2005 Parti Québécois leadership election

The Parti Québécois leadership election of 2005 was held from November 13 to November 15, 2005 to elect the new leader of the Parti Québécois, the main sovereigntist and social democratic political party in Quebec, Canada.

2005 Parti Québécois leadership election
13–15 November 2005
Turnout76.69%
 
Candidate André Boisclair Pauline Marois Richard Legendre
Party Parti Québécois Parti Québécois Parti Québécois
Popular Vote 56,503 32,166 7,877
Percentage 53.7% 30.6% 7.5%
 
Candidate Louis Bernard Pierre Dubuc Jean-Claude St-André
Party Parti Québécois Parti Québécois Parti Québécois
Popular Vote 5,775 1,282 951
Percentage 5.5% 1.2% 0.9%
 
Candidate Ghislain Lebel Jean Ouimet Gilbert Paquette
Party Parti Québécois Parti Québécois Parti Québécois
Popular Vote 458 247 Withdrew
Percentage 0.4% 0.2%
Leader before election

Bernard Landry

 Elected Leader

André Boisclair

It was the second race of its kind in the history of the party, following the leadership election of 1985. It was conducted in two rounds, under a preferential voting system. Former Minister André Boisclair was elected at the first round ballot with 53.7% of votes from party members, making him the first openly gay leader of a major political party in North America, and one of the first in the world.

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