Independent candidates, 1985 Quebec provincial election

There were thirty-six independent and non-affiliated candidates in the 1985 Quebec provincial election, none of whom were elected. Information about these candidates may be found on this page.

Electoral divisions

Mercier: Gilles Côté

Gilles Côté was forty-seven years old in 1985 and identified as a taxi driver.^[1] A member of the Social Credit Party of Canada, he ran for public office several times in the 1980s at the federal, provincial, and municipal levels.

A candidate named Gilles Côté ran for the Ralliement national party in the 1966 provincial election. It is assumed this was the same person.

Electoral record

Election	Division	Party	Votes	%	Place	Winner
1966 provincial	D'Arcy-McGee	Ralliement national	129	0.47	4/4	Victor Goldbloom, Liberal[2]
1981 provincial	Mercier	United Social Credit	118	0.40	6/8	Gérald Godin, Parti Québécois[3]
1982 municipal	Montreal City Council, Laurier ward	Municipal Action Group	527	9.95	3/3	Robert Perreault, Montreal Citizens' Movement[4]
1984 federal	Laurier	Social Credit	194	0.72	7/9	David Berger, Liberal[5]
1985 provincial	Mercier	Independent	97	0.38	7/10	Gérald Godin, Parti Québécois[6]
1986 municipal	Mayor of Montreal	Independent	1,676	0.49	5/7	Jean Doré, Montreal Citizens' Movement[7]

Richelieu: Michel Guilbault

Michel Guilbault received 347 votes (1.13%), finishing fourth against Quebec Liberal Party candidate Albert Khelfa.^[8]

References

1. Karen Seidman, "Mercier: PQ minister Godin is confident, but wary," Montreal Gazette, 30 November 1985, A7. See also History of Federal Ridings since 1867: LAURIER (1984/09/04), Parliament of Canada, accessed 5 June 2011; "Seven candidates in the race for Drapeau's job," Montreal Gazette, 23 October 1986, A1.
2. Official Results (D'Arcy-McGee, 1966), Le Directeur général des élections du Québec, accessed 5 June 2011.
3. Official Results (Mercier, 1981), Le Directeur général des élections du Québec, accessed 5 June 2011.
4. Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal, accessed 5 June 2011.
5. Report of the Chief Electoral Officer, Thirty-third General Election, 1984.
6. Official Results (Mercier, 1985), Le Directeur général des élections du Québec, accessed 5 June 2011.
7. Election results, 1833-2005 (in French), City of Montreal, accessed 5 June 2011.
8. Official Results (Richelieu, 1985), Le Directeur général des élections du Québec, accessed 22 August 2010.