Jean Blaquière
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Jean Blaquière, a Pentecostal pastor, was a candidate for the Christian Heritage Party of Canada
in the Canadian federal election of 1993
, and won the party leadership in March 1994 at a Vancouver
convention, in a race with two other contenders.
Blaquière chose to step down at the next convention in November 1995 in London, Ontario
, and was succeeded by Ron Gray
.
Electoral record:
Christian Heritage Party of Canada
The Christian Heritage Party of Canada, also referred to as CHP Canada, is a federal political party that advocates that Canada be governed according to Biblical principles...
in the Canadian federal election of 1993
Canadian federal election, 1993
The Canadian federal election of 1993 was held on October 25 of that year to elect members to the Canadian House of Commons of the 35th Parliament of Canada. Fourteen parties competed for the 295 seats in the House at that time...
, and won the party leadership in March 1994 at a Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
convention, in a race with two other contenders.
Blaquière chose to step down at the next convention in November 1995 in London, Ontario
London, Ontario
London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city...
, and was succeeded by Ron Gray
Ron Gray
Ronald "Ron" O. Gray is a minor Canadian federal politician. He was the leader of the Christian Heritage Party of Canada from 1995 to 2008.-Early life:...
.
Electoral record:
| Election | Division | Party | Votes | % | Place | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 federal Canadian federal election, 1993 The Canadian federal election of 1993 was held on October 25 of that year to elect members to the Canadian House of Commons of the 35th Parliament of Canada. Fourteen parties competed for the 295 seats in the House at that time... |
Vercheres Verchères (electoral district) Verchères was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1892, and from 1988 to 1997.... |
CHP | 476 | 0.8% | 5/6 | Stephane Bergeron Stéphane Bergeron Stéphane Bergeron is a Canadian politician. He is the current Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Verchères.... Bloc Québécois Bloc Québécois The Bloc Québécois is a federal political party in Canada devoted to the protection of Quebec's interests in the House of Commons of Canada, and the promotion of Quebec sovereignty. The Bloc was originally a party made of Quebec nationalists who defected from the federal Progressive Conservative... |
| February 1995 byelection | Brome--Missisquoi | CHP | 126 | 0.3% | 6/10 | Denis Paradis Denis Paradis Denis Paradis, PC is a politician and lawyer from the Canadian province of Quebec. He served in the Canadian House of Commons from 1995 to 2006 and was a minister in the governments of Jean Chrétien and Paul Martin... Liberal Liberal Party of Canada The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative... |