The Parti Québécois fielded a full slate of 125 candidates in the 1989 Quebec general election. Twenty-nine of the party's candidates were elected, which allowed the party to retain its position as the official opposition in the National Assembly of Quebec.

Electoral divisions

Brome—Missisquoi: Daniel Lavoie Daniel Lavoie received 6,238 votes (25.03%), finishing second against Liberal Party incumbent Pierre Paradis.Élections générales (Brome-Missisquoi, 1989), Le Directeur Général des Élections du Québec, accessed 24 April 2013.

Prior to the 1989 election, a newspaper report about factional infighting in the Union Nationale listed Daniel Lavoie as a party member. It is possible that this was the same person."Factions bicker over remains of once-mighty Union Nationale," Montreal Gazette, 20 March 1989, A5.

Jean-Talon: Martine Hébert Martine Hébert received 12,272 votes (40.39%) for a second-place finish against Liberal Party incumbent Gil Rémillard.Élections générales (Jean-Talon, 1989), Le Directeur Général des Élections du Québec, accessed 24 April 2013. A candidate named Martine Hébert ran for Vision Montreal in the 2009 Montreal municipal election; it is not known if this was the same person.

Nicolet-Yamaska: Guy Vachon Guy Vachon has been a candidate of both the Parti Québécois and the federal Parti nationaliste du Québec. In 1984, he identified as a teaching consultant.History of Federal Ridings since 1867: RICHELIEU (1984/09/04), Parliament of Canada, accessed 13 August 2009.

In 1985, an individual named Guy Vachon was listed as both the regional director of the Parti Québécois for Trois-Rivières and the regional co-ordinator of Pierre-Marc Johnson's successful bid to become party leader.Graham Fraser, "Johnson tells PQ meeting he will become premier", Globe and Mail, 16 September 1985, 4. It is assumed that this is the same person as the political candidate.

+ Electoral record Election Division Party Votes % Place Winner 1984 federal Richelieu Nationaliste 1,463 3.01 4/7 Louis Plamondon, Progressive Conservative 1989 provincial Nicolet-Yamaska Parti Québécois 8,941 35.46 2/3 Maurice Richard, LiberalÉlections générales (Nicolet-Yamaska, 1989), Le Directeur Général des Élections du Québec, accessed 24 April 2013.

Richelieu: Guy Savard Guy Savard is a veteran activist in the Quebec nationalist movement. He served as vice-president of a local Société Saint-Jean-Baptiste organization for many years and was president of the Parti Québécois in Richelieu before seeking public office. A 2003 journal article describes him as being on the hardcore sovereigntist wing of the party.Louise Grégoire-Racicot, Le Mouvement National des Québécois remet une Médaille de Bronze à Guy Savard, Les 2 Rives, 8 April 2003, Vol. 25, No. 30, accessed 22 August 2010. He received 12,502 votes (42.25%) in 1989, finishing second against Liberal incumbent Albert Khelfa.Élections générales (Richelieu, 1989), Le Directeur Général des Élections du Québec, accessed 24 April 2013.

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