2020 Parti Québécois leadership election

The 2020 Parti Québécois leadership election was held on 9 October 2020, to replace Jean-François Lisée, who resigned on 1 October 2018 after leading the Parti Québécois to a third-place finish in the 2018 Quebec general election and failing to be re-elected in his own riding.

2020 Parti Québécois leadership election

October 9, 2020
Turnout71%
 
Candidate Paul St-Pierre Plamondon Sylvain Gaudreault
1st Ballot 9,042 8,415
percentage 35.44% 32.98%
3rd Ballot 13,530 10,621
percentage 56.02% 43.98%

 
Candidate Guy Nantel Frédéric Bastien
1st Ballot 5,449 2,559
percentage 21.55% 10.03%
3rd Ballot Eliminated Eliminated

Leader before election

Jean-François Lisée

Elected Leader

Paul St-Pierre Plamondon

Paul St-Pierre Plamondon was elected on the third ballot with 56% of the vote.

The election was originally scheduled for 19 June but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec.

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