 2015. He was the Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the provincial riding of Chicoutimi. H ...

(Chicoutimi, 1998-2015), former interim leader (2014-2015),

Guy Julien Guy Julien was a politician from Quebec, Canada. Background He was born on February 16, 1945, in Shawinigan, Mauricie. Provincial politics He won the Parti Québécois nomination in the district of Trois-Rivières by only three votes, but won a ...

(Trois-Rivières),

Yves Duhaime Yves Duhaime (born May 27, 1939) is a former politician in Quebec, Canada. He served as Cabinet Member and Member of the National Assembly of Quebec. Early life Duhaime was born in Chicoutimi, and grew up in Shawinigan. In the 1960s, Duhaime ...

(Saint-Maurice), Jean-Pierre Jolivet (Laviolette),

Élaine Zakaïb Élaine Zakaïb (July 9, 1959 – October 1, 2018) was a Canadian politician. She was member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Richelieu, first elected in the 2012 election and re-elected in 2014. Zakaïb was Minister Dele ...

(Richelieu), Serge Geoffrion (La Prairie), Jérôme Proulx (Saint-Jean) :Other prominent supporters:

Bernard Landry Bernard Landry (; March 9, 1937 – November 6, 2018) was a Canadian politician who served as the 28th premier of Quebec from 2001 to 2003. A member of the Parti Québécois (PQ), he led the party from 2001 to 2005, also serving as the leader ...

(Former Premier of Quebec) :Policies: Does not intend to call a sovereignty referendum until a PQ government's second term, if there is a 'groundswell' of support. Says education is a priority and also supports measures to keep corporate head offices from leaving Quebec. Also supports protecting the French language and entrenching secularism in Quebec's constitution.

Jean-François Lisée Jean-François Lisée (; born February 13, 1958) is a Canadian politician who served as the leader of the Parti Québécois from October 2016 until October 2018. He was first elected a member of the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2012 Queb ...

;Background Jean-Francois Lisee 2013

MNA for

Rosemont Rosemont may refer to: People Rosemont is a surname. Notable people with this surname include: * David A. Rosemont, American television producer * Franklin Rosemont (1943–2009), American poet, artist, historian * Norman Rosemont (1924–2018), ...

(2012–present), Minister of International Relations, La Francophonie and External Trade (2012–2014), former journalist and professor. Ran in 2015 leadership election but withdrew. :Date candidacy declared: May 16, 2016 ;Supporters :Support from caucus members: (5)

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 ...

(Hochelaga-Maisonneuve),

Alain Therrien Alain Therrien (; born July 6, 1966) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of La Prairie in the 2019 federal election as a member of the Bloc Québécois. Prior to entering federal politics, he served as a member of ...

(Sanguinet), Mathieu Traversy (Terrebonne),

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 ...

(Berthier),

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 ...

(Matane-Matapédia) :Support from former caucus members: :Other prominent supporters: :Policies: Opposes holding a referendum in a PQ government's first mandate and opposes any government initiatives or public spending to lay the groundwork for sovereignty until a PQ government wins its second mandate. Supports the proposed

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and has called for a ban on wearing the

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and burka in public.

Martine Ouellet Martine Ouellet (; born April 8, 1969) is a Canadian politician who served as leader of the Bloc Québécois from 2017 to 2018. She was the Minister of Natural Resources in the Quebec government from 2012 to 2014. Ouellet was first elected to t ...

;Background Martine Ouellet 2016-06-30 E

MNA for Vachon (2010–present), Minister of Natural Resources and Wildlife (2012–2014), third-place finisher in 2015 leadership election. Worked at

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for 20 years as a mechanical engineer prior to entering politics. :Date candidacy declared: May 27, 2016 ;Supporters :Support from caucus members: :Support from former caucus members: Robert Dean (Prévost),

Gilbert Paquette Gilbert Paquette (born October 19, 1942) is a Canadian university professor, businessman, researcher and politician. Paquette is a researcher at the ''Centre interuniversitaire de recherche sur le téléapprentissage'' (CIRTA-LICEF), which he fo ...

(Rosemont) :Other prominent supporters:

Mario Beaulieu Mario A. Beaulieu (; born February 1, 1959) is a Canadian politician. An advocate for nationalism in Quebec, he served as Party leader, leader (2014–2015), Interim leader (Canada), interim leader (2018–2019) and president (2014–2018) of ...

, MP for La Pointe-de-l'Île and president of the

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, Xavier Barsalou-Duval, MP for Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères,

Michel Boudrias Michel Boudrias (born 1977) is a Canadian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Terrebonne in the House of Commons of Canada from 2015 to 2021. He was first elected in the 2015 election as a member of the B ...

, MP for Terrebonne,

Marilène Gill Marilène Gill (born 1977) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the House of Commons in the 2015 federal election, where she represents the riding of Côte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan as a member of the Bloc Québécois ...

, MP for Manicouagan :Policies: Promises to hold a referendum on Quebec sovereignty in a first mandate

Paul St-Pierre Plamondon

;Background 39-year-old lawyer, political columnist, essayist and commentator who has never held a seat in the Quebec National Assembly. :Date candidacy declared: June 3, 2016 ;Supporters :Support from caucus members: :Support from former caucus members: :Other prominent supporters: :Policies: Wishes to revive

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and opposes austerity. Opposes holding a referendum on sovereignty during a PQ government's first mandate and would hold public consultations during a second mandate to gauge whether or not the public is interested. Opposes the

proposed by the former PQ government in 2014.

Withdrawn candidate

Véronique Hivon Véronique Hivon (born 1970) is a Canadian politician in the province of Quebec. Hivon was elected to represent the riding of Joliette in the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2014 provincial election. She is a member of the Parti Québéco ...

;Background MNA for

Joliette Joliette () is a city in southwest Quebec, Canada. It is approximately northeast of Montreal, on the L'Assomption River and is the seat of the Regional County Municipality of Joliette. It is considered to be a part of the North Shore of G ...

(2008–present), Minister of Social Services and Youth Protection, Minister of the Lanaudière region and Minister responsible for the Die in Dignity commission (2012–2014). :Date candidacy declared: May 9, 2016 :Date candidacy withdrawn: August 26, 2016 ;Supporters :Support from caucus members: (5) Mathieu Traversy (Terrebonne),

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 ...

(Bertrand),

(Berthier),

(Hochelaga-Maisonneuve),

(Labelle) :Support from former caucus members: (8) Marie Bouillé (Iberville), Gilles Chapadeau (Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue),

Linda Goupil Linda Goupil (born May 13, 1961 in Saint-Léon-de-Standon, Quebec) is a former Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Lévis in the National Assembly of Quebec from 1998 to 2003.Élizabeth Larouche Élizabeth Larouche is a former Canadian politician, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2012 Quebec general election, 2012 provincial election."Élizabeth Larouche l'emporte dans Abitibi-Est". ''Abitibi Express'', Septemb ...

(Abitibi-Est) former Aboriginal Affairs minister, Scott McKay (Repentigny),

Serge Ménard Serge Ménard (born 27 September 1941) is a politician from Quebec, Canada. He was a member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 1993 to 2003, and a member of Parliament from 2004 to 2011. Outside politics he has been a lawyer, lecturer an ...

(Laval-des-Rapides) former Public Security minister,

Lucie Papineau Lucie Papineau (born November 19, 1946) is a former Canadian politician who represented the riding of Prévost in the National Assembly of Quebec from 1997 to 2007. She was a member of the Parti Québécois. The daughter of Philippe Papinea ...

(Prévost) former Industry and Commerce minister,

Cécile Vermette Cécile Vermette (; born January 19, 1945) is a former nurse and political figure in Quebec. She represented Marie-Victorin in the Quebec National Assembly from 1985 to 2007 as a member of the Parti Québécois. She was born in Montreal, the dau ...

(Marie-Victorin) :Other prominent supporters: Claude DeBellefeuille, former Bloc Québécois MP (Beauharnois—Salaberry), Gabrielle Lemieux, Advisor on the national executive of the PQ,

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 ...

, Vice-President on the national executive of the PQ,

Gabriel Ste-Marie Gabriel Ste-Marie is a Canadian politician and academic who was elected to represent the riding Joliette in the House of Commons in the 2015 election. He teaches economics at Cégep régional de Lanaudière. Ste-Marie served as the Bloc Qu� ...

, Bloc Québécois MP (Joliette) :Policies: Supports electoral reform and more

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s in the

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Declined

Jean-Martin Aussant Jean-Martin Aussant () is a Canadian economist, musician, and politician, now serving as Executive director of the Chantier de l' économie sociale. He represented Nicolet-Yamaska in the National Assembly of Quebec from 2008 to 2012, first as ...

, MNA for Nicolet-Yamaska (2008–2012) as member for the PQ from 2008 until 2011 when he resigned, criticising then leader

Pauline Marois Pauline Marois (; born March 29, 1949) is a retired Canadian politician, who served as the 30th premier of Quebec from 2012 to 2014. Marois had been a Member of the National Assembly (Quebec), member of the National Assembly in various ridings ...

for downplaying Quebec sovereignty. Leader of the

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political party (2011–2013), currently executive director of Chantier de l’économie sociale. *Pierre Céré, spokesperson for the Conseil national des chômeurs, PQ activist and 2014 candidate in Laurier-Dorion. *

Bernard Drainville Bernard Drainville (; born June 6, 1963) is a Canadian politician, television host and journalist. He was the Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Marie-Victorin in Longueuil from 2007 to 2016, representing the Parti Québ� ...

, MNA for

Marie-Victorin Brother Marie-Victorin, F.S.C. (; April 3, 1885 – July 15, 1944), was a Canadian member of Brothers of the Christian Schools and a noted botanist in Quebec, Canada. Marie-Victorin gained worldwide fame as the author of Flore laurentien ...

(2007–2016), Minister responsible for Democratic Institutions and Active Citizenship (2012–2014) and the main architect and defender of the

. *

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

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(2009–present), Minister of Finance (2012–2014).

Results

First round: *Jean-François Lisée: 25,936 (47.03%) *Alexandre Cloutier: 16,357 (29.66%) *Martine Ouellet: 9,077 (16.46%) *Paul St-Pierre Plamondon: 3,772 (6.84%) Second round: *Jean-François Lisée: 27,801 (50.63%) *Alexandre Cloutier: 17,403 (31.70%) *Martine Ouellet: 9,702 (17.67%) **''Total votes: 55,142'' **''Turnout: 75.09 per cent'' Source:

Opinion polling

Parti Québécois supporters

All Quebecers

References

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Timeline

Candidates

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 ...

Jean-François Lisée Jean-François Lisée (; born February 13, 1958) is a Canadian politician who served as the leader of the Parti Québécois from October 2016 until October 2018. He was first elected a member of the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2012 Queb ...

Martine Ouellet Martine Ouellet (; born April 8, 1969) is a Canadian politician who served as leader of the Bloc Québécois from 2017 to 2018. She was the Minister of Natural Resources in the Quebec government from 2012 to 2014. Ouellet was first elected to t ...

Paul St-Pierre Plamondon

Withdrawn candidate

Véronique Hivon Véronique Hivon (born 1970) is a Canadian politician in the province of Quebec. Hivon was elected to represent the riding of Joliette in the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2014 provincial election. She is a member of the Parti Québéco ...

Declined

Results

Opinion polling

Parti Québécois supporters

All Quebecers

See also

References