page_title: 2005 Parti Québécois leadership election
hierarchical_section_title: 2005 Parti Québécois leadership election
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Photographie du débat public de Québec lors de l'élection de 2005 à la direction du Parti québécois. Prise par Benoît Rheault, Liberlogos. English: Picture of the Quebec City public debate during the Parti Québécois leadership election, 2005. Taken by Benoît Rheault, Liberlogos.
context_page_description: 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.
  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.
context_section_description: 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.
  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.
caption: The nine candidates and the election president at the Quebec City public debate.
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