{{short description|none}} The '''[[Quebec Liberal Party]]''' fielded a full slate of 125 candidates in the '''[[1998 Quebec general election|1998 provincial election]]''' and won forty-eight seats to retain their status as the [[Official Opposition]] party in the [[National Assembly of Quebec|National Assembly]]. Many of the party's candidates have their own biography pages; information about others may be found here.
==Candidates==
=== [[Abitibi-Est]]: Lionel Brochu === '''Lionel Brochu''' received 8, 993 votes (37.17%), finishing second against incumbent [[Parti Québécois|Parti Quebecois]] candidate [[André Pelletier (Abitibi politician)|André Pelletier]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-11-25 |title=Résultats des élections générales |url=https://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/resultats-et-statistiques/resultats-generales/1998-11-30/685/ |access-date=2026-05-04 |website=Élections Québec |language=fr-CA}}</ref> This riding was the only one Abitibi that the [[Quebec Liberal Party|Liberal Party of Quebec]] thought they could flip from the [[Parti Québécois|Parti Quebecois]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nov 12, 1998, page 2 - Le Devoir at Newspapers.com™ |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1078994061/ |access-date=2026-05-04 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
=== [[Abitibi-Ouest (electoral district)|Abitibi-Ouest]]: Martin Veilleux === '''Martin Veilleux''' received 7,333 votes (29,60%), finishing second against incumbent [[Parti Québécois|Parti Quebecois]] candidate [[François Gendron]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-11-25 |title=Résultats des élections générales |url=https://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/resultats-et-statistiques/resultats-generales/1998-11-30/677/ |access-date=2026-05-04 |website=Élections Québec |language=fr-CA}}</ref>
=== [[Acadie (electoral district)|Acadie]]: Yvan Bordeleau === '''[[Yvan Bordeleau]]''' received 26,316 votes (75.19%) and was an incumbent candidate.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-11-25 |title=Résultats des élections générales |url=https://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/resultats-et-statistiques/resultats-generales/1998-11-30/523/ |access-date=2026-05-04 |website=Élections Québec |language=fr-CA}}</ref>
=== [[Anjou–Louis-Riel|Anjou]]: Jean-Sebastien Lamoureux === [[Jean-Sébastien Lamoureux]] received 12,097 votes (44,51%) over incumbent [[Parti Québécois|Parti Quebecois]] candidate Pierre Bélanger.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-11-25 |title=Résultats des élections générales |url=https://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/resultats-et-statistiques/resultats-generales/1998-11-30/537/ |access-date=2026-05-05 |website=Élections Québec |language=fr-CA}}</ref> Mr. Lamoureux would, however. not complete his term, resigning 2 years later over irregularities that had taken place during the vote.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dec 10, 2001, page 11 - The Gazette at Newspapers.com™ |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/425459100/ |access-date=2026-05-05 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
=== [[Argenteuil (provincial electoral district)|Argenteuil]]: David Whissell === [[David Whissell]] first elected in a by-election in June of 1998, he was re-elected and received 16,684 votes (42.44%).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jun 02, 1998, page 5 - The Gazette at Newspapers.com™ |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/424962454/ |access-date=2026-05-05 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-11-25 |title=Résultats des élections générales |url=https://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/resultats-et-statistiques/resultats-generales/1998-11-30/595/ |access-date=2026-05-05 |website=Élections Québec |language=fr-CA}}</ref>
=== [[Arthabaska (electoral district)|Athabasca]]: Jacques Lamontagne === Jacques Lamontagne received 12,197 votes (33,63%), finishing second behind Parti Quebecois incumbent candidate Jacques Baril.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-11-25 |title=Résultats des élections générales |url=https://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/resultats-et-statistiques/resultats-generales/1998-11-30/375/ |access-date=2026-05-05 |website=Élections Québec |language=fr-CA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dec 01, 1998, page 4 - Le Devoir at Newspapers.com™ |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1079008746/ |access-date=2026-05-05 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
=== [[Beauce-Nord]]: Normand Poulin === Normand Poulin was re-elected and received 12,137 votes (46,39%).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Normand Poulin - Assemblée nationale du Québec |url=https://www.assnat.qc.ca/fr/deputes/poulin-normand-4953/biographie.html |access-date=2026-05-05 |website=www.assnat.qc.ca |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-11-25 |title=Résultats des élections générales |url=https://www.electionsquebec.qc.ca/resultats-et-statistiques/resultats-generales/1998-11-30/355/ |access-date=2026-05-05 |website=Élections Québec |language=fr-CA}}</ref>
===[[Fabre (electoral district)|Fabre]]: Joanne Gauthier=== '''Joanne Gauthier''' highlighted health and education issues during the campaign.<ref>Linda Gyulai, "Mulcair coasts in Chomedey stronghold," ''Montreal Gazette'', 1 December 1998, B10.</ref> She received 17,507 votes (40.51%), finishing second against incumbent [[Parti Québécois]] [[cabinet minister]] [[Joseph Facal]].<ref>[http://www2.electionsquebec.qc.ca/corpo/francais/elections-generales-provincial.asp?bsq=Dorion§ion=resultats_gen&even=%271998%27&mode=%27n3%27#resul Official Results (Fabre, 1998), Le Directeur général des élections du Québec]{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}.</ref>
===[[Labelle (provincial electoral district)|Labelle]]: Raymond Laporte=== '''Raymond Laporte''' received 9,024 votes (31.07%), finishing second against incumbent [[Parti Québécois]] [[cabinet minister]] [[Jacques Léonard]].<ref>[http://www2.electionsquebec.qc.ca/corpo/francais/elections-generales-provincial.asp?bsq=Labelle§ion=resultats_gen&even=%271998%27&mode=%27n3%27#resul Official Results (Labelle, 1998), Le Directeur général des élections du Québec]{{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}.</ref>
===[[Mercier (provincial electoral district)|Mercier]]: Elizabeth da Silva=== '''Elizabeth da Silva''' highlighted anti-poverty issues during the campaign.<ref>Eileen Travers, "Two ridings remain PQ strongholds: Incumbents Boulerice, Perreault favoured in pair of low-income ridings in central Montreal," ''Montreal Gazette'', 26 November 1998, A8.</ref> She received 9,005 votes (28.42%), finishing second against incumbent [[Parti Québécois]] [[cabinet minister]] [[Robert Perreault]].<ref>[http://www2.electionsquebec.qc.ca/corpo/francais/elections-generales-provincial.asp?bsq=Labelle§ion=resultats_gen&even=%271998%27&mode=%27n3%27#resul Official Results (Mercier, 1998), Le Directeur général des élections du Québec]{{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}.</ref>
===[[Richelieu (provincial electoral district)|Richelieu]]: Gilles Ferlatte=== '''Gilles Ferlatte''' is a former [[Montreal]] police inspector who was fifty years old during the election.<ref>Sandro Contenta, "Bouchard launches attack, calls Charest out of touch," 23 November 1998, A8.</ref> He had previously sought election for mayor of [[Tracy, Quebec|Tracy]] in 1995.<ref>Martha Gagnon, "Sur la Rive-Sud, le gel des taxes est au coeur des débats," ''La Presse'', 4 November 1995, A23.</ref> He attracted controversy in the 1998 campaign when he said that the [[Hells Angels]] did not pose a problem in his riding. Party leader [[Jean Charest]] quickly distanced himself from this comment, which was widely criticized in the media.<ref>Ferlatte was quoted as saying, "In the [[Sorel, Quebec|Sorel]] area [...] the Hell's Angels are not what people say it is in the Montreal area. [...] They have a clubhouse and they don't disturb the citizens." See Tu Thanh Ha, "Charest hit by Hells Angels remark," ''Globe and Mail'', 23 November 1998, A7.</ref>
{| class="wikitable" width="1000" |+ Electoral record |- ! align="left" | Election ! align="left" | Division ! align="left" | Party ! align="right" | Votes ! align="right" | % ! align="center" | Place ! align="center" | Winner |- | align="left" | [[1995 Quebec municipal elections|1995 municipal]] | align="left" | Mayor of [[Tracy, Quebec|Tracy]] | align="left" | n/a | align="right" | not listed | align="right" | not listed | align="center" | 3/3 | align="left" | [[Émile Parent]] |- | align="left" | [[1998 Quebec general election|1998 provincial]] | align="left" | [[Richelieu (provincial electoral district)|Richelieu]] | align="left" | [[Quebec Liberal Party|Liberal]] | align="right" | 8,718 | align="right" | 27.66 | align="center" | 2/5 | align="left" | [[Sylvain Simard]], [[Parti Québécois]]<ref>[https://archive.today/20130101094602/http://www2.electionsquebec.qc.ca/corpo/francais/elections-generales-provincial.asp?bsq=Richelieu§ion=resultats_gen&even='1998'&mode='n3'%23resul Official Results (Richelieu, 1998), Le Directeur général des élections du Québec].</ref> |}
==References== {{reflist}}
[[Category:Quebec Liberal Party candidates in Quebec provincial elections|1998]]