2015 Parti Québécois leadership election
The 2015 Parti Québécois leadership election was held from May 13 to May 15, 2015 as a result of the resignation of Parti Québécois leader Pauline Marois after the defeat of her government in the April 7, 2014 provincial election. Procedure. The election was conducted using a one member, one vote formula. Each member of the Parti Quebecois was allowed to vote by phone or on the web from May 13 until May 15. If there is not a majority for a candidate (50% +1) on the first ballot, there will be a run-off  ballot between the two candidates who had the most votes on the first ballot. If a second ballot was required, it would have been held from May 20 until May 22. To be nominated, a candidate needed to collect 2,000 signatures aggregated from 50 ridings, in 10 regions and pay $20,000 to be listed on the first ballot. If there were a second ballot, candidates would have had to pay an additional $5,000. The spending limit was $400,000. A proposal to allow a vote open to non-members was defeated. Declared candidates. Alexandre Cloutier. MNA for Lac -Saint-Jean (2007–present), Minister for Canadian Intergovernmental Affairs, the Canadian Francophonie and Sovereignist Governance (2012–2014). MNA for Vachon (2010–present), Minister of Natural Resources and Wildlife (2012–2014). An engineer by training. MNA for Saint-Jérôme (2014–present), principal shareholder and former president and CEO of Québecor Inc. Spokesperson for the Conseil national des chômeurs, PQ activist and 2014 candidate in Laurier-Dorion. MNA for Marie-Victorin (2007–present), Minister responsible for Democratic Institutions and Active Citizenship (2012–2014) and the main architect and defender of the Quebec Charter of Values. former Radio-Canada journalist. MNA for Rosemont (2012–present), Minister  of International Relations, La Francophonie and External Trade (2012–2014), former journalist and professor. Results. Source: