Bloc Québécois candidates, 2008 Canadian federal election
This is a list of nominated candidates for the Bloc Québécois political party in the 40th Canadian federal election.
Candidates
Riding
|
Candidate's Name |
Notes |
Gender |
Residence |
Occupation |
Votes |
% |
Rank |
| Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou |
Yvon Lévesque |
Incumbent MP |
M |
Val-Senneville |
Labour relations Councillor |
10,995 |
39.7% |
1st |
| Abitibi—Témiscamingue |
Marc Lemay |
Incumbent MP |
M |
Rouyn-Noranda |
Lawyer |
20,929 |
47.9% |
1st |
| Ahuntsic |
Maria Mourani |
Incumbent MP |
F |
Blainville |
Parliamentarian |
18,815 |
39.5% |
1st |
| Alfred-Pellan |
Robert Carrier |
Incumbent MP |
M |
Laval |
Engineer |
20,686 |
38.8% |
1st |
| Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel |
Mario Laframboise |
Incumbent MP |
M |
Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix |
Parliamentarian |
26,455 |
48.1% |
1st |
| Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour |
Louis Plamondon |
Incumbent MP and Dean of the House |
M |
Sorel-Tracy |
Parliamentarian |
26,821 |
54.7% |
1st |
| Beauce |
André Côté |
|
M |
Saint-Georges |
Recreologist |
7,143 |
14.0% |
2nd |
| Beauharnois—Salaberry |
Claude DeBellefeuille |
Incumbent MP |
F |
Ormstown |
Parliamentarian |
26,904 |
50.1% |
1st |
| Beauport—Limoilou |
Éléonore Mainguy |
|
F |
Quebec City |
Clerk |
15,962 |
32.6% |
2nd |
| Berthier—Maskinongé |
Guy André |
Incumbent MP |
M |
Trois-Rivières |
Parliamentarian |
24,945 |
45.8% |
1st |
| Bourassa |
Daniel Mailhot |
|
M |
Montreal |
Adjunct-Director of the Montreal School Board |
10,145 |
25.4% |
2nd |
| Brome—Missisquoi |
Christian Ouellet |
Incumbent MP |
M |
Cowansville |
Architect |
17,561 |
35.2% |
1st |
| Brossard—La Prairie |
Marcel Lussier |
Incumbent MP |
M |
Brossard |
Engineer |
19,034 |
32.5% |
2nd |
| Chambly—Borduas |
Yves Lessard |
Incumbent MP |
M |
Saint-Basile-le-Grand |
Labour Relations Councillor |
31,773 |
50.1% |
1st |
| Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles |
Denis Courteau |
|
M |
Quebec City |
Regional Councillor |
14,602 |
29.2% |
2nd |
| Châteauguay—Saint-Constant |
Carole Freeman |
Incumbent MP |
F |
Léry |
Lawyer |
25,086 |
45.6% |
1st |
| Chicoutimi—Le Fjord |
Robert Bouchard |
Incumbent MP |
M |
Chicoutimi |
Parliamentarian |
19,737 |
41.3% |
1st |
| Compton—Stanstead |
France Bonsant |
Incumbent MP |
F |
Sherbrooke |
Parliamentarian |
20,332 |
41.9% |
1st |
| Drummond |
Roger Pomerleau |
|
M |
Lefebvre |
Political Assistant |
17,613 |
38.8% |
1st |
| Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
Raynald Blais |
Incumbent MP |
M |
Chandler |
Parliamentarian |
14,636 |
40.1% |
1st |
| Gatineau |
Richard Nadeau |
Incumbent MP |
M |
Gatineau |
Parliamentarian |
15,189 |
29.2% |
1st |
| Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia |
Jean-Yves Roy |
Incumbent MP |
M |
Rimouski |
Teacher |
11,984 |
37.5% |
1st |
| Hochelaga |
Réal Ménard |
Incumbent MP |
M |
Montreal |
Political Scientist |
22,720 |
49.7% |
1st |
| Honoré-Mercier |
Gérard Labelle |
|
M |
L'Île-Perrot |
Businessman |
13,871 |
28.1% |
2nd |
| Hull—Aylmer |
Raphael Déry |
|
M |
Gatineau |
French Professor |
11,625 |
22.0% |
2nd |
| Jeanne-Le Ber |
Thierry St-Cyr |
Incumbent MP |
M |
Montreal |
Engineer |
17,144 |
34.9% |
1st |
| Joliette |
Pierre Paquette |
Incumbent MP |
M |
Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez |
Economist |
28,040 |
52.4% |
1st |
| Jonquière—Alma |
Chantale Bouchard |
|
F |
Montreal |
Lawyer |
19,035 |
37.5% |
2nd |
| La Pointe-de-l'Île |
Francine Lalonde |
Incumbent MP |
F |
Laval |
Parliamentarian |
25,976 |
56.1% |
1st |
| Lac-Saint-Louis |
Maxime Clément |
|
M |
L'Assomption |
Student |
2,953 |
5.7% |
5th |
| LaSalle—Émard |
Frédéric Isaya |
|
M |
Montreal |
Actor |
10,384 |
24.5% |
2nd |
| Laurentides—Labelle |
Johanne Deschamps |
Incumbent MP |
F |
Mont-Laurier |
Parliamentarian |
24,956 |
47.1% |
1st |
| Laurier—Sainte-Marie |
Gilles Duceppe |
Incumbent MP and Party Leader |
M |
Montreal |
Parliamentarian |
24,103 |
50.2% |
1st |
| Laval |
Nicole Demers |
Incumbent MP |
F |
Laval |
Parliamentarian |
19,085 |
37.8% |
1st |
| Laval—Les Îles |
Mohamedali Jetha |
|
M |
Laval |
Machinist |
12,576 |
23.5% |
2nd |
| Lévis—Bellechasse |
Guy Bergeron |
|
M |
Quebec City |
Political Scientist |
13,747 |
25.5% |
2nd |
| Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher |
Jean Dorion |
|
M |
Montreal |
Sociologist |
23,118 |
46.1% |
1st |
| Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière |
Antoine Sarrazin-Bourgoin |
|
M |
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly |
Student |
12,738 |
24.6% |
2nd |
| Louis-Hébert |
Pascal-Pierre Paillé |
|
M |
Quebec City |
Teacher |
20,992 |
36.2% |
1st |
| Louis-Saint-Laurent |
France Gagné |
|
F |
Quebec City |
Technician |
13,330 |
26.5% |
2nd |
| Manicouagan |
Gérard Asselin |
Incumbent MP |
M |
Baie-Comeau |
Parliamentarian |
15,272 |
49.3% |
1st |
| Marc-Aurèle-Fortin |
Serge Ménard |
Incumbent MP |
M |
Saint-Lambert |
Lawyer |
25,552 |
45.5% |
1st |
| Mégantic—L'Érable |
Pierre Turcotte |
|
M |
Thetford Mines |
Notary |
12,283 |
27.7% |
2nd |
| Montcalm |
Roger Gaudet |
Incumbent MP |
M |
Saint-Liguori |
Parliamentarian |
33,519 |
55.7% |
1st |
| Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup |
Paul Crête |
Incumbent MP |
M |
La Pocatière |
Parliamentarian |
20,494 |
46.0% |
1st |
| Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord |
Michel Guimond |
Incumbent MP |
M |
Boischatel |
Parliamentarian and Lawyer |
21,068 |
48.9% |
1st |
| Mount Royal |
Maryse Lavallée |
|
F |
Montreal |
Director of Québec Alcohol Corporation |
1,543 |
4.4% |
5th |
| Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine |
Eric Taillefer |
|
M |
Terrebonne |
Student |
6,962 |
15.9% |
3rd |
| Outremont |
Marcela Valdivia |
2000 Candidate in Westmount—Ville-Marie |
F |
Montreal |
Lawyer |
4,554 |
12.5% |
3rd |
| Papineau |
Vivian Barbot |
Incumbent MP |
F |
Montreal |
Parliamentarian |
16,535 |
38.7% |
2nd |
| Pierrefonds—Dollard |
Reny Gagnon |
|
M |
Laval |
Insurance Salesman |
4,357 |
9.5% |
4th |
| Pontiac |
Marius Tremblay |
|
M |
Plaisance |
Composer/Researcher |
9,576 |
22.3% |
3rd |
| Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier |
Richard Côté |
Director at Strategic Counsel |
M |
Neuville |
Polling Director |
14,401 |
32.0% |
2nd |
| Québec |
Christiane Gagnon |
Incumbent MP |
F |
Quebec City |
Real Estate Agent |
21,064 |
41.8% |
1st |
| Repentigny |
Nicolas Dufour |
|
M |
Repentigny |
Student |
31,007 |
53.1% |
1st |
| Richmond—Arthabaska |
André Bellavance |
Incumbent MP |
M |
Victoriaville |
Parliamentarian |
23,913 |
46.0% |
1st |
| Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques |
Claude Guimond |
|
M |
Rimouski |
Farmer |
17,652 |
44.7% |
1st |
| Rivière-des-Mille-Îles |
Luc Desnoyers |
|
M |
Montreal |
Retired |
23,216 |
45.7% |
1st |
| Rivière-du-Nord |
Monique Guay |
Incumbent MP |
F |
Prévost |
Parliamentarian |
26,588 |
53.6% |
1st |
| Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean |
Claude Pilote |
|
M |
Roberval |
Businessman |
14,619 |
39.7% |
2nd |
| Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie |
Bernard Bigras |
Incumbent MP |
M |
Montreal |
Parliamentarian |
27,260 |
52.0% |
1st |
| Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert |
Carole Lavallée |
Incumbent MP |
F |
Longueuil |
Communicator |
23,767 |
45.0% |
1st |
| Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot |
Ève-Mary Thaï Thi Lac |
Incumbent MP |
F |
Saint-Hyacinthe |
Parliamentarian |
22,719 |
47.4% |
1st |
| Saint-Jean |
Claude Bachand |
Incumbent MP |
M |
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu |
Parliamentarian |
26,506 |
49.6% |
1st |
| Saint-Lambert |
Josée Beaudin |
|
F |
Belœil |
Coordinator |
16,346 |
37.6% |
1st |
| Saint-Laurent—Cartierville |
Jacques Lachaine |
|
M |
Montreal |
Retired Teacher |
4,611 |
11.3% |
3rd |
| Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel |
Farid Salem |
|
M |
Longueuil |
Consultant |
5,146 |
13.6% |
3rd |
| Saint-Maurice—Champlain |
Jean-Yves Laforest |
Incumbent MP |
M |
Shawinigan |
Gym Teacher |
20,397 |
44.0% |
1st |
| Shefford |
Robert Vincent |
Incumbent MP |
M |
Granby |
Parliamentarian |
21,650 |
42.8% |
1st |
| Sherbrooke |
Serge Cardin |
Incumbent MP |
M |
Sherbrooke |
Parliamentarian |
25,502 |
50.1% |
1st |
| Terrebonne—Blainville |
Diane Bourgeois |
Incumbent MP |
F |
Terrebonne |
Parliamentarian |
28,303 |
52.3% |
1st |
| Trois-Rivières |
Paule Brunelle |
Incumbent MP |
F |
Champlain |
Parliamentarian |
22,405 |
45.3% |
1st |
| Vaudreuil—Soulanges |
Meili Faille |
Incumbent MP |
F |
Rigaud |
Parliamentarian |
27,044 |
41.3% |
1st |
| Verchères—Les Patriotes |
Luc Malo |
Incumbent MP |
M |
Contrecoeur |
Parliamentarian |
27,602 |
50.8% |
1st |
| Westmount—Ville-Marie |
Charles Larivée |
|
M |
Montreal |
Logistic Service Coordinator |
2,818 |
7.3% |
4th |
See also
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