New Democratic Party of Quebec candidates in the 1985 Quebec provincial election

The New Democratic Party of Quebec fielded ninety candidates in the 1985 Quebec provincial election, none of whom were elected.General elections - 1985, December 2 - Official results for all electoral divisions , Le Directeur général des élections du Québec Information about these candidates may be found on this page.

Electoral divisions (n.c.: no candidate) Riding Candidate's name Gender Occupation Votes % Rank NotesAbitibi-EstPierre NantelM3722.094thAbitibi-OuestClaude BourqueM4262.143rdAnjouClaire BrassardF9772.923rdArgenteuiln.c.ArthabaskaMarcel ChalifouxM8012.404thBeauce-Nordn.c.Beauce-Sudn.c.Beauharnoisn.c.Bellechassen.c.Berthiern.c.BertrandClaire BonnevilleF5861.673rdBonaventuren.c.BourassaRobert DesfossésM6512.453rdBourgetPierre BourgeoisM5542.183rdBrome—MissisquoiRon MarchandM8803.673rdChamblyFrédéric HendersonM1,0963.673rdChamplainJean-Claude LandryM1,2693.953rdChapleauJean-Philippe RheaultM6862.513rdCharlesbourgDiane LapointeF1,7404.934thCharlevoixRobert VigneaultM6342.613rdChâteauguayRonald L. TaylorM9482.543rdChauveauCéline CharbonneauF1,7205.053rdChicoutimiNormand LetendreM1,4294.343rdChomedeyNorman BuchbinderM7992.683rdCrémaziePierre LeducM7652.373rdD'Arcy-McGeeHeather YampolskyF9373.763rdDeux-MontagnesRoger LemoineM4901.604thDorionPaul ComtoisMEconomist6532.653rdNotes: Paul Comtois was a federal and provincial New Democratic Party candidate in the mid-1980s. He was forty-two years old in 1985, worked as an economist in the Quebec government's labour department, and said that he was aiming for a second-place finish.David Wimhurst, "Dorion: Three candidates feel they can win riding," Montreal Gazette, 29 November 1985, p. 7. + Electoral record Election Division Party Votes % Place Winner 1984 federal Papineau New Democratic 4,295 13.13 3/9 André Ouellet, LiberalSource: Report of the Chief Electoral Officer, Thirty-third General Election, 1984. 1985 provincial Dorion New Democratic 653 2.65 3/11 Violette Trépanier, LiberalDrummondMichel ParenteauM5851.694thFuture party leader 1990-1992DubucHélène BouchardF9503.713rdDuplessisn.c.FabreLouis RoyM6682.273rdFrontenacn.c.Gaspén.c.GatineauLuc VillemaireM5322.564thGouinJacques DesrosiersM6652.873rdGroulxn.c.HullSerge BernierM1,0163.793rdHuntingdonn.c.IbervilleJoseph Salvo RossiM4951.484thÎles-de-la-Madeleinen.c.Jacques-CartierJames McCarteM1,0253.403rdJeanne-ManceVincent GuadagnanoM4111.394thJean-TalonJan WarnkeM1,7275.483rdJohnsonn.c.Jolietten.c.JonquièreMaurice BilodeauM1,7845.283rdKamouraska-Témiscouatan.c.Labellen.c.L'AcadieCharles SuissaM9463.103rdLac-Saint-JeanJean-Claude MartelM1,0723.453rdLafontaineRoger VincentM6081.573rdLa PeltrieDenis JeffreyM1,9685.553rdLaporteJean-François FisetM1,1373.843rdLaprairieDiane AllardF1,0882.653rdL'Assomptionn.c.LaurierIoannis KourtesisM8303.413rdLaval-des-RapidesDenis LabelleM7042.413rdLavioletten.c.LévisMichel CarbonneauM1,1542.763rdLimoilouGuy BertheM9493.413rdLotbinièren.c.Louis-HébertJean-Paul HarneyMProfessor2,7988.593rdParty leader 1984-1987MaisonneuveMilan MirichM4952.073rdSee the 2000 federal election for biographical notes.Marguerite-BourgeoysJohn ComminsM7953.003rdMarie-VictorinFrançois DesgroseillersM8843.363rdMarquetteMarie GauthierM4191.903rdMaskinongén.c.Matanen.c.Matapédian.c.Mégantic-ComptonJoseph LemoineM5942.753rdMercierRoger CouvretteM1,2004.693rdMille-ÎlesGeorge HannaM5731.923rdMontmagny-L'IsletLouise Saint-PierreF5642.353rdMontmorencyMichael HabermanM1,2003.384thMont-RoyalTerrence JonesM6752.993rdNelliganJoan Eyolfson CadhamFWriter1,1233.513rdNotes: Joan Eyolfson Cadham was raised in Saskatchewan. She studied journalism at Ryerson Institute of Technology. She lived in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue. She wrote for boating magazines. She moved back to Saskatchewan in 1992.Joan Eyolfson Cadham Bio. Accessed 26 November 2012.NicoletNormande VilleneuveF4251.593rdNotre-Dame-de-GrâceMichel AgnaieffMTrade unionist2,3338.643rdAssociate president of the federal NDPNotes: Michel Agnaieff was born in 1939 in Cairo, Egypt. "Michel Agnaïeff à la présidence de la Commission canadienne pour l'UNESCO", Université, Journal de la Fédération québécoise des professeures et professeurs d'université, vol. 6, no. 3, March 1997, p. 2. Accessed 26 November 2012. His father was of Russian origin. He emigrated from Egypt to Canada in 1966. He studied linguistics at Université de Montréal. He was the founding president of the Conseil québécois pour la paix. Normand Lester, "Nycole Turmel, les syndicalistes québécois et l’assiette au beurre fédérale", La chronique de Normand Lester, 5 August 2011. Accessed 26 November 2012. In 1971, he became secretary of the Centrale de l'enseignement du Québec (CEQ). From 1976 to 1996, he was the general manager of the CEQ. He was elected associate president of the federal New Democratic Party. He was the NDP candidate in the riding of Duvernay in the 1988 federal election, receiving 14.81% of the votes and finishing third.History of federal ridings since 1867, Candidates, 34th Parliament, Parliament of Canada. Accessed 26 November 2012. It was revealed in the press that he had been placed under surveillance by the Canadian Intelligence Services, who suspected him of promoting soviet influence. He later became a federal civil servant at the Canadian International Development Agency. From 1998 to 2002, he was president of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO.OrfordDenis BoisséM6322.254thOutremontRené DenisM1,2945.443rdPapineauGaétan MénardM7323.443rdPontiacMichel MartinM8964.653rdPortneufGilles HarveyM7262.733rdPrévostn.c.RichelieuGuy VervilleM5871.913rdNotes: Guy Verville was a federal and provincial New Democratic Party candidate in the mid-1980s. He listed himself as a student in 1984.History of Federal Ridings since 1867: Témiscamingue (1984/09/04), Parliament of Canada. Accessed 22 August 2010. + Electoral record Election Division Party Votes % Place Winner 1984 federal Témiscamingue New Democratic 2,189 5.40 3/6 Gabriel Desjardins, Progressive Conservative 1985 provincial Richelieu New Democratic 587 1.91 3/6 Albert Khelfa, LiberalRichmondn.c.Rimouskin.c.Rivière-du-LoupMarius TremblayM7113.243rdRobert-BaldwinRené BoulardM1,0683.183rdRobervaln.c.RosemontRoger LamarreM7422.643rdRousseaun.c.Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscaminguen.c.SaguenayJocelyn ToulouseM5162.213rdSainte-AnneKurtis LawM6333.073rdSaint-FrançoisSarah JohnsonF1,2204.223rdSaint-HenriAlain GiguèreM6022.333rdSaint-HyacintheRoland MorinM7092.253rdNotes: Roland Morin became a member of the NDP in 1963. He was a NDP candidate in the federal elections of 1965 (in Maisonneuve-Rosemont), 1968 (in Maisonneuve), 1972 (in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce) and 1974 (in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce). He is listed as publicist, trade unionist and translator.History of federal ridings since 1867, Candidates, Parliament of Canada. Accessed 28 November 2012. and a NDPQ candidate in the 1970 and 1985 provincial elections. He was the president of the NDPQ (section) in 1967-1970. On 21 March 1970, he succeeded Robert Cliche as leader of the NDPQ (section)."Élection de Roland Morin au poste de chef du Nouveau Parti démocratique du Québec", Bilan du siècle, Université de Sherbrooke. Accessed 28 November 2012. He was succeeded by G.-Raymond Laliberté in 1971. Morin was the president of the NDPQ (party) in 1985-1987. After Jean-Paul Harney announced that he would not be candidate for leadership for a new term, Morin was elected leader of the NDPQ (party) at the NDPQ convention on 29 October 1987.Today in Canadian History, October 29, canadachannel.ca. Accessed 28 November 2012. During his term as leader, Morin was the NDPQ candidate in the 20 June 1988 provincial by-election in Anjou, where he finished with 483 votes (2.24%). André Lamoureux, "Le NPD de 1984 à 1988 : La recherche d'un nouvel élan", in Politique, n° 14, 1988, p. 83-118. Accessed 28 November 2012. At the 30 April 1989 NPDQ convention, he was candidate for a new term as leader but he was defeated by Gaétan Nadeau. Jean Crête, "La vie des partis", in L'année politique au Québec 1988-1989, Presses de l'université de Montréal. Accessed 28 November 2012.Saint-JacquesPierre GravelineMTrade unionist1,1155.083rdNotes: Pierre Graveline was born in 1952. He was journalist, employee of the Confédération des syndicats nationaux, director of communications at the Centrale de l'enseignement du Québec and columnist at Le Devoir. From 1996 to 2005, he was the general manager of the groupe Ville-Marie Littérature publishing house (Québecor Média). In 2007, he became associate publisher at Fides. He has written poetry and essays, including Prenons la parole ! (1991), Une planète nommée Québec (1996) and Une histoire de l'éducation et du syndicalisme enseignant au Québec (2003), Une passion littéraire (2009) and La liberté du Québec (2011). Pierre Graveline, notice biographique, VLB éditeur. Accessed 28 November 2012. Pierre Graveline se joint aux Editions Fides à titre d'éditeur associé, Canada Newswire. Accessed 28 November 2012.Saint-JeanPhilippe ThibodeauM1,0283.033rdSaint-LaurentSid IngermanM1,0373.423rdSaint-LouisArden RyshpanM1,4056.874thSainte-MarieLouise BoucherF7113.773rdSaint-Mauricen.c.SauvéYves AlavoM4621.803rdSheffordNancy PearsonF2840.863rdSherbrooken.c.TaillonJean-Serge BaribeauM7912.643rdNotes: Jean-Serge Baribeau is a sociologist. He was a professor of sociology for almost 40 years in a private college and in CEGEP Édouard-Montpetit. He describes himself as a sociologist of the media. Jean-Serge Baribeau, Voir. Accessed 28 November 2012.TaschereauPierre RivardMStudent1,2175.653rdNDP Youth presidentTerrebonneJohanne MorinF8102.473rdTrois-RivièresJocelyn Ann Leblanc-GirardF6142.103rdUngavan.c.VachonMichael Kukura JrM6732.083rdVanierMaurice GagnonM1,6715.503rdVaudreuil-SoulangesMarc TurgeonM9242.543rdVerchèresLise LamarcheF1,0633.133rdVerdunRichard ProulxM6592.853rdViauGiuseppe SciortinoMLawyer8643.343rdVigerRenée SigouinF6172.103rdVimontJean DesrosiersM8542.643rdWestmountGreta NemiroffF1,9167.943rd

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