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Revision as of 21:54, 11 May 2011

The Bloc Québécois leadership election, 1997 was the leadership election that picked the new leader to replace Michel Gauthier as leader. The leadership election was conducted by a one member, one vote (OMOV) process involving all party members. Voters were asked to list their first, second and third choices on the ballot. Gilles Duceppe won the leadership election.[1]

Candidates

Name Riding Notes Source
Gilles Duceppe Laurier—Sainte-Marie Became first Member of Parliament under the "Bloc Québécois banner" [2]
Yves Duhaime
Rodrigue Biron
Francine Lalonde
Daniel Turp
Pierrette Venne

Elections

Candidates First Ballot Second Ballot
Votes Percentage Votes Percentage
Gilles Duceppe 21,268 43.91% 25,561 52.77%
Yves Duhaime 16,408 33.87% 16,408 33.87%
Rodrigue Biron 6,468 13.35% 6,468 13.35%
Francine Lalonde 2,671 5.51% Eliminated
Daniel Turp 1,081 2.23% Eliminated
Pierrette Venne 541 1.12% Eliminated
Total 48,437 100% 48,437 100%

Sources

  1. ^ "The Bloc Québécois through the years". The Globe and Mail. May 3, 2011. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Blochistory was invoked but never defined (see the help page).