The Parti Québécois fielded a full slate of 125 candidates in the 1989 Quebec general election.
Daniel Lavoie received 6,238 votes (25.03%), finishing second against Liberal Party incumbent Pierre Paradis.
[1] Prior to the 1989 election, a newspaper report about factional infighting in the Union Nationale listed Daniel Lavoie as a party member.
[2] Martine Hébert received 12,272 votes (40.39%) for a second-place finish against Liberal Party incumbent Gil Rémillard.
He served as vice-president of a local Société Saint-Jean-Baptiste organization for many years and was president of the Parti Québécois in Richelieu before seeking public office.