The governing Quebec Liberal Party fielded a full slate of 125 candidates in the 1994 Quebec general election and elected forty-seven candidates, falling to official opposition status in the National Assembly of Quebec.

Candidates

Fabre: Lise Evoy

Lise Evoy received 16,570 votes (41.52%), finishing second against Parti Québécois candidate Joseph Facal.[1] She previously served on the Commission scolaire de Chomedey-Laval.[2]

Labelle: Marcel Lafleur

Marcel Lafleur received 8,494 votes (31.68%), finishing second against Parti Québécois incumbent Jacques Léonard.[3]

Mercier: Alda Viero

Alda Viero was born in Italy and grew up in Montreal. A published poet, she was a travel agency operator in 1994 and campaigned in support of Canadian federalism.[4] She received 9,479 votes (30.55%), finishing second against Parti Québécois candidate Robert Perreault.[5]

References

  1. Official Results (Fabre, 1994), Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
  2. Mémoire sur l'éducation des adultes, La fédération des commissions scolaires catholiques du Québec, December 1980.
  3. Official Results (Labelle, 1994), Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
  4. Irwin Block, "Transit chief flatly refuses to drop bid for Mercier nod; PQ nomination set for Aug. 7," Montreal Gazette, 27 July 1994, A8; Hubert Bauch, "Courting the ethnics," Montreal Gazette, 30 July 1994, B1; Irwin Block, "Perreault aims to pick up Godin's mantel; But political cynicism is rife in Mercier, PQ stronghold since 1976," Montreal Gazette, 6 September 1994, A11. Viero has said that the Parti Québécois approached her to be a candidate, but she declined their offer.
  5. Official Results (Mercier, 1994), Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
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