Parti Québécois Leader André Boisclair has been re-elected in his Montreal-area riding of Pointe-aux-Trembles.
Boisclair grabbed 47.38 per cent of the popular vote in Monday's provincial election, followed by Action Démocratique du Québec candidate Martin-Karl Bourbonnais with 26.42 per cent.
Trailing were Liberal candidate Daniel Fournier with 18.2 per cent of the vote, Green party candidate Xavier Daxhelet with 4.29 per cent and Québec Solidaire candidate Dominique Ritchot with more than two per cent.
Three parties had less than one per cent of the popular vote, including:
- Parti Démocratie Chrétienne du Québec candidate Julien Ferron.
- Bloc Pot candidate Etienne Mallette.
- Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada candidate Geneviève Royer.
Boisclair has held the Montreal-area riding of Pointe-aux-Trembles since 2006, when he easily won the seat in a byelection.
The riding, on the north point of the island of Montreal, is largely francophone and has been a PQ stronghold since 1989.
Boisclair was elected leader in 2005. During this election campaign, he struggled not only to unite his divided party but to convince voters he was a strong leader capable of forming the next provincial government.
Paying for missteps?
He suffered a few communication missteps during the 33-day campaign.
In one instance, he came under fire for using the French term for "slanting eyes" to describe Asian students and refusing to apologize for it. But it was debated whether his words — les yeux bridés — were as insulting in French as in English.
The 40-year-old party leader also admitted to taking cocaine when he was a minister in the previous PQ government.
Boisclair was first elected to the Quebec national assembly in 1989 to represent the Montreal riding of Gouin at age 23, becoming the youngest member of the legislature.
Related
| Party | Elected | Leading | Total | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIB | 48 | 0 | 48 | 33.08% |
| ADQ | 41 | 0 | 41 | 30.80% |
| PQ | 36 | 0 | 36 | 28.32% |
| QS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.65% |
| GRN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.89% |
| OTH | 0 | 0 | 0 | .26% |
| Last Update:March 27, 12:52:21 AM EDT | ||||
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