Natural Law Party of Quebec candidates, 1998 Quebec provincial election

The Natural Law Party of Quebec ran thirty-five candidates in the 1998 Quebec provincial election, none of whom were elected. Information about these candidates may be found on this page.

Candidates

Berthier: Louise Roy

Louise Roy received 268 votes (0.72%), finishing fifth against Parti Québécois incumbent Gilles Baril.[1] She is not to be confused with a better known Montreal administrator of the same name.

Brome—Missisquoi: Jean-Charles Rouleau

Jean-Charles Rouleau became active with the transcendental meditation movement in 1984 and identifies as an Ayurvedic scholar.[2] He received 194 votes (0.61%), finishing fourth against Liberal Party incumbent Pierre Paradis.[3]

Louis-Hébert: Jean Cerigo

Jean Cerigo was a Natural Law Party candidate in one federal and two provincial elections. He has lectured on transcendental meditation.[4] In 2003, he led a group of the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's Montreal followers in a bid to construct a twelve-thousand square-foot "peace palace" on the West Island.[5]

Electoral record
Election Division Party Votes % Place Winner
1993 federal Saint-Hubert Natural Law 868 1.41 5/7 Pierrette Venne, Bloc Québécois[6]
1994 provincial Brome—Missisquoi Natural Law 274 0.91 5/5 Pierre Paradis, Liberal[7]
1998 provincial Louis-Hébert Natural Law 108 0.34 5/6 Paul Bégin, Parti Québécois[8]

Mercier: Pierre Bergeron

Pierre Bergeron was a Natural Law candidate in one federal and two provincial elections. He described himself as a professor in 1993.[9]

Electoral record
Election Division Party Votes % Place Winner
1993 federal Laurier-Sainte-Marie Natural Law 652 1.61 6/9 Gilles Duceppe, Bloc Québécois[10]
1994 provincial Viau Natural Law 291 1.02 4/5 William Cusano, Liberal[11]
1998 provincial Mercier Natural Law 154 0.49 7/9 Robert Perreault, Parti Québécois[12]

References

  1. ↑ Official Results (Berthier, 1998), Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
  2. ↑ Ayurveda Koolitus, artofliving.ee, accessed 14 December 2010.
  3. ↑ Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec, accessed 14 December 2010.
  4. ↑ "Tip Sheet: Lectures and Other Events of Interest," Montreal Gazette, 24 October 2002, D9.
  5. ↑ Mark Abley, "'Peace palace' project launched by Maharishi's followers," Montreal Gazette, 2 May 2003, A6.
  6. ↑ Twenty-fifth General Election, 1993: Official Voting Results, Published by the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada.
  7. ↑ Official results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
  8. ↑ Official results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
  9. ↑ History of Federal Ridings since 1867: LAURIER--SAINTE-MARIE (1993/10/25), Parliament of Canada, accessed 19 June 2011.
  10. ↑ Twenty-fifth General Election, 1993: Official Voting Results, Published by the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada.
  11. ↑ Official results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
  12. ↑ Official results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
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