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The Green Party of Quebec has candidates running in all four West Island ridings.

The Green Party of Quebec has never had an elected member of the national assembly. Its strongest showing was in the 2007 election, with 108 candidates garnering 3.85 per cent of the votes. It did particularly well in the West Island ridings finishing third in Jacques-Cartier and Robert-Baldwin and fourth in Marquette and Nelligan.

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In 2014, the party ran 44 candidates and received 0.55 per cent of the vote. Candidates in the West Island finished fourth in Jacques-Cartier and Nelligan and fifth in Marquette and Robert-Baldwin.

Led by Alex Tyrrell, the party is described as eco-socialist, with the fight for environmental protection, social justice and access to health care at the core of its mission. Its 2018 campaign slogan is Back in Force!

The Green Party of Quebec West Island candidates are:

Robert-Baldwin – Cathy Richardson teaches social work at Université de Montréal. The mother of three grown children also has a private therapy and counselling practice.