Independent candidates in the 1989 Quebec provincial election
January 01, 1970
There were thirty-four independent and non-affiliated candidates in the 1989 Quebec provincial election, none of whom were elected. Information about these candidates may be found on this page.
Robin Lawrance was born in Scotland and moved to Canada in 1962. He served in the Canadian Armed Forces during his youth and has said that he became politically active in 1982.[2] He ran for the National Assembly of Quebec in the 1989 provincial election as an independent candidate and received less than one per cent of the popular vote in Brome—Missisquoi.
He ran for mayor of Cowansville in Quebec's 1990 municipal elections. The Montreal Gazette noted that his election circular was "hand-printed and filled with spelling mistakes" and that he provided no details to his $62,000 plan to make Cowansville's water drinkable.[3] He lost to incumbent mayor Jacques Charbonneau by a significant margin.[4] Lawrance has said that he once formed a political party called the "People's Party of Canada," but that he abandoned this project for health reasons.[5]
Lawrance later moved to Ottawa, Ontario, and ran for mayor in that city's 2010 municipal election. Fifty-three years old at the time, he was identified in the press as a legally blind person. He said that he would promote the rights of the disabled, adding that he supported Ottawa's existing transit system over a proposed light rail plan.[6] Shortly before the election, Lawrance was charged with assault for allegedly hitting his wife with a cane.[7] He received less than one per cent of the vote.
Sources for election results: Official Results, Government of Quebec[permanent dead link]; Rita Legault, "Sherbrooke voters turf out their mayor," Montreal Gazette, 5 November 1990, A5; .
There is a public figure named Rodrigue Lemoyne from Sorel, Quebec (now a part of Sorel-Tracy), which is located in the Richelieu division. This figure, a lawyer, is best known for his colourful tenure as general manager of the Sorel Éperviersice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. During the league finals in 1974, he dismissed the team's head coach to take over the position himself. He moved the team to Verdun in 1977, but shifted it back to Sorel in the middle of the 1979-80 season.[9] Lemoyne also represented star player Raymond Bourque in 1979 and, when Bourque was about to be drafted into the National Hockey League, tried to negotiate a financial settlement worth ten times the agreed rate for underage players. He lost this bid following pressure from Harry Sinden, president of the Boston Bruins.[10] In 1988, he was reprimanded by a disciplinary committee of the Quebec Bar for insulting and threatening another lawyer.[11] This may be the same figure at the 1989 candidate.
^Joanne Chianello, "Who's running ... and why," Ottawa Citizen, 7 August 2010, B2.
^Rita Legault, "Sherbrooke mayor faces seven challengers," Montreal Gazette, 27 October 1990, A5.
^Rita Legault, "Sherbrooke voters turf out their mayor," Montreal Gazette, 5 November 1990, A5.
^Sheena Bolton, "Candidate says change needed," Ottawa South EMC, 12 February 2010, p. 15.
^Neco Cockburn, "Watson changes 'dynamic'," Ottawa Citizen, 13 January 2010, B2; Joanne Chianello, "Who's running ... and why," Ottawa Citizen, 7 August 2010, B2. The former source lists him as fifty-five. Lawrence originally filed to run for Ottawa City Council in the Gloucester-Southgate ward, but later chose to run for mayor instead.
^Kate Jaimet, "Mayoral candidate charged in assault on wife," Ottawa Citizen, 22 October 2010, C2.
^Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (history) 2002-12-26 at the Wayback Machine, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, accessed 22 August 2010.
^Joe Gordon, "Sinden: The Buck Stops Here," Boston Herald, 8 September 1993, p. 74.
^Irwin Block, "Lawyer reprimanded at first open hearing," Montreal Gazette, 3 August 1988.
January 01, 1970
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There were thirty four independent and non affiliated candidates in the 1989 Quebec provincial election none of whom were elected Information about these candidates may be found on this page Contents 1 Electoral divisions 1 1 Brome Missisquoi Heather Keith Ryan 1 2 Brome Missisquoi Robin Lawrance 1 3 Richelieu Rodrigue Lemoyne 2 ReferencesElectoral divisions editBrome Missisquoi Heather Keith Ryan edit Heather Keith Ryan received 1 936 votes 7 77 finishing fourth against Liberal Party incumbent Pierre Paradis 1 Brome Missisquoi Robin Lawrance edit Robin Lawrance was born in Scotland and moved to Canada in 1962 He served in the Canadian Armed Forces during his youth and has said that he became politically active in 1982 2 He ran for the National Assembly of Quebec in the 1989 provincial election as an independent candidate and received less than one per cent of the popular vote in Brome Missisquoi He ran for mayor of Cowansville in Quebec s 1990 municipal elections The Montreal Gazette noted that his election circular was hand printed and filled with spelling mistakes and that he provided no details to his 62 000 plan to make Cowansville s water drinkable 3 He lost to incumbent mayor Jacques Charbonneau by a significant margin 4 Lawrance has said that he once formed a political party called the People s Party of Canada but that he abandoned this project for health reasons 5 Lawrance later moved to Ottawa Ontario and ran for mayor in that city s 2010 municipal election Fifty three years old at the time he was identified in the press as a legally blind person He said that he would promote the rights of the disabled adding that he supported Ottawa s existing transit system over a proposed light rail plan 6 Shortly before the election Lawrance was charged with assault for allegedly hitting his wife with a cane 7 He received less than one per cent of the vote Electoral record Election Division Party Votes Place Winner 1989 provincial Brome Missisquoi Independent 137 0 55 6 7 Pierre Paradis Liberal 1990 Cowansville municipal Mayor of Cowansville n a 294 11 13 2 2 Jacques Charbonneau 2010 Ottawa municipal Mayor of Ottawa n a 300 0 11 13 20 Jim Watson Sources for election results Official Results Government of Quebec permanent dead link Rita Legault Sherbrooke voters turf out their mayor Montreal Gazette 5 November 1990 A5 Official Results City of Ottawa Richelieu Rodrigue Lemoyne edit Rodrigue Lemoyne received 1 296 votes 4 38 finishing third against Liberal Party incumbent Albert Khelfa 8 There is a public figure named Rodrigue Lemoyne from Sorel Quebec now a part of Sorel Tracy which is located in the Richelieu division This figure a lawyer is best known for his colourful tenure as general manager of the Sorel Eperviers ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League During the league finals in 1974 he dismissed the team s head coach to take over the position himself He moved the team to Verdun in 1977 but shifted it back to Sorel in the middle of the 1979 80 season 9 Lemoyne also represented star player Raymond Bourque in 1979 and when Bourque was about to be drafted into the National Hockey League tried to negotiate a financial settlement worth ten times the agreed rate for underage players He lost this bid following pressure from Harry Sinden president of the Boston Bruins 10 In 1988 he was reprimanded by a disciplinary committee of the Quebec Bar for insulting and threatening another lawyer 11 This may be the same figure at the 1989 candidate References edit Official Results Government of Quebec permanent dead link Joanne Chianello Who s running and why Ottawa Citizen 7 August 2010 B2 Rita Legault Sherbrooke mayor faces seven challengers Montreal Gazette 27 October 1990 A5 Rita Legault Sherbrooke voters turf out their mayor Montreal Gazette 5 November 1990 A5 Sheena Bolton Candidate says change needed Ottawa South EMC 12 February 2010 p 15 Neco Cockburn Watson changes dynamic Ottawa Citizen 13 January 2010 B2 Joanne Chianello Who s running and why Ottawa Citizen 7 August 2010 B2 The former source lists him as fifty five Lawrence originally filed to run for Ottawa City Council in the Gloucester Southgate ward but later chose to run for mayor instead Kate Jaimet Mayoral candidate charged in assault on wife Ottawa Citizen 22 October 2010 C2 Official results Government of Quebec Cape Breton Screaming Eagles history Archived 2002 12 26 at the Wayback Machine Quebec Major Junior Hockey League accessed 22 August 2010 Joe Gordon Sinden The Buck Stops Here Boston Herald 8 September 1993 p 74 Irwin Block Lawyer reprimanded at first open hearing Montreal Gazette 3 August 1988 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Independent candidates in the 1989 Quebec provincial election amp oldid 1014145875, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
