# Parti marxiste–léniniste du Québec candidates in the 2008 Quebec provincial election

The Parti marxiste–léniniste du Québec fielded twenty-three candidates in the 2008 provincial election, none of whom were elected. Information about these candidates may be found on this page.

## Candidates
### Chapleau: Pierre Soublière

Pierre Soublière, a teacher, has been a Marxist-Leninist party candidate in four federal and four provincial elections. He has also contributed articles to the party's paper, TML Daily. He is a member of NOWAR-PAIX; during the 2008 election, he called for an anti-war government and for people from the workplace to be elected to parliament.
Electoral record :
| Election | Division | Party | Votes | % | Place | Winner |
| 1979 federal | Hull | Marxist-Leninist | 106 | 0.24 | 7/7 | Gaston Isabelle, Liberal |
| 1980 federal | Hull | Marxist-Leninist | 70 | 0.17 | 6/6 | Gaston Isabelle, Liberal |
| 1981 provincial | Hull | Marxist-Leninist | 35 | 0.11 | 7/7 | Gilles Rocheleau, Liberal |
| 1989 provincial | Hull | Marxist-Leninist | 72 | 0.28 | 6/6 | Robert LeSage, Liberal |
| 1997 federal | Hull—Aylmer | Marxist-Leninist | 151 | 0.32 | 9/9 | Marcel Massé, Liberal |
| 2007 provincial | Chapleau | Marxist-Leninist | 65 | 0.20 | 6/6 | Benoît Pelletier, Liberal |
| 2008 federal | Ottawa Centre | Marxist-Leninist | 95 | 0.15 | 6/6 | Paul Dewar, New Democratic Party |
| 2008 provincial | Chapleau | Marxist-Leninist | 51 | 0.20 | 7/7 | Marc Carrière, Liberal |

### Châteauguay: Hélène Héroux

Hélène Héroux has been a Marxist-Leninist candidate in six federal and six provincial elections. In 2006, she identified as a cashier.
Electoral record :
| Election | Division | Party | Votes | % | Place | Winner |
| 1988 federal | Laurier—Sainte-Marie | N/A (Marxist-Leninist) | 130 | 0.32 | 7/8 | Jean-Claude Malepart, Liberal |
| 1989 provincial | Saint-Louis | Marxist-Leninist | 114 | 0.51 | 8/9 | Jacques Chagnon, Liberal |
| 1993 federal | Rosemont | Marxist-Leninist | 189 | 0.40 | 6/7 | Benoît Tremblay, Bloc Québécois |
| 1994 provincial | Mercier | Marxist-Leninist | 102 | 0.33 | 9/9 | Robert Perreault, Parti Québécois |
| 1997 federal | Mercier | Marxist-Leninist | 297 | 0.62 | 5/5 | Francine Lalonde, Bloc Québécois |
| 1998 provincial | Bourget | Marxist-Leninist | 89 | 0.33 | 6/7 | Diane Lemieux, Parti Québécois |
| 2000 federal | Anjou—Rivière-des-Prairies | Marxist-Leninist | 151 | 0.31 | 7/7 | Yvon Charbonneau, Liberal |
| 2003 provincial | Anjou | Marxist-Leninist | 266 | 0.81 | 4/4 | Lise Thériault, Liberal |
| 2004 federal | Honoré-Mercier | Marxist-Leninist | 164 | 0.34 | 7/7 | Pablo Rodríguez, Liberal |
| 2006 federal | Honoré-Mercier | Marxist-Leninist | 183 | 0.36 | 6/6 | Pablo Rodríguez, Liberal |
| 2007 provincial | Anjou | Marxist-Leninist | 99 | 0.31 | 6/6 | Lise Thériault, Liberal |
| 2008 provincial | Châteauguay | Marxist-Leninist | 114 | 0.35 | 7/7 | Pierre Moreau, Liberal |

### Hull: Gabriel Girard-Bernier

Gabriel Girard-Bernier is a political activist in the Outaouais region. He was the student association president at Cégep de l'Outaouais and has been active in the Canadian anti-war movement. A 2006 article listed him as a twenty-two-year-old journalism student. He has been a Marxist-Leninist candidate in three federal elections and three provincial elections and has written for TML Daily, the party's paper. In 2008, Girard-Bernier wrote a piece condemning the New Democratic Party's support for "asymmetrical federalism" and supporting Quebec's right to self-determination up to and including the right of succession.
Electoral record :
| Election | Division | Party | Votes | % | Place | Winner |
| 2003 provincial | Chapleau | Marxist-Leninist | 122 | 0.41 | 6/6 | Benoît Pelletier, Liberal |
| 2004 federal | Gatineau | Marxist-Leninist | 125 | 0.27 | 7/7 | Françoise Boivin, Liberal |
| 2006 federal | Hull—Aylmer | Marxist-Leninist | 125 | 0.23 | 6/6 | Marcel Proulx, Liberal |
| 2007 provincial | Hull | Marxist-Leninist | 67 | 0.23 | 6/6 | Roch Cholette, Liberal |
| 2008 federal | Hull—Aylmer | Marxist-Leninist | 121 | 0.23 | 6/6 | Marcel Proulx, Liberal |
| 2008 provincial | Hull | Marxist-Leninist | 97 | 0.43 | 6/6 | Maryse Gaudreault, Liberal |

### Notre-Dame-de-Grâce: Linda Sullivan

Linda Sullivan has run as a Marxist-Leninist candidate in three federal and three provincial elections. She identified as a student in 2006 and as an events coordinator in 2008.
Electoral record :
| Election | Division | Party | Votes | % | Place | Winner |
| 2003 provincial | Acadie | Marxist-Leninist | 111 | 0.34 | 6/7 | Yvan Bordeleau, Liberal |
| 2004 federal | Outremont | Marxist-Leninist | 120 | 0.31 | 7/7 | Jean Lapierre, Liberal |
| 2006 federal | Outremont | Marxist-Leninist | 88 | 0.22 | 8/11 | Jean Lapierre, Liberal |
| 2007 provincial | Notre-Dame-de-Grâce | Marxist-Leninist | 69 | 0.30 | 6/6 | Russell Copeman, Liberal |
| 2008 federal | Westmount—Ville-Marie | Marxist-Leninist | 49 | 0.13 | 7/9 | Marc Garneau, Liberal |
| 2008 provincial | Notre-Dame-de-Grâce | Marxist-Leninist | 124 | 0.73 | 5/6 | Kathleen Weil, Liberal |