There were several independent candidates in the 2003 Quebec provincial election, none of whom were elected. Information about these candidates may be found on this page.

Candidates

Richelieu: Nidal Joad

Nidal Joad was born in Syria and was forty years old at the time of the election. The founder of a municipal political party called l’Action civique active, he unsuccessfully approached the Parti Québécois and sought the Liberal Party nomination before deciding to run as an independent in 2003.[1] He centred his campaign around economic issues, calling for the creation of a program that would allow Quebecers to carry out personal loans from their registered savings plans. He also supported a direct childcare payment to parents in place of daycare funding and claimed that he was the originator of Liberal leader Jean Charest's policy on centralized municipal taxation.[2] He received 109 votes (0.38%), finishing fifth against Parti Québécois incumbent Sylvain Simard.

In 2005, Joad started another new municipal party called Groupe succès vie municipale Sorel-Tracy.[3]

A Quebec Superior Court judge declared Joad to be plaideur quérulent in 2008, following a series of unsuccessful legal actions that the judge deemed as vexatious.[4]

Richelieu: Steve Ritter

Steve Ritter was a forty-six-year-old construction worker at the time of the election. Campaigning on horse and by bicycle, he called for a fundamental change in Quebec's political culture and the creation of a sovereign republic.[5] He received 100 votes (0.35%), finishing sixth against Parti Québécois incumbent Sylvain Simard.

References

  1. ↑ Nidal Joad souhaite devenir candidat libéral, Portal officiel de la région de Sorel-Tracy, 22 April 2002, accessed 5 January 2010.
  2. ↑ Scrutin québécois du 14 avril, SorelTracyRegion.net, 2003, accessed 5 January 2010.
  3. ↑ New political party in Sorel-Tracy, Elections Quebec, 17 June 2005, accessed 5 January 2010.
  4. ↑ Nidal Joad déclaré plaideur quérulent, Portal officiel de la région de Sorel-Tracy, 22 April 2008, accessed 5 January 2010.
  5. ↑ Scrutin québécois du 14 avril, SorelTracyRegion.net, 2003, accessed 5 January 2010.
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