The Natural Law Party of Quebec ran thirty-five candidates in the 1998 Quebec provincial election, none of whom were elected. Information about these candidates may be found on this page.
Candidates
Berthier: Louise Roy
Louise Roy received 268 votes (0.72%), finishing fifth against Parti Québécois incumbent Gilles Baril. She is not to be confused with a better known Montreal administrator of the same name.
Brome—Missisquoi: Jean-Charles Rouleau
Jean-Charles Rouleau became active with the transcendental meditation movement in 1984 and identifies as an Ayurvedic scholar. He received 194 votes (0.61%), finishing fourth against Liberal Party incumbent Pierre Paradis.
Louis-Hébert: Jean Cerigo
Jean Cerigo was a Natural Law Party candidate in one federal and two provincial elections. He has lectured on transcendental meditation. In 2003, he led a group of the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's Montreal followers in a bid to construct a twelve-thousand square-foot "peace palace" on the West Island.
Election | Division | Party | Votes | % | Place | Winner |
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1993 federal | Saint-Hubert | Natural Law | 868 | 1.41 | 5/7 | Pierrette Venne, Bloc Québécois |
1994 provincial | Brome—Missisquoi | Natural Law | 274 | 0.91 | 5/5 | Pierre Paradis, Liberal |
1998 provincial | Louis-Hébert | Natural Law | 108 | 0.34 | 5/6 | Paul Bégin, Parti Québécois |
Mercier: Pierre Bergeron
Pierre Bergeron was a Natural Law candidate in one federal and two provincial elections. He described himself as a professor in 1993.
Election | Division | Party | Votes | % | Place | Winner |
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1993 federal | Laurier-Sainte-Marie | Natural Law | 652 | 1.61 | 6/9 | Gilles Duceppe, Bloc Québécois |
1994 provincial | Viau | Natural Law | 291 | 1.02 | 4/5 | William Cusano, Liberal |
1998 provincial | Mercier | Natural Law | 154 | 0.49 | 7/9 | Robert Perreault, Parti Québécois |
References
- Official Results (Berthier, 1998), Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
- Ayurveda Koolitus, artofliving.ee, accessed 14 December 2010.
- Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec, accessed 14 December 2010.
- "Tip Sheet: Lectures and Other Events of Interest," Montreal Gazette, 24 October 2002, D9.
- Mark Abley, "'Peace palace' project launched by Maharishi's followers," Montreal Gazette, 2 May 2003, A6.
- Twenty-fifth General Election, 1993: Official Voting Results, Published by the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada.
- Official results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
- Official results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
- History of Federal Ridings since 1867: LAURIER--SAINTE-MARIE (1993/10/25), Parliament of Canada, accessed 19 June 2011.
- Twenty-fifth General Election, 1993: Official Voting Results, Published by the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada.
- Official results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.
- Official results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.