Quebec provincial by-elections, 2008

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Provincial by-elections were held in Quebec on 12 May 2008 to fill three vacancies in the National Assembly: Bourget (vacated by PQ MNA Diane Lemieux on 17 October 2007), Hull (vacated by Liberal MNA Roch Cholette on 9 April 2008) and Pointe-aux-Trembles (vacated by PQ MNA André Boisclair on 15 November 2007).^[1] The by-elections were called on 9 April 2008.^[2] All three seats were held by their respective parties.

Bourget by-election, 12 May 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Parti québécois	Maka Kotto	6575	40.66	-0.60
	Liberal Party	Lyn Thériault	5161	31.92	+9.07
	Green Party	Scott McKay	1839	11.37	+3.28
	Action démocratique	Denis Mondor	1520	9.40	-13.61
	Québec solidaire	Gaétan Legault	700	4.33	+0.14
	Parti indépendantiste	Richard Gervais	376	2.33

Hull by-election, 12 May 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Party	Maryse Gaudreault	7403	45.21	+2.68
	Parti québécois	Gilles Aubé	5559	33.95	+10.02
	Québec solidaire	Bill Clennett	1589	9.70	+1.77
	Green Party	Brian Gibb	1185	7.24	-1.09
	Action démocratique	Jean-Philip Ruel	529	3.23	-13.83
	Parti indépendantiste	Jean-Roch Villemaire	111	0.68

Pointe-aux-Trembles by-election, 12 May 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Parti québécois	Nicole Léger	7657	55.99	+8.69
	Liberal Party	Mélissa Dumais	2987	21.84	+3.60
	Action démocratique	Diane Bellemare	1882	13.76	-12.69
	Green Party	Xavier Daxhelet	661	4.83	+0.52
	Québec solidaire	Marie Josèphe Pigeon	226	1.65	-0.97
	Parti indépendantiste	Colette Provost	153	1.12
	Independent	Gérald Briand	78	0.57
	Independent	Régent Millette	31	0.23

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