This page lists the results of
leadership elections held by 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 ...
. From its formation in 1968 and until 2005 the party president served as party leader. Elections are by
one member, one vote
"One man, one vote" or "one vote, one value" is a slogan used to advocate for the principle of equal representation in voting. This slogan is used by advocates of democracy and political equality, especially with regard to electoral reforms like ...
.
1968 leadership election
(Held on October 14, 1968)
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René Lévesque
René Lévesque ( ; August 24, 1922 – November 1, 1987) was a Canadian politician and journalist who served as the 23rd premier of Quebec from 1976 to 1985. He was the first Québécois political leader since Confederation to seek, ...
acclaimed
Levesque resigned as party president on June 20, 1985.
Nadia Assimopoulos becomes interim president. Levesque however is usually regarded as remaining PQ leader during this period.
1985 leadership election
(Held September 29, 1985)
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 ...
withdrew before voting.
Johnson resigned on November 10, 1987.
Nadia Assimopoulos onces again becomes interim president and
Guy Chevrette becomes interim parliamentary leader. Chevrette is usually regarded as the interim leader during this period.
1988 leadership election
(Held on March 18, 1988)
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Jacques Parizeau
Jacques Parizeau (; August 9, 1930June 1, 2015) was a Canadian politician and economist who served as the 26th premier of Quebec from September 26, 1994, to January 29, 1996.
Early life and career
Parizeau was born in Montreal, Quebec, the s ...
acclaimed
1996 leadership election
(Held on January 27, 1996)
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Lucien Bouchard
Lucien Bouchard (; born December 22, 1938) is a Canadian lawyer, diplomat and retired politician.
A minister for two years in the 24th Canadian Ministry, Mulroney cabinet, Bouchard then founded and led the Bloc Québécois and became Leader ...
acclaimed
2001 leadership election
(Held on March 2, 2001)
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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 ...
acclaimed
Bernard Landry resigned on June 6, 2005.
Louise Harel
Louise Harel ( ; born April 22, 1946) is a Quebec politician. In 2005 she served as interim leader of the Parti Québécois following the resignation of Bernard Landry. She was also interim leader of the opposition in the National Assembly ...
was chosen interim parliamentary leader.
2005 leadership election
(Held on November 15, 2005)
*Eligible voters: 137,238
*Turnout: 76.69%
*: 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 ...
withdrew and asked his supporters to vote for
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 ...
on November 10, 2005.
Boisclair resigned on May 8, 2007.
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 ...
was chosen interim leader.
2007 leadership election
(Held on June 27, 2007)
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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 ...
acclaimed
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 ...
was a candidate but withdrew after 24 hours.
2015 leadership election
(Held May 13–15, 2015)
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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 ...
57.58%
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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 ...
29.21%
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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 ...
13.21%
**Eligible voters: 71,020
**Turnout 79.9%
2016 leadership election
(Held October 7, 2016)
First round:
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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 ...
: 25,936 (47.03%)
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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 ...
: 16,357 (29.66%)
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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 ...
: 9,077 (16.46%)
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Paul St-Pierre Plamondon
Paul St-Pierre Plamondon (; often identified by his initials: PSPP; born February 17, 1977) is a Canadian lawyer, media personality, and politician.
He has been the leader of the Parti Québécois since October 9, 2020. He represents Camille ...
: 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''
2020 leadership election
(Held October 9, 2020)
References
*http://www.assnat.qc.ca/en/patrimoine/chronologie/index.html
See also
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leadership convention
{{Politics of Canada
In Politics of Canada, Canadian politics, a leadership convention is held by a political party when the party needs to choose a leadership, leader due to a vacancy or a challenge to the incumbent leader.
Overview
In Canada, ...
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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 ...
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