Editing Denis Coderre (section)

=== Unsuccessful Liberal candidate ===
Coderre ran unsuccessfully three times prior to being elected: first, in the [[1988 Canadian federal election|1988 election]] in the riding of [[Joliette (federal electoral district)|Joliette]], losing to the [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative]] candidate, [[Gaby Larrivée]]; second, in a [[1990 Laurier—Sainte-Marie federal by-election|1990 by-election]] in the riding of [[Laurier—Sainte-Marie]], losing to [[Gilles Duceppe]]; and third, in the [[1993 Canadian federal election|1993 elections]] in the riding of [[Bourassa (electoral district)|Bourassa]], defeated by the [[Bloc Québécois]] candidate, [[Osvaldo Núñez]].