Independent candidates, 1985 Quebec provincial election

There were thirty-six independent and non-affiliated candidates in the 1985 Quebec provincial election, none of whom were elected. Information about these candidates may be found on this page.

Electoral divisions

Mercier: Gilles Côté

Gilles Côté was forty-seven years old in 1985 and identified as a taxi driver.[1] A member of the Social Credit Party of Canada, he ran for public office several times in the 1980s at the federal, provincial, and municipal levels.

A candidate named Gilles Côté ran for the Ralliement national party in the 1966 provincial election. It is assumed this was the same person.

Electoral record
Election Division Party Votes % Place Winner
1966 provincial D'Arcy-McGee Ralliement national 129 0.47 4/4 Victor Goldbloom, Liberal[2]
1981 provincial Mercier United Social Credit 118 0.40 6/8 Gérald Godin, Parti Québécois[3]
1982 municipal Montreal City Council, Laurier ward Municipal Action Group 527 9.95 3/3 Robert Perreault, Montreal Citizens' Movement[4]
1984 federal Laurier Social Credit 194 0.72 7/9 David Berger, Liberal[5]
1985 provincial Mercier Independent 97 0.38 7/10 Gérald Godin, Parti Québécois[6]
1986 municipal Mayor of Montreal Independent 1,676 0.49 5/7 Jean Doré, Montreal Citizens' Movement[7]

Richelieu: Michel Guilbault

Michel Guilbault received 347 votes (1.13%), finishing fourth against Quebec Liberal Party candidate Albert Khelfa.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Karen Seidman, "Mercier: PQ minister Godin is confident, but wary," Montreal Gazette, 30 November 1985, A7. See also History of Federal Ridings since 1867: LAURIER (1984/09/04), Parliament of Canada, accessed 5 June 2011; "Seven candidates in the race for Drapeau's job," Montreal Gazette, 23 October 1986, A1.
  2. ↑ Official Results (D'Arcy-McGee, 1966), Le Directeur général des élections du Québec, accessed 5 June 2011.
  3. ↑ Official Results (Mercier, 1981), Le Directeur général des élections du Québec, accessed 5 June 2011.
  4. ↑ Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal, accessed 5 June 2011.
  5. ↑ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer, Thirty-third General Election, 1984.
  6. ↑ Official Results (Mercier, 1985), Le Directeur général des élections du Québec, accessed 5 June 2011.
  7. ↑ Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal, accessed 5 June 2011.
  8. ↑ Official Results (Richelieu, 1985), Le Directeur général des élections du Québec, accessed 22 August 2010.
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