2008 Quebec provincial by-elections

Provincial by-elections were held in Quebec on 12 May 2008 to fill three vacancies in the National Assembly. The by-elections were called on 9 April 2008.[1]

All three seats were held by their incumbent parties.

Bourget

The district of Bourget was vacated by Parti Québécois MNA Diane Lemieux on 17 October 2007. Federal Bloc Québécois MP Maka Kotto resigned from the House of Commons of Canada to contest the by-election, which in turn resulted in the federal Saint-Lambert by-election of September 8, 2008.

Bourget by-election, 12 May 2008
resignation of Diane Lemieux
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Parti QuébécoisMaka Kotto657540.66-0.60
  Liberal Party Lyn Thériault 5161 31.92 +9.07
GreenScott McKay183911.37+3.28
Action démocratiqueDenis Mondor15209.40-13.61
Québec solidaireGaétan Legault7004.33+0.14
Parti indépendantisteRichard Gervais3762.33–

Hull

The riding of Hull was vacated by Liberal MNA Roch Cholette on 9 April 2008.

Hull by-election, 12 May 2008
resignation of Roch Cholette
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Party Maryse Gaudreault 7403 45.21 +2.68
Parti QuébécoisGilles Aubé555933.95+10.02
Québec solidaireBill Clennett15899.70+1.77
GreenBrian Gibb11857.24-1.09
Action démocratiqueJean-Philip Ruel5293.23-13.83
Parti indépendantisteJean-Roch Villemaire1110.68–

Pointe-aux-Trembles

Pointe-aux-Trembles was vacated by PQ MNA André Boisclair on 15 November 2007.[2] The by-election was won by Nicole Léger, Boisclair's predecessor as MNA for the riding.

Pointe-aux-Trembles by-election, 12 May 2008
resignation of André Boisclair
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Parti QuébécoisNicole Léger765755.99+8.69
  Liberal Party Mélissa Dumais 2987 21.84 +3.60
Action démocratiqueDiane Bellemare188213.76-12.69
GreenXavier Daxhelet6614.83+0.52
Québec solidaireMarie Josèphe Pigeon2261.65-0.97
Parti indépendantisteColette Provost1531.12–
  Independent Gérald Briand 78 0.57 –
  Independent Régent Millette 31 0.23 –

References
  1. Liberal, PQ by-election candidates chosen Archived November 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Three provincial Quebec byelections called for May 12
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