Template:1998 Quebec general election/Mercier

1998 Quebec general election: Mercier
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Parti Québécois	Robert Perreault	17,552	55.38	−1.10
	Liberal	Elizabeth da Silva	9,005	28.42	−2.13
	Action démocratique	Paul Benevides	2,818	8.89	+3.47
	Bloc Pot	Marc St-Maurice	985	3.11
	Socialist Democracy	Guylaine Sirard	873	2.75	+0.12
	Independent	Ann Farrell	158	0.50
	Natural Law	Pierre Bergeron	154	0.49	−0.34
	Marxist–Leninist	Normand Chouinard	79	0.25	−0.08
	Communist	Pierre Smith	67	0.21	−0.21
Total valid votes			31,691	100,00
Total rejected ballots			493	1,53
Turnout			32,184	75.28
Eligible voters			42,755
	Parti Québécois hold		Swing		+0.52
Source: Official Results, Le Directeur général des élections du Québec.