Independent and non-affiliated candidates, 1998 Quebec provincial election

There were independent and non-affiliated candidates in the 1998 Quebec provincial election, none of whom were elected. Information about these candidates may be found on this page.

Candidates

Mercier: Ann Farrell

Ann Farrell was a Humanist Party of Quebec candidate in two elections during the 1980s.^[1] She later tried to re-establish the Humanist Party in Montreal, in a bid to run three candidates at the federal level in the 1997 Canadian election.^[2] Farrell may have been an unofficial Humanist Party candidate in 1998.

Electoral record

Election	Division	Party	Votes	%	Place	Winner
1985 provincial	Sainte-Marie	Humanist	169	0.90	6/10	Michel Laporte, Liberal[3]
provincial by-election, 20 January 1986	Saint-Laurent	Humanist	202	1.04	5/10	Robert Bourassa, Liberal[4]
1998 provincial	Mercier	Independent	158	0.50	6/9	Robert Perreault, Parti Québécois[5]
2001 municipal	Montreal City Council, Plateau-Mont-Royal ward	Independent	150	1.76	4/5	Nicolas Tétrault, Vision Montreal[6]

Richelieu: Michel Groleau

Michel Groleau appeared on the ballot as a non-affiliated candidate. He received 261 votes (0.83%), finishing fourth against Parti Québécois incumbent Sylvain Simard.^[7]

References

1. Benoit Aubin, "All-candidates meeting in St. Laurent becomes forum for fringe candidates," Montreal Gazette, 14 January 1986, A3. During the 1985 provincial election, she identified as a clerk.
2. Jeff Heinrich, "Uh, Tom? Aren't you getting ahead of yourself?", Montreal Gazette, 11 May 1997, A6.
3. Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec (Sainte-Marie, 1985).
4. Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec (Saint-Laurent, 1986).
5. Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec (Mercier, 1998).
6. Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal.
7. Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec (Richelieu, 1998).