Union des forces progressistes candidates, 2003 Quebec provincial election

The Union des forces progressistes fielded seventy-four candidates in the 2003 Quebec provincial election, none of whom were elected.[1] Information about these candidates may be found on this page.

Candidates

(n.c.: no candidate)

Riding Candidate's name Gender Votes % Rank
Abitibi-Estn.c.
Abitibi-Ouestn.c.
Acadien.c.
Anjoun.c.
Argenteuiln.c.
Arthabaskan.c.
Beauce-NordRichard FecteauM1750.605th
Beauce-SudGinette LewisF2160.674th
Beauharnoisn.c.
BellechasseMario OuelletteM1340.525th
BerthierPierre GravelM6321.834th
Bertrandn.c.
BlainvilleThérèse HamelF3941.104th
Bonaventuren.c.
Borduasn.c.
Bourassa-Sauvén.c.
BourgetRosanne LabelleF4181.265th
Brome-MissisquoiSimon GnocchiniM5091.534th
Chamblyn.c.
ChamplainLucie FavreauF1030.395th
ChapleauJean MaroisM3311.105th
Notes: Jean Marois received 331 votes (1.10%), finishing fifth against Liberal incumbent Benoît Pelletier.[2]
CharlesbourgSimon CarreauM3290.855th
CharlevoixÉric TremblayM1680.724th
ChâteauguayGuylaine SirardF2220.565th
Notes: Guylaine Sirard has worked in support of legal abortion rights.[3] She was a candidate for the Parti de la démocratie socialiste in the 1998 provincial election and for the UFP 2003.
Electoral record
Election Division Party Votes % Place Winner
1998 provincial Mercier Parti de la démocratie socialiste 873 2.75 5/9 Robert Perreault, Parti Québécois[4]
2003 provincial Taschereau Union des forces progressistes 222 0.56 5/6 Jean-Marc Fournier, Liberal[5]
ChauveauMarie-Noëlle BélandF3871.055th
ChicoutimiPierre DostieM6702.024th
Notes: Pierre Dostie was one of the two spokespersons of UFP from 2002 to 2004. He was also a candidate for Québec solidaire in the same riding in the 2012 election.
Chomedeyn.c.
Chutes-de-la-ChaudièreJean BernatchezM6491.714th
CrémazieJocelyne DesautelsF6861.964th
Notes: Jocelyne Desautels was also a candidate for the Parti de la démocratie socialiste in Mille-Îles in the 1998 election.
D'Arcy-McGeen.c.
Deux-MontagnesJulien DemersM4081.284th
DrummondGilles MartineauM3010.815th
DubucMarie Francine BienvenueF4571.824th
Duplessisn.c.
Fabren.c.
FrontenacMarie-Josée VachonF1250.485th
Gaspén.c.
GatineauJulie MercierF4231.564th
GouinColette ProvostF1,3974.694th
GroulxDenis LetourneuxM4361.254th
Hochelaga-MaisonneuveLise AlarieF7883.344th
Notes: Lise Alarie received 788 votes (3.34%), finishing fourth against Parti Québécois incumbent Louise Harel.[6]
HullDenise VeilleuxF6772.384th
Huntingdonn.c.
IbervilleGuillaume TremblayM2290.746th
Îles-de-la-Madeleinen.c.
Jacques-Cartiern.c.
Jean-Lesagen.c.
Jeanne-Mance–Vigern.c.
Jean-TalonSacha Alcide CalixteM5151.524th
JohnsonMartin MaroisM3431.144th
JolietteMathieu LessardM1,1493464th
JonquièreMichel PerronM3301.065th
Kamouraska-Témiscouatan.c.
Labellen.c.
Lac-Saint-Jeann.c.
LaFontainen.c.
La PeltrieGuillaume BoivinM5151.305th
Notes: Guillaume Boivin was also the candidate for the Parti de la démocratie socialiste in the same riding in the 1998 election.
La Pinièren.c.
LaporteChristian MontmarquetteM4891.454th
LaprairieDanielle MaireF2290.605th
L'AssomptionGilbert MorinM3560.915th
Laurier-DorionWilliam SloanM9223.054th
Laval-des-Rapidesn.c.
LavioletteYves DemersM1820.754th
LévisMadeleine ProvencherF4421.204th
LotbinièreÉtienne HalléM1750.695th
Louis-HébertJean-Philippe Lessard-BeaupréM4021.005th
Marguerite-Bourgeoysn.c.
Marguerite-D'YouvilleMaxime BabeuM5361.365th
Marie-VictorinMarc LambertM4521.615th
Marquetten.c.
Maskinongén.c.
Massonn.c.
Matanen.c.
Matapédian.c.
Mégantic-ComptonChristian PoulinM1930.824th
MercierAmir KhadirM5,27817.923rd
Mille-Îlesn.c.
Mirabeln.c.
Montmagny-L'IsletFernand DorvalM2250.974th
MontmorencyMagali PaquinF5171.394th
Mont-Royaln.c.
Nelligann.c.
Nicolet-Yamaskan.c.
Notre-Dame-de-Grâcen.c.
OrfordVéronique GrenierF4981.424th
Notes: Véronique Grenier was a student at the Cégep de Sherbrooke during the election. The UFP was not well-organized in the region, and she did not run an active campaign.[7] She received 498 votes (1.42%), finishing fourth against Liberal candidate Pierre Reid.[8] Grenier later attended the Université de Sherbrooke.[9]
OutremontJill Hanley1,8186.863rd
PapineauDominique Marceau2860.935th
Pointe-aux-Tremblesn.c.
PontiacSerge TanguayM3921.684th
PortneufFrançois Paradis-CaronM4131.284th
Prévostn.c.
René-Lévesquen.c.
Richelieun.c.
Richmondn.c.
Rimouskin.c.
Rivière-du-Loupn.c.
Robert-Baldwinn.c.
RobervalFrancis BretonM4531.494th
RosemontOmar AktoufM1,1323.074th
Notes: Omar Aktouf is a professor of management at HEC Montréal. He was born in 1944 near Sétif, in Petite Kabylie, Algeria. His father was exiled from Algeria by the colonial authorities and the family settled in Safi, Morocco. In 1962, after the independence of Algeria, the family resettled in Algiers. In Algiers, Omar Aktouf obtained diplomas in literature, philosophy and economics. He then worked in the Algerian public sector, successively at Sonatrach, at the ministry of hydraulics, at the Société nationale des eaux and at the Société nationale de géophysique.[10] He immigrated to Montréal. In the 1980s he became professor at HEC Montréal. In the 2003 Quebec election, he was candidate for the Union des forces progressistes in Rosemont. He obtained 1,132 votes (3.07%), placing fourth. In the 2004 federal election, he was candidate for the New democratic Party in Outremont. He obtained 5,382 votes (14,06%), placing third.[11] At HEC, he is member of Groupe d'études et de recherche sur le management et l'environnement (GERME) and founding member of Centre humanismes, gestions et mondialisation.[12] He is the author of books, including Le management entre tradition et renouvellement, éd. Gaëtan Morin, 4th edition, 2005; La stratégie de l'autruche; post-mondialisation, management et rationalité économique, Écosociété, 2002; Méthodologie des sciences sociales et approche qualitative des organisations, Presses des H.E.C. et Presses de l'Université du Québec, 1987.[13]
RousseauAlex Boisdequin-LefortM3241.104th
Rouyn-Noranda–TémiscaminguePatrick RancourtM5071.794th
Sainte-Marie–Saint-JacquesGaétan BretonM1,6996.484th
Notes: Gaétan Breton is professor of accounting at Université du Québec à Montréal. He was born in 1952 in Amos. He obtained a doctorate in accounting at the City University London and a master in French studies at Université de Sherbrooke. He is active in environmental and social groups. He was candidate for the Union des forces progressistes in Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques in the 2003 Quebec general election and in Gouin in the 2004 by-election, where he obtained 1,195 votes (7,97%), placing third.[14]
Saint-FrançoisSuzanne ThériaultF3140.994th
Saint-Henri–Sainte-AnneMarc-André PayetteM5951.974th
Saint-HyacintheFrançois ChoquetteM4011.144th
Saint-JeanAlexandre BoulericeM5351.484th
Saint-LaurentAlain PérusseM3251.024th
Saint-MauriceKevin TrudelM2250.884th
SheffordGilles DumoulinM3340.945th
SherbrookeNormand GilbertM4961.424th
Soulangesn.c.
TaillonGabriel LandryM5451.425th
TaschereauAlain MarcouxM1,1763.544th
Notes: Alain Marcoux was a candidate for the Parti de la démocratie socialiste in the 1998 provincial election and for the UFP 2003. In April 2003, he highlighted the UFP's role in mobilizing protests against the American-led invasion of Iraq.[15]
Electoral record
Election Division Party Votes % Place Winner
1998 provincial Taschereau Parti de la démocratie socialiste 521 2.16 4/7 Agnès Maltais, Parti Québécois[16]
2003 provincial Taschereau Union des forces progressistes 1,176 3.54 4/8 Agnès Maltais, Parti Québécois[17]
TerrebonneMarco LegrandM4401.244th
Trois-RivièresDavid LannevilleM2140.795th
Ungavan.c.
VachonRichard St-OngeM2790.875th
VanierSébastien BouchardM5731.524th
Notes: Sébastien Bouchard was also candidate for the Parti de la démocratie socialiste in Jean-Talon in the 1998 general election and candidate for Québec solidaire in Chauveau in the 2012 general election.
Vaudreuiln.c.
VerchèresMarc-André MorvanM1950.635th
VerdunPascal DurandM3681.275th
ViauJocelyne DupuisF3841.415th
Notes: Jocelyne Dupuis was also candidate for the New Democratic Party of Quebec - Parti de la démocratie socialiste in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve in 1989, in Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques in 1994 and in L'Assomption in the 1996 by-election. She led the NDPQ-PDS in 1994-1996.
VimontAndré PigeonM2690.705th
WestmountDavid FennarioM7183.144th

References

  1. ↑ General elections - 2003, April 14 - May 20 (Champlain) - Official results for all electoral divisions, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec. Accessed 30 November 2012.
  2. ↑ Official Results (Chapleau, 2003), Le Directeur général des élections du Québec, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec (DGEQ), accessed 9 October 2010.
  3. ↑ "Parliamentary calendar," Ottawa Citizen, 19 February 1990, A5.
  4. ↑ Official Results (Mercier, 1998), Le Directeur général des élections du Québec, accessed 19 June 2011.
  5. ↑ Official Results (Châteauguay, 2003), Le Directeur général des élections du Québec, accessed 19 June 2011.
  6. ↑ Official Results (Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, 2003), Le Directeur général des élections du Québec, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec (DGEQ), accessed 14 November 2012.
  7. ↑ "Election notebook," Sherbrooke Record, 11 April 2003, p. 9.
  8. ↑ Official Results (Orford, 2003), Le Directeur général des élections du Québec, accessed 5 February 2011.
  9. ↑ "17 win Millennium scholarships," Sherbrooke Record, 12 June 2007, p. 8.
  10. ↑ Omar Aktouf, le mouton noir des HEC et du néolibéralisme, centpapiers. (French) Accessed 4 December 2012.
  11. ↑ History of federal ridings since 1867, Candidates, 38th Parliament, Parliament of Canada. Accessed 4 December 2012.
  12. ↑ Omar Aktouf, Professeur titulaire, Service de l'enseignement du management, HEC Montréal. Accessed 4 November 2012.
  13. ↑ Omar Aktouf, professeur titulaire, HEC Montréal. Accessed 4 December 2012.
  14. ↑ Élections partielles, 20 septembre 2004, Résultats officiels par circonscription, Directeur des élections du Québec. Accessed 4 December 2012.
  15. ↑ Kevin Dougherty, "UFP a left-wing thorn," Montreal Gazette, 9 April 2003, A14.
  16. ↑ Official Results (Taschereau, 1998), Le Directeur général des élections du Québec, accessed 10 May 2011.
  17. ↑ Official Results (Taschereau, 2003), Le Directeur général des élections du Québec, accessed 10 May 2011.

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