Québécois by-election of 2004

The Québécois by-election of 2004 was held the 20 September 2004. It aimed at electing four deputies following various resignations. They are the Député S of the district of Gouin, Bay-tree-Dorion, Nelligan and Vanier.

The poll allowed the election the National Assembly of Quebec of the pequists Nicolas Girard (Gouin) and Elsie Lefebvre (Bay-tree-Dorion), of the liberal Yolande James (Nelligan) and of the adequist Sylvain Légaré (Vanier).

Context

August 1st The last advertisement of election, that of the district of Gouin, was made the 18 August 2004 following the the Council of Ministers

The Liberal party of Quebec begins the countryside with a length in advance on the other parties. Indeed, having been able to decide date of the election, its four candidates are selected at the time of the beginning of the countryside. Jean Charest benefitted besides from it to begin the countryside by attacking its adversaries about their constitutional position. According to him, “the Québécois Party has only one idea, the sovereignty of Quebec, and the democratic Action does not have any”. Several people had criticized the choice of the militants to choose the candidate resulting from the cultural minorities in a district also only that of Gouin.

The room of the liberal candidate was vandalisé during the program.

Bay-tree-Dorion

This district, represented by the Liberal party of Quebec since its creation in 1994, was left vacant the 17 June 2004 by the departure of Christos Sirros, identified with the left wing of the liberal party.

The candidate pequist Elsie Lefebvre took everyone by suprise by gaining the victory over the liberal Voula Neofotistos.

Nelligan

In the district of Nelligan, the Liberal party of Quebec must counter the grogne defusionnists, who strongly supported it on the last elections, because of the candidature of an independent candidate, Michel Gibson. Several voters seem dissatisfied payment of the file.

Side of the democratic Action of Quebec, the candidate, Tom Pentefountas promised an improvement of the service of suburban train towards the west of the island.

Basket maker

The district of Vanier profits from one of the campaigns the most animated. Indeed, this district decisive for the three left which hopes to gain the victory there. The democratic Action and the Liberal party used the electoral campaign to criticize the decision of CRTC to suspend the license of the station CHOI-FM. It is however Mario Dumont which used this subject in way more virulent.

The countryside of the ADQ started with difficulty in Vanier with the protests of Norman Morin, candidate of the party at the time of the preceding elections, disappointed to be left for account with the profit of Sylvain Légaré that the party has chois like official candidate.

The three principal parties promise the prolongation of the highway of the Small valley. At the end of the campaign, the parties delivered a thankless struggle by deploying all their energies to charm the district. The victory has supris of it more one while going on the side of the democratic Action of Quebec and its candidate Sylvain Légaré

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