The Bloc Québécois (BQ) ran seventy-five candidates in the 1997 Canadian federal election, covering all of the ridings in the province of Quebec. Forty-four of the party's candidates were elected, giving the Bloc third-place status in the House of Commons of Canada.
Many of the party's candidates have separate biography pages; information about others may be found here.
Candidates
editBrome—Missisquoi: Noël Lacasse
editNoël Lacasse was listed as a retired teacher in 1997.[1] He ran for mayor of Magog, Quebec, in 1994 and 1998, without success. He also planned to run for the BQ's nomination in Brome—Missisquoi for a 1995 by-election, but he later agreed to withdraw in favour of high-profile candidate Jean-François Bertrand.[2] In 1997, Lacasse finished third against Liberal Party incumbent Denis Paradis.
| Election | Division | Party | Votes | % | Place | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 Magog municipal | Mayor of Magog | n/a | - | - | 2/2 | Denis Lacasse |
| 1997 federal | Brome—Missisquoi | Bloc Québécois | 12,652 | 27.83 | 3/4 | Denis Paradis, Liberal |
| 1998 Magog municipal | Mayor of Magog | n/a | - | - | 2/2 | Marc Poulin |
References
edit- ^ History of Federal Ridings since 1867: BROME--MISSISQUOI (1997/06/02)[permanent dead link], Parliament of Canada, accessed 6 December 2010.
- ^ "Popular separatist joins race to retain BQ status", Windsor Star, 21 December 1994, A10.