Action démocratique du Québec
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The Action démocratique du Québec, commonly referred to as the ADQ is a centre-right
political party
in Quebec
, Canada
. On the sovereignty question, it defines itself as autonomist
, and has support from both soft nationalists
and federalists.
Its members are referred to as adéquistes, a name derived from the French pronunciation of the initials 'ADQ'.
Under longtime leader Mario Dumont
, the ADQ had a strong showing in the 2007 provincial election
, reducing the ruling Quebec Liberal Party (PLQ) to a minority government
and relegating the Parti Québécois
(PQ) to third place. The ADQ won 41 seats with 31% of the popular vote to serve as the Official Opposition
in the National Assembly of Quebec
. However, the ADQ's popularity declined significantly soon afterward and in the 2008 provincial elections, the party failed to secure at least twenty percent of the popular vote or twelve Members of the National Assembly
(MNAs) in the last election, and consequently lost official party status
, though in early 2009 it was recognized as an official party by the PLQ and the PQ.
of the Quebec Liberal Party and the Parti Québécois. The ADQ advocates the autonomy of individuals, the autonomy of municipal governments, and the autonomy of Quebec
within Canada.
In recent years the ADQ has abandoned a number of radical free market
proposals, including issuing school vouchers to give parents the ability to pay for the education of their children at a school of their choice. Furthermore, the ADQ's conservatism
is not based on religious values.
, the provincial wing of the Social Credit Party
in the 1962
, and 1963 federal elections
and the 1970 provincial election
, the Union Nationale in the 1976 provincial election
and the Conservative Party of Canada
in 2006 federal election
.
Its strongest base is provided by Chaudière-Appalaches
and Québec
, the most conservative regions of Quebec. The party’s popularity also reached other predominantly French-speaking
areas of the province, including Mauricie
, Bas-Saint-Laurent
, Centre-du-Québec
and even Montérégie
in the 2007 provincial election
.
However, the ADQ has always had more difficulty breaking through in Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Outaouais and the more cosmopolitan urban districts of the Montreal
area.
Because of the polarization of the debate over constitution
from 1970
to 1995, conservative voters have often limited their choice between the Quebec Liberal Party or the Parti Québécois. However, a number of commentators claim that resentment of the rest of Quebec against Montreal’s perceived hegemony
, general mistrust towards current office holders, overburdened taxpayer's frustration and constitutional fatigue have let a cultural gap in Quebec society become more apparent and have provided a window of opportunity for the ADQ to grow in recent years.
, known as les allairistes, that supported the Allaire Report
, a document that advocated a decentralized federal system in which the provincial Government of Quebec
would have significantly increased powers.
After the failure of the Meech Lake Accord
, which made many French-speaking Québécois
feel rejected by the rest of Canada, the Liberals adopted the Allaire Report as their official constitutional policy. However, the party eventually chose the Charlottetown Accord
over the Allaire Report in 1992. The Charlottetown Accord would have recognized Quebec as a distinct society
within Canada, but consisted of a much milder reform of the Canadian federal system. While most Liberals supported the Charlottetown Accord, a number of them opposed it and eventually quit the party.
Led by Jean Allaire
, an attorney from Laval
and author of the Allaire Report, and Mario Dumont
, a rising political star who had been President of the Liberal Youth Commission, the dissidents founded the ADQ. Allaire became the first party leader, but resigned within a few months for health reasons. He was succeeded by Mario Dumont, who retained the leadership until early 2009.
With limited financial resources and excluded from the televised leaders debate, Dumont won a seat in the Quebec National Assembly in the 1994 provincial election
, the only adéquiste candidate to do so in that election.
In the 1995 Quebec referendum
on the Parti Québécois government's proposals for sovereignty, Dumont campaigned for the "Yes" side, in favour of the sovereignty option. However, in subsequent election campaigns, he has promised a moratorium on the sovereignty question, which earned him accusations of not having a clear and honest stand on the constitution question.
Shortly before the 1994 provincial election, Yvon Lafrance
, a one-term Liberal backbencher
who served under Premier
Robert Bourassa
, switched parties to join the ADQ, becoming the party's first sitting member of the legislature. In the ensuing election campaign, Dumont took part in the televised leaders debate and was re-elected as an MNA, but could not expand his electoral support significantly enough to get other party members elected and remained his party's only sitting MNA. Although Dumont was a very popular leader, support for the ADQ always lagged behind support for its leader. In fact, for many years, the ADQ tried to capitialize on Dumont's personal popularity by using the official name Action démocratique du Québec-Équipe Mario Dumont (Action démocratique du Québec-Team Mario Dumont).
and the Liberal alternative presented by Jean Charest
led the ADQ to an unexpected victory in a series of by-election
s, bringing the party caucus to five members.
After the by-election wins, the ADQ soared in popularity, leading the established parties in public opinion polling for the first time in its existence. For a brief period, a number of political analysts predicted that the ADQ could gather as much as 42% of the vote and more than 80 seats in the National Assembly.
The increased popularity of the party provided the ADQ with larger grassroots
support, more money and star candidate
s for the subsequent election
. Dumont, who was able to recruit Beauce
businessman Marcel Dutil
, chairman of Groupe Canam Inc. as director of the ADQ's fund-raising activities, was considered as a serious candidate for the office of Premier of Quebec
for the first time.
against the ADQ for the first time. Those efforts were successful in damaging the public perception of the party. Moreover, the party's repeated backtracking on its various policies, including a flat rate
income tax
of 20 per cent, may have appeared opportunist and harmed the party’s image as a viable alternative. It was also revealed that a close advisor of Mario Dumont had a criminal record, which prompted the media to question Dumont’s judgment.
The popularity of the ADQ declined. Dumont did not make any major mistake during the televised leaders' debate, but did not deliver the outstanding performance he needed to gain momentum. By contrast, Quebec Liberal leader Jean Charest
was able to put Bernard Landry
of the Parti Québécois on the defensive.
The ADQ received 18% of the vote at the 2003 provincial election
. All ADQ incumbents and star candidates, except Dumont, were defeated. The losses were compensated by the election of three new ADQ MNAs, who were still unknown at the provincial level but were well established in their communities. The ADQ drew enough votes from previous PQ supporters to give the victory to Jean Charest's Liberals, but did not make a significant breakthrough in the National Assembly.
. Radio host Jeff Fillion
urged listeners to vote for ADQ candidate Sylvain Légaré
in a by-election for the local district of Vanier. Légaré defended the station’s freedom of speech
and was elected on September 20, 2004, which raised the number of ADQ seats back to five.
A few days later, the ADQ held a convention in Drummondville, where its members adopted the new constitutional position of the ADQ, which is labeled as autonomist
without much precision on what it actually means. ADQ members also elected ex-Liberal minister Yvon Picotte
as President of the ADQ, a job previously held by political analyst Guy Laforest
.
In the January 2006 federal election
, ten Conservative
Members of Parliament were elected in Quebec, at the federal level. Four of those newly elected federal Members of Parliament - Maxime Bernier
, Steven Blaney
, Jacques Gourde
and Josée Verner
- came from districts represented by ADQ members at the provincial level. All except Bernier were at one point ADQ activists. Blaney was ADQ candidate in Beauce-Nord in 1998
. This breakthrough prepared the ground the subsequent growth of the ADQ, which could rely on a number of supporters from the modest Conservatives' organization in Quebec.
In May 2006, the ADQ held a general council in Granby
, where Dumont brought up the subject of having the current federal Conservative government broach the subject of a new round of constitutional talks in order to get Quebec to finally sign the Constitution.
Embarrassing comments were made by party president Yvon Picotte
about PQ Leader André Boisclair
. Boisclair had decided not to run in a by-election for the district of Sainte-Marie—Saint-Jacques
in Montreal, the district where he lives and which includes Montreal's Gay Village
. Accusing Boisclair of being a coward, Picotte jokingly said that the riding would fit Boisclair, who is openly gay
, like a glove (comme un gant). Many journalists criticized Picotte, saying his comment sounded homophobic
. Within days, Picotte apologized.
In November 2006, the ADQ held its sixth party convention. The next month, it adopted its platform for the 2007 election
, entitled "A Plan A for Quebec" ("Un plan A pour le Québec") and defined its stance on the controversial reasonable accommodation
debate, which was well received by a substantial number of voters.
started, the ADQ was running only a few candidates with widespread name recognition and lacked the financial resources its rivals (especially the Liberals) had. Marcel Dutil
announced that even though he likes Dumont, he would vote strategically in favour of the Liberals.
However, polls showed that the ADQ had the potential to significantly increase its representation in the National Assembly. Dumont ran an effective campaign, unveiling one plank from his electoral platform every day and therefore benefiting from sustained attention from his opponents and the media.
Dumont's performance had its own setbacks, however, as it led to more scrutiny of the ADQ.
The Liberals criticized the ADQ's financial plan as vague and unrealistic, accusing Dumont of underestimating its total cost. According to them, the ADQ's promises totaled $6.3 billion rather than the $1.7 billion announced by Dumont.
Besides, many journalists accused the ADQ of being a one-man show. Two candidates, who had made inappropriate comments, were dropped by the party from the election.
On election day, the ADQ made a surprisingly strong showing. It took 21 seats from the Quebec Liberal Party and 15 seats from the PQ. All five ADQ incumbents were re-elected, for a total of 41 seats. (The election of so many legislators without prior parliamentary experience delights cartoonist Serge Chapleau
who likes to portray the ADQ MNAs as elementary school kids and Dumont as their teacher.) The reigning Liberals were reduced to a minority government
, with only 48 MNAs.
For the first time, the ADQ received a plurality of the popular vote among Francophone
s and formed the official opposition
.
Nonetheless, it failed to take a single seat on the island of Montreal, but it did come second in many of the city's ridings.
Cabinet Member Jean Garon
, former Hydro-Québec
CEO André Caillé
and environmental activist Steven Guilbeault
attended the convention. Tom Pentefountas, a former ADQ candidate in the district of Nelligan
in a [2004 by-election, succeeded Gilles Taillon as President of the party. Pentefountas enjoys little name recognition among voters in general, but he is a member of the Greek community and lives in Montreal. ADQ supporters hope that his profile might facilitate the party's attempts to connect with these constituencies.
During the year that followed the 2007 election, a number of ADQ members such as Éric Caire
, Gilles Taillon
and especially Sébastien Proulx
emerged as effective and articulate legislators. Nonetheless, according to journalist Gilbert Lavoie, the more experienced PQ caucus was better able to position itself as the best alternative to Jean Charest's Liberals. Political observers made unflattering comments about the ADQ's performance, and political support for the party seemed to lose momentum again. The ADQ suffered a major setback in 2008, losing four consecutive by-elections by substantial margins. Its support did not exceed 15% in any of the districts at stake. Furthermore, MNAs Pierre-Michel Auger
and André Riedl
, as well as power broker Yvon Picotte
, switched political affiliation from ADQ to Liberal in October 2008.
. He said that he would vote Conservative, but claimed that his colleagues and party's supporters were free to support whoever they wanted. MNAs Pierre Gingras
, Ginette Grandmont
, Linda Lapointe
, Lucie Leblanc
and Sébastien Proulx
campaigned on behalf of the Conservative Party of Canada
's candidates. Yet, the election provided no increase in membership for Quebec's Conservative delegation to Parliament.
The party was routed in this election and lost official party status in the assembly. The size of its caucus was reduced to seven members, six of whom were incumbents. While giving his concession speech, Dumont announced that he would not be the leader of his party for the subsequent election.
While political commentators wondered whether the ADQ would survive Dumont's departure, there were three candidates for the 2009 leadership election
. On February 27, 2009, Sylvie Roy
was named the interim leader
of the party.
seat that Dumont vacated when he resigned from the National Assembly. Dumont had held the seat for 14 years and had carried it in the 2008 provincial election with over 50% of the vote, compared to the less than 15% garnered by ADQ candidate Gilberte Côté. The loss reduced the ADQ to six seats in the National Assembly.
, former MNA and former party president Gilles Taillon
, and former MNA Christian Lévesque
ran for the party leadership to succeed Dumont. MNA François Bonnardel
also initially considered entering the contest, but ultimately decided to manage Taillon's campaign. Myriam Taschereau
, a former federal Conservative candidate, and director of communications in the Prime Minister's Office, had also declared she would run, but later withdrew and endorsed Caire.
On October 18, 2009, Taillon was elected leader on the second ballot by the slim margin of 50.03% of ballots cast, two votes more than runner-up Éric Caire. Christian Lévesque had previously been eliminated after finishing third on the first ballot.
On November 6, 2009, Caire and supporter Marc Picard subsequently left the party, alleging that the party organization lacked transparency and that Taillon had a dictatorial style of leadership. They resigned from caucus to sit as independents
. This further reduced the size of the ADQ caucus to four seats in the National Assembly.
On November 10, 2009, 23 days after his election as party leader, Taillon announced a new leadership election, citing the party infighting and alleging irregularities in the party's financial affairs, dating back to 2003, which he had called in the Sûreté du Québec
to investigate. It was later told he never contacted the Sûreté du Québec
. He then explained that he would remain the leader until the results of a new leadership race election, in which he would not be a candidate. Runner-up Éric Caire said he would not run again for the party leadership, adding "Mr. Taillon has done irreparable damage to the ADQ... I don't know how the party will recover from this. I can't see the party going through a second leadership race. The last one almost destroyed us."
On November 19, the party executive acclaimed Gérard Deltell
as the party's leader. Since Deltell assumed the leadership the party has enjoyed a modest rebound, rising from 5% in the polls in spring 2010 to 15% by the end of the year, and enjoying a substantial lead in the Quebec City
region. The party maintained the level of support it had enjoyed in the 2008 election in the by-elections held in Saint-Laurent and Kamouraska-Temiscouata in fall 2010. The ADQ held a convention on November 13, 2010, adopting a number of proposals dealing with democratic reform and anti-corruption measures. Deltell received a 97% vote of confidence from the party membership and received considerable attention when, in his opening address, he referred to Premier Jean Charest as the "godfather of the Liberal family." Charest threatened legal action if the statement was not retracted. Deltell refused to apologize or issue a retraction and no action was taken.
Since Deltell took the reins of the ADQ, the party has recovered from its pecarious position to a solid 18% of support in the opinion polls. The ADQ recovery was initially at the expense of the Liberals from an extremely unpopular Charest; since then, Charest has recovered from his unpopularity and the collapse of the Bloc Quebecois on the federal stage has hurt the PQ, where the ADQ have made gains where the Liberals have recovered. The Liberals are still in the lead in the polls, with 35% support (29% PQ, 18% ADQ, 7% QS
, 7% PVQ
)
After a new movement, named the Coalition for the Future of Quebec
, established itself as an alternative to the sovreignty movement, there have been calls for the ADQ (currntly at 20% support) to merge with the new movement. These suggestions have been made due to the similar policies held by both the ADQ and the new movement. Polls suggest the new movement would win a plurality of seats at the next election with 35% support, compared to 22% for the PLQ, 20% for the PQ and 8% for the ADQ (if a merger does not come into fruition).
Centre-right
The centre-right or center-right is a political term commonly used to describe or denote individuals, political parties, or organizations whose views stretch from the centre to the right on the left-right spectrum, excluding far right stances. Centre-right can also describe a coalition of centrist...
political party
Political party
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in Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. On the sovereignty question, it defines itself as autonomist
Quebec Autonomism
Quebec autonomism is a political belief that Quebec should seek to gain more autonomy as a province, while remaining a part of the Canadian Confederation...
, and has support from both soft nationalists
Quebec nationalism
Quebec nationalism is a nationalist movement in the Canadian province of Quebec .-1534–1774:Canada was first a french colony. Jacques Cartier claimed it for France in 1534, and permanent French settlement began in 1608. It was part of New France, which constituted all French colonies in North America...
and federalists.
Its members are referred to as adéquistes, a name derived from the French pronunciation of the initials 'ADQ'.
Under longtime leader Mario Dumont
Mario Dumont
Mario Dumont is a television personality and former politician in the province of Quebec. He was a Member of the National Assembly of Quebec , and the leader of the Action démocratique du Québec , from 1994 to 2009...
, the ADQ had a strong showing in the 2007 provincial election
Quebec general election, 2007
The Quebec general election of 2007 was held in the Canadian province of Quebec on March 26, 2007 to elect members of the 38th National Assembly of Quebec. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Jean Charest managed to win a plurality of seats, but were reduced to a minority government, Quebec's first in...
, reducing the ruling Quebec Liberal Party (PLQ) to a minority government
Minority government
A minority government or a minority cabinet is a cabinet of a parliamentary system formed when a political party or coalition of parties does not have a majority of overall seats in the parliament but is sworn into government to break a Hung Parliament election result. It is also known as a...
and relegating the Parti Québécois
Parti Québécois
The Parti Québécois is a centre-left political party that advocates national sovereignty for the province of Quebec and secession from Canada. The Party traditionally has support from the labour movement. Unlike many other social-democratic parties, its ties with the labour movement are informal...
(PQ) to third place. The ADQ won 41 seats with 31% of the popular vote to serve as the Official Opposition
Opposition (parliamentary)
Parliamentary opposition is a form of political opposition to a designated government, particularly in a Westminster-based parliamentary system. Note that this article uses the term government as it is used in Parliamentary systems, i.e. meaning the administration or the cabinet rather than the state...
in the National Assembly of Quebec
National Assembly of Quebec
The National Assembly of Quebec is the legislative body of the Province of Quebec. The Lieutenant Governor and the National Assembly compose the Parliament of Quebec, which operates in a fashion similar to those of other British-style parliamentary systems.The National Assembly was formerly the...
. However, the ADQ's popularity declined significantly soon afterward and in the 2008 provincial elections, the party failed to secure at least twenty percent of the popular vote or twelve Members of the National Assembly
National Assembly of Quebec
The National Assembly of Quebec is the legislative body of the Province of Quebec. The Lieutenant Governor and the National Assembly compose the Parliament of Quebec, which operates in a fashion similar to those of other British-style parliamentary systems.The National Assembly was formerly the...
(MNAs) in the last election, and consequently lost official party status
Official party status
Official party status refers to the Canadian practice of recognizing political parties in the Parliament of Canada and the provincial legislatures. The type of recognition and threshold needed to obtain it varies...
, though in early 2009 it was recognized as an official party by the PLQ and the PQ.
Ideology
On the political spectrum of Quebec, the ADQ is to the political rightRight-wing politics
In politics, Right, right-wing and rightist generally refer to support for a hierarchical society justified on the basis of an appeal to natural law or tradition. To varying degrees, the Right rejects the egalitarian objectives of left-wing politics, claiming that the imposition of equality is...
of the Quebec Liberal Party and the Parti Québécois. The ADQ advocates the autonomy of individuals, the autonomy of municipal governments, and the autonomy of Quebec
Quebec Autonomism
Quebec autonomism is a political belief that Quebec should seek to gain more autonomy as a province, while remaining a part of the Canadian Confederation...
within Canada.
- Fiscal ResponsibilityBalanced budgetA balanced budget is when there is neither a budget deficit or a budget surplus – when revenues equal expenditure – particularly by a government. More generally, it refers to when there is no deficit, but possibly a surplus...
: scaling back Quebec's civil serviceCivil serviceThe term civil service has two distinct meanings:* A branch of governmental service in which individuals are employed on the basis of professional merit as proven by competitive examinations....
, reducing government spendingGovernment spendingGovernment spending includes all government consumption, investment but excludes transfer payments made by a state. Government acquisition of goods and services for current use to directly satisfy individual or collective needs of the members of the community is classed as government final...
in order to balance the budget and pay the provincial debt; - EducationEducationEducation in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
: lifting freezes on college tuition and abolishing school boards; - Electoral reformElectoral reformElectoral reform is change in electoral systems to improve how public desires are expressed in election results. That can include reforms of:...
: implementing an election reform in which the Premier of QuebecPremier of QuebecThe Premier of Quebec is the first minister of the Canadian province of Quebec. The Premier is the province's head of government and his title is Premier and President of the Executive Council....
would be elected by popular vote (i.e., a presidential government) and 50 of Quebec's 125 legislatureNational Assembly of QuebecThe National Assembly of Quebec is the legislative body of the Province of Quebec. The Lieutenant Governor and the National Assembly compose the Parliament of Quebec, which operates in a fashion similar to those of other British-style parliamentary systems.The National Assembly was formerly the...
seats would be determined by proportional representationProportional representationProportional representation is a concept in voting systems used to elect an assembly or council. PR means that the number of seats won by a party or group of candidates is proportionate to the number of votes received. For example, under a PR voting system if 30% of voters support a particular...
; - Health careHealth careHealth care is the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in humans. Health care is delivered by practitioners in medicine, chiropractic, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, allied health, and other care providers...
: encouraging private healthcarePrivate healthcarePrivate healthcare or private medicine is healthcare and medicine provided by entities other than the government. The term is generally used more in Europe and other countries which have publicly-funded health care, to differentiate the arrangement from the usual system.Ethical issues relating to...
delivery, in order to reduce the burden on Quebec's public healthcare system; - ImmigrationImmigrationImmigration is the act of foreigners passing or coming into a country for the purpose of permanent residence...
: "reasonable accommodationReasonable accommodationA reasonable accommodation is an adjustment made in a system to "accommodate" or make fair the same system for an individual based on a proven need. Accommodations can be religious, academic, or employment related and are often mandated by law. Each country has its own system of reasonable...
" granted to immigrants, preventing cultural communities from interfering with a number of mainstream values of the Quebec society, such as women’s rights; - LabourLabour movementThe term labour movement or labor movement is a broad term for the development of a collective organization of working people, to campaign in their own interest for better treatment from their employers and governments, in particular through the implementation of specific laws governing labour...
: erasing mandatory dues for nonmembers of trade unionTrade unionA trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
and forcing the secret vote; - Relations with the Federal GovernmentCanadian federalismCanada is a federation with two distinct jurisdictions of political authority: the country-wide federal government and the ten regionally-based provincial governments. It also has three territorial governments in the far north, though these are subject to the federal government...
: re-opening constitutional talks and increasing Quebec's autonomy within Canada, without holding another Quebec referendumQuebec referendumQuebec referendum may refer to one of the two referendums held solely in Quebec:*Quebec referendum, 1980, the 1980 plebiscite on Quebec independence, or sovereignty-association...
; - Tax ReformTax reformTax reform is the process of changing the way taxes are collected or managed by the government.Tax reformers have different goals. Some seek to reduce the level of taxation of all people by the government. Some seek to make the tax system more progressive or less progressive. Some seek to simplify...
: extensively restructuring the Quebec tax system, and lowering taxes overall.
In recent years the ADQ has abandoned a number of radical free market
Free market
A free market is a competitive market where prices are determined by supply and demand. However, the term is also commonly used for markets in which economic intervention and regulation by the state is limited to tax collection, and enforcement of private ownership and contracts...
proposals, including issuing school vouchers to give parents the ability to pay for the education of their children at a school of their choice. Furthermore, the ADQ's conservatism
Conservatism
Conservatism is a political and social philosophy that promotes the maintenance of traditional institutions and supports, at the most, minimal and gradual change in society. Some conservatives seek to preserve things as they are, emphasizing stability and continuity, while others oppose modernism...
is not based on religious values.
Electoral support
Socially and geographically, the core support of the ADQ is similar to that of the Ralliement créditisteRalliement créditiste
Historically in Quebec, Canada, there was a number of political parties that were part of the Canadian social credit movement. There were various parties at different times with different names at the provincial level, all broadly following the social credit philosophy; at various times they had...
, the provincial wing of the Social Credit Party
Social Credit Party of Canada
The Social Credit Party of Canada was a conservative-populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform...
in the 1962
Canadian federal election, 1962
The Canadian federal election of 1962 was held on June 18, 1962 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 25th Parliament of Canada...
, and 1963 federal elections
Canadian federal election, 1963
The Canadian federal election of 1963 was held on April 8 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 26th Parliament of Canada. It resulted in the defeat of the minority Progressive Conservative government of Prime Minister John Diefenbaker.-Overview:During the Tories' last year in...
and the 1970 provincial election
Quebec general election, 1970
The Quebec general election of 1970 was held on April 29, 1970 to elect members of the National Assembly of Quebec, Canada. The former Legislative Assembly had been renamed the "National Assembly" in 1968...
, the Union Nationale in the 1976 provincial election
Quebec general election, 1976
The Quebec general election of 1976 was held on November 15, 1976 to elect members to National Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. It was one of the most significant elections in Quebec history, rivalled only by the 1960 general election, and caused major repercussions in the rest of Canada...
and the Conservative Party of Canada
Conservative Party of Canada
The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...
in 2006 federal election
Canadian federal election, 2006
The 2006 Canadian federal election was held on January 23, 2006, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 39th Parliament of Canada. The Conservative Party of Canada won the greatest number of seats: 40.3% of seats, or 124 out of 308, up from 99 seats in 2004, and 36.3% of votes:...
.
Its strongest base is provided by Chaudière-Appalaches
Chaudière-Appalaches
Chaudière-Appalaches is an administrative region in Quebec, Canada. It comprises most of what is historically known as the "Beauce" |the electoral district of Beauce]]). It is named for the Chaudière River and the Appalachian Mountains....
and Québec
Capitale-Nationale
Capitale-Nationale is one of 17 administrative regions of Quebec, Canada. Quebec City, Quebec's centre of government, is located in this region. It has a land area of 18,638.7 km2...
, the most conservative regions of Quebec. The party’s popularity also reached other predominantly French-speaking
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
areas of the province, including Mauricie
Mauricie
Mauricie is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making it a prime tourist location. The region has a land area of 35,855.22 km² and a 2006 census population of 258,928 residents...
, Bas-Saint-Laurent
Bas-Saint-Laurent
The Bas-Saint-Laurent region is located along the south shore of the lower Saint Lawrence River in Quebec.It has a population of 200,653 and a land area of 22,232.11 km² .-Subdivisions:...
, Centre-du-Québec
Centre-du-Québec
Centre-du-Québec is a region of Quebec, Canada. The main centres are Drummondville, Victoriaville and Bécancour. It has a land area of 6,928.78 km² and a 2006 census population of 224,200 inhabitants.-Description:...
and even Montérégie
Montérégie
Montérégie is an administrative region in southwest Québec. It includes the cities of Boucherville, Brossard, Granby, Longueuil, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Saint-Hyacinthe, Sorel-Tracy, and Vaudreuil-Dorion....
in the 2007 provincial election
Quebec general election, 2007
The Quebec general election of 2007 was held in the Canadian province of Quebec on March 26, 2007 to elect members of the 38th National Assembly of Quebec. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Jean Charest managed to win a plurality of seats, but were reduced to a minority government, Quebec's first in...
.
However, the ADQ has always had more difficulty breaking through in Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Outaouais and the more cosmopolitan urban districts of the Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
area.
Because of the polarization of the debate over constitution
Quebec sovereignty movement
The Quebec sovereignty movement refers to both the political movement and the ideology of values, concepts and ideas that promote the secession of the province of Quebec from the rest of Canada...
from 1970
Quebec general election, 1970
The Quebec general election of 1970 was held on April 29, 1970 to elect members of the National Assembly of Quebec, Canada. The former Legislative Assembly had been renamed the "National Assembly" in 1968...
to 1995, conservative voters have often limited their choice between the Quebec Liberal Party or the Parti Québécois. However, a number of commentators claim that resentment of the rest of Quebec against Montreal’s perceived hegemony
Hegemony
Hegemony is an indirect form of imperial dominance in which the hegemon rules sub-ordinate states by the implied means of power rather than direct military force. In Ancient Greece , hegemony denoted the politico–military dominance of a city-state over other city-states...
, general mistrust towards current office holders, overburdened taxpayer's frustration and constitutional fatigue have let a cultural gap in Quebec society become more apparent and have provided a window of opportunity for the ADQ to grow in recent years.
Foundation and first decade: 1994-2002
The party was formed in 1994 by a group of nationalistsQuebec nationalism
Quebec nationalism is a nationalist movement in the Canadian province of Quebec .-1534–1774:Canada was first a french colony. Jacques Cartier claimed it for France in 1534, and permanent French settlement began in 1608. It was part of New France, which constituted all French colonies in North America...
, known as les allairistes, that supported the Allaire Report
Allaire Report
The Allaire Report was a report written by the constitutional reform committee of the Liberal Party of Quebec, chaired by lawyer and politician Jean Allaire, recommending a significant transfer of powers from Canada's federal government to the Government of Quebec...
, a document that advocated a decentralized federal system in which the provincial Government of Quebec
Government of Quebec
The Government of Quebec refers to the provincial government of the province of Quebec. Its powers and structure are set out in the Constitution Act, 1867....
would have significantly increased powers.
After the failure of the Meech Lake Accord
Meech Lake Accord
The Meech Lake Accord was a package of proposed amendments to the Constitution of Canada negotiated in 1987 by Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and ten provincial premiers. It was intended to persuade the government of the Province of Quebec to endorse the 1982 Canadian Constitution and increase...
, which made many French-speaking Québécois
French-speaking Quebecer
French-speaking Quebecers are francophone residents of the Canadian province of Quebec....
feel rejected by the rest of Canada, the Liberals adopted the Allaire Report as their official constitutional policy. However, the party eventually chose the Charlottetown Accord
Charlottetown Accord
The Charlottetown Accord was a package of proposed amendments to the Constitution of Canada, proposed by the Canadian federal and provincial governments in 1992. It was submitted to a public referendum on October 26 of that year, and was defeated.-Background:...
over the Allaire Report in 1992. The Charlottetown Accord would have recognized Quebec as a distinct society
Distinct society
Distinct society is a political term especially used during constitutional debate in Canada, in the second half of the 1980s and in the early 1990s, and present in the two failed constitutional amendments, the Meech Lake Accord and the Charlottetown Accord...
within Canada, but consisted of a much milder reform of the Canadian federal system. While most Liberals supported the Charlottetown Accord, a number of them opposed it and eventually quit the party.
Led by Jean Allaire
Jean Allaire
Jean Allaire was the author of the Allaire Report, and subsequently in 1994 the first leader of the fiscally conservative, autonomist provincial level political party in Quebec, the Action démocratique du Québec...
, an attorney from Laval
Laval, Quebec
Laval is a Canadian city and a region in southwestern Quebec. It is the largest suburb of Montreal, the third largest municipality in the province of Quebec, and the 14th largest city in Canada with a population of 368,709 in 2006...
and author of the Allaire Report, and Mario Dumont
Mario Dumont
Mario Dumont is a television personality and former politician in the province of Quebec. He was a Member of the National Assembly of Quebec , and the leader of the Action démocratique du Québec , from 1994 to 2009...
, a rising political star who had been President of the Liberal Youth Commission, the dissidents founded the ADQ. Allaire became the first party leader, but resigned within a few months for health reasons. He was succeeded by Mario Dumont, who retained the leadership until early 2009.
With limited financial resources and excluded from the televised leaders debate, Dumont won a seat in the Quebec National Assembly in the 1994 provincial election
Quebec general election, 1994
The Quebec general election of 1994 was held on September 12, 1994, to elect members of the National Assembly of Quebec, Canada. The Parti Québécois, led by Jacques Parizeau, defeated the incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Daniel Johnson, Jr.....
, the only adéquiste candidate to do so in that election.
In the 1995 Quebec referendum
1995 Quebec referendum
The 1995 Quebec referendum was the second referendum to ask voters in the Canadian province of Quebec whether Quebec should secede from Canada and become an independent state, through the question:...
on the Parti Québécois government's proposals for sovereignty, Dumont campaigned for the "Yes" side, in favour of the sovereignty option. However, in subsequent election campaigns, he has promised a moratorium on the sovereignty question, which earned him accusations of not having a clear and honest stand on the constitution question.
Shortly before the 1994 provincial election, Yvon Lafrance
Yvon Lafrance
Yvon Lafrance, born on August 4, 1944 in Iberville, Quebec, is a politician in Quebec, Canada, and was the Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Iberville....
, a one-term Liberal backbencher
Backbencher
In Westminster parliamentary systems, a backbencher is a Member of Parliament or a legislator who does not hold governmental office and is not a Front Bench spokesperson in the Opposition...
who served under Premier
Premier of Quebec
The Premier of Quebec is the first minister of the Canadian province of Quebec. The Premier is the province's head of government and his title is Premier and President of the Executive Council....
Robert Bourassa
Robert Bourassa
Jean-Robert Bourassa, was a politician in Quebec, Canada. He served as the 22nd Premier of Quebec in two different mandates, first from May 12, 1970, to November 25, 1976, and then from December 12, 1985, to January 11, 1994, serving a total of just under 15 years as Provincial Premier.-Early...
, switched parties to join the ADQ, becoming the party's first sitting member of the legislature. In the ensuing election campaign, Dumont took part in the televised leaders debate and was re-elected as an MNA, but could not expand his electoral support significantly enough to get other party members elected and remained his party's only sitting MNA. Although Dumont was a very popular leader, support for the ADQ always lagged behind support for its leader. In fact, for many years, the ADQ tried to capitialize on Dumont's personal popularity by using the official name Action démocratique du Québec-Équipe Mario Dumont (Action démocratique du Québec-Team Mario Dumont).
Rise: 2002
In April and June 2002, voter dissatisfaction with both the Parti Québécois (PQ) government of Bernard LandryBernard Landry
Bernard Landry, is a Quebec lawyer, teacher, politician, who served as the 28th Premier of Quebec , leader of the Opposition and leader of the Parti Québécois .-Personal:...
and the Liberal alternative presented by Jean Charest
Jean Charest
John James "Jean" Charest, PC, MNA is a Canadian politician who has been the 29th Premier of Quebec since 2003. He was leader of the federal Progressive Conservative Party of Canada from 1993 to 1998 and has been leader of the Quebec Liberal Party since 1998....
led the ADQ to an unexpected victory in a series of by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
s, bringing the party caucus to five members.
After the by-election wins, the ADQ soared in popularity, leading the established parties in public opinion polling for the first time in its existence. For a brief period, a number of political analysts predicted that the ADQ could gather as much as 42% of the vote and more than 80 seats in the National Assembly.
The increased popularity of the party provided the ADQ with larger grassroots
Grassroots
A grassroots movement is one driven by the politics of a community. The term implies that the creation of the movement and the group supporting it are natural and spontaneous, highlighting the differences between this and a movement that is orchestrated by traditional power structures...
support, more money and star candidate
Star candidate
A star candidate refers to a high profile individual who has been recruited as a candidate by a political party. Star candidates have usually excelled in fields outside of politics such as academia, business, the media, journalism and/or sports...
s for the subsequent election
Quebec general election, 1998
The Quebec general election of 1998 was held on November 30, 1998, to elect members of the National Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Parti Québécois, led by Lucien Bouchard, won re-election, defeating the Quebec Liberal Party, led by Jean Charest.After the narrow defeat of...
. Dumont, who was able to recruit Beauce
Beauce, Quebec
Beauce is a historical and traditional region of Quebec located south of Quebec City. It corresponds approximately to the regional county municipalities of Beauce-Sartigan, Robert-Cliche and La Nouvelle-Beauce, and its major communities are Saint-Georges, Sainte-Marie, Beauceville,...
businessman Marcel Dutil
Marcel Dutil
Marcel Dutil, CM, CQ is a Canadian businessman. In 1963, he began working at Canam Steel Works, a company founded by his father Roger Dutil in 1960. In 1973, he became CEO of his father's company now known as the Canam inc.; Marcel Dutil is also the grandson of Édouard Lacroix.-External links:* *...
, chairman of Groupe Canam Inc. as director of the ADQ's fund-raising activities, was considered as a serious candidate for the office of Premier of Quebec
Premier of Quebec
The Premier of Quebec is the first minister of the Canadian province of Quebec. The Premier is the province's head of government and his title is Premier and President of the Executive Council....
for the first time.
Backlash: 2002-2003
As a result of the ADQ attaining greater popular support, its political opponents conducted negative campaigningNegative campaigning
Negative campaigning, also known more colloquially as "mudslinging", is trying to win an advantage by referring to negative aspects of an opponent or of a policy rather than emphasizing one's own positive attributes or preferred policies...
against the ADQ for the first time. Those efforts were successful in damaging the public perception of the party. Moreover, the party's repeated backtracking on its various policies, including a flat rate
Flat rate
A flat fee, also referred to as a flat rate or a linear rate, refers to a pricing structure that charges a single fixed fee for a service, regardless of usage. Rarely, it may refer to a rate that does not vary with usage or time of use...
income tax
Income tax
An income tax is a tax levied on the income of individuals or businesses . Various income tax systems exist, with varying degrees of tax incidence. Income taxation can be progressive, proportional, or regressive. When the tax is levied on the income of companies, it is often called a corporate...
of 20 per cent, may have appeared opportunist and harmed the party’s image as a viable alternative. It was also revealed that a close advisor of Mario Dumont had a criminal record, which prompted the media to question Dumont’s judgment.
The popularity of the ADQ declined. Dumont did not make any major mistake during the televised leaders' debate, but did not deliver the outstanding performance he needed to gain momentum. By contrast, Quebec Liberal leader Jean Charest
Jean Charest
John James "Jean" Charest, PC, MNA is a Canadian politician who has been the 29th Premier of Quebec since 2003. He was leader of the federal Progressive Conservative Party of Canada from 1993 to 1998 and has been leader of the Quebec Liberal Party since 1998....
was able to put Bernard Landry
Bernard Landry
Bernard Landry, is a Quebec lawyer, teacher, politician, who served as the 28th Premier of Quebec , leader of the Opposition and leader of the Parti Québécois .-Personal:...
of the Parti Québécois on the defensive.
The ADQ received 18% of the vote at the 2003 provincial election
Quebec general election, 2003
The Quebec general election of 2003 was held on April 14, 2003, to elect members of the National Assembly of Quebec . The Parti libéral du Québec , led by Jean Charest, defeated the incumbent Parti Québécois, led by Bernard Landry.-Unfolding:...
. All ADQ incumbents and star candidates, except Dumont, were defeated. The losses were compensated by the election of three new ADQ MNAs, who were still unknown at the provincial level but were well established in their communities. The ADQ drew enough votes from previous PQ supporters to give the victory to Jean Charest's Liberals, but did not make a significant breakthrough in the National Assembly.
Resurgence: 2003-2007
In the months that followed the election, the ADQ benefited from anger over the decision of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) not to renew the license of Quebec City radio station CHOI-FMChoi
Choi , sometimes also Choe, is a common Korean family name.*Cuī in China Beijing-Manchu dialect*Chui in Hong Kong Cantonese*Choi Korea dialect*Tsui in Taiwan dialect-origin:in china;...
. Radio host Jeff Fillion
Jeff Fillion
Jean-François Fillion, better known as Jeff Fillion, is a well-known radio host and businessman in Quebec, Canada.- Media - radio career :...
urged listeners to vote for ADQ candidate Sylvain Légaré
Sylvain Légaré
Sylvain Légaré is a politician in Quebec, Canada. He was an Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the Vanier riding from 2004 to 2008....
in a by-election for the local district of Vanier. Légaré defended the station’s freedom of speech
Freedom of speech
Freedom of speech is the freedom to speak freely without censorship. The term freedom of expression is sometimes used synonymously, but includes any act of seeking, receiving and imparting information or ideas, regardless of the medium used...
and was elected on September 20, 2004, which raised the number of ADQ seats back to five.
A few days later, the ADQ held a convention in Drummondville, where its members adopted the new constitutional position of the ADQ, which is labeled as autonomist
Autonomy
Autonomy is a concept found in moral, political and bioethical philosophy. Within these contexts, it is the capacity of a rational individual to make an informed, un-coerced decision...
without much precision on what it actually means. ADQ members also elected ex-Liberal minister Yvon Picotte
Yvon Picotte
Yvon Picotte, born on October 27, 1941 in Louiseville, Quebec, is a politician from Quebec, Canada.He was a five-term Liberal Member of the National Assembly, who represented the electoral district of Maskinongé from 1973 to 1994...
as President of the ADQ, a job previously held by political analyst Guy Laforest
Guy Laforest
Guy Laforest is the director of the department of political science at the Université Laval. He was educated at Université Laval and McGill University...
.
In the January 2006 federal election
Canadian federal election, 2006
The 2006 Canadian federal election was held on January 23, 2006, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 39th Parliament of Canada. The Conservative Party of Canada won the greatest number of seats: 40.3% of seats, or 124 out of 308, up from 99 seats in 2004, and 36.3% of votes:...
, ten Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada
The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...
Members of Parliament were elected in Quebec, at the federal level. Four of those newly elected federal Members of Parliament - Maxime Bernier
Maxime Bernier
Maxime Bernier, PC, MP is a Canadian politician currently serving as the Minister of State for Small Business and Tourism in the cabinet of Prime Minister Stephen Harper....
, Steven Blaney
Steven Blaney
Steven Blaney is a Canadian Conservative politician from Quebec. , he is Minister of Veterans Affairs....
, Jacques Gourde
Jacques Gourde
Jacques Gourde is a farmer and the Conservative Member of Parliament for Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière. He was first elected in the 2006 federal election and, on February 7, 2006 was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian...
and Josée Verner
Josée Verner
Josée Verner, PC, is a Canadian politician. She represented the electoral district of Louis-Saint-Laurent in the Canadian House of Commons from 2006 to 2011 as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada...
- came from districts represented by ADQ members at the provincial level. All except Bernier were at one point ADQ activists. Blaney was ADQ candidate in Beauce-Nord in 1998
Quebec general election, 1998
The Quebec general election of 1998 was held on November 30, 1998, to elect members of the National Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Parti Québécois, led by Lucien Bouchard, won re-election, defeating the Quebec Liberal Party, led by Jean Charest.After the narrow defeat of...
. This breakthrough prepared the ground the subsequent growth of the ADQ, which could rely on a number of supporters from the modest Conservatives' organization in Quebec.
In May 2006, the ADQ held a general council in Granby
Granby, Quebec
Granby is a city in southwestern Quebec, located east of Montreal. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 47,637. Granby is the seat of La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality. It is the fifth most populated city in Montérégie after Longueuil, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Brossard and...
, where Dumont brought up the subject of having the current federal Conservative government broach the subject of a new round of constitutional talks in order to get Quebec to finally sign the Constitution.
Embarrassing comments were made by party president Yvon Picotte
Yvon Picotte
Yvon Picotte, born on October 27, 1941 in Louiseville, Quebec, is a politician from Quebec, Canada.He was a five-term Liberal Member of the National Assembly, who represented the electoral district of Maskinongé from 1973 to 1994...
about PQ Leader André Boisclair
André Boisclair
André Boisclair is a politician in Quebec, Canada. He was the leader of the Parti Québécois, a social democratic and separatist party in Quebec....
. Boisclair had decided not to run in a by-election for the district of Sainte-Marie—Saint-Jacques
Sainte-Marie—Saint-Jacques
Sainte-Marie—Saint-Jacques is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The district is located in Montreal. It is bordered by the Autoroute 10, Victoria Bridge, Île Notre-Dame, Rue Frontenac, Rue Rachel and Boulevard Saint-Laurent. It...
in Montreal, the district where he lives and which includes Montreal's Gay Village
Gay Village, Montreal
Montreal's Gay Village is located on Saint Catherine Street East, centred on Beaudry metro station, and on Amherst Street in the Ville-Marie borough of the city...
. Accusing Boisclair of being a coward, Picotte jokingly said that the riding would fit Boisclair, who is openly gay
Homosexuality
Homosexuality is romantic or sexual attraction or behavior between members of the same sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality refers to "an enduring pattern of or disposition to experience sexual, affectional, or romantic attractions" primarily or exclusively to people of the same...
, like a glove (comme un gant). Many journalists criticized Picotte, saying his comment sounded homophobic
Homophobia
Homophobia is a term used to refer to a range of negative attitudes and feelings towards lesbian, gay and in some cases bisexual, transgender people and behavior, although these are usually covered under other terms such as biphobia and transphobia. Definitions refer to irrational fear, with the...
. Within days, Picotte apologized.
In November 2006, the ADQ held its sixth party convention. The next month, it adopted its platform for the 2007 election
Quebec general election, 2007
The Quebec general election of 2007 was held in the Canadian province of Quebec on March 26, 2007 to elect members of the 38th National Assembly of Quebec. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Jean Charest managed to win a plurality of seats, but were reduced to a minority government, Quebec's first in...
, entitled "A Plan A for Quebec" ("Un plan A pour le Québec") and defined its stance on the controversial reasonable accommodation
Reasonable accommodation
A reasonable accommodation is an adjustment made in a system to "accommodate" or make fair the same system for an individual based on a proven need. Accommodations can be religious, academic, or employment related and are often mandated by law. Each country has its own system of reasonable...
debate, which was well received by a substantial number of voters.
Provincial election, 2007
When the 2007 election campaignQuebec general election, 2007
The Quebec general election of 2007 was held in the Canadian province of Quebec on March 26, 2007 to elect members of the 38th National Assembly of Quebec. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Jean Charest managed to win a plurality of seats, but were reduced to a minority government, Quebec's first in...
started, the ADQ was running only a few candidates with widespread name recognition and lacked the financial resources its rivals (especially the Liberals) had. Marcel Dutil
Marcel Dutil
Marcel Dutil, CM, CQ is a Canadian businessman. In 1963, he began working at Canam Steel Works, a company founded by his father Roger Dutil in 1960. In 1973, he became CEO of his father's company now known as the Canam inc.; Marcel Dutil is also the grandson of Édouard Lacroix.-External links:* *...
announced that even though he likes Dumont, he would vote strategically in favour of the Liberals.
However, polls showed that the ADQ had the potential to significantly increase its representation in the National Assembly. Dumont ran an effective campaign, unveiling one plank from his electoral platform every day and therefore benefiting from sustained attention from his opponents and the media.
Dumont's performance had its own setbacks, however, as it led to more scrutiny of the ADQ.
The Liberals criticized the ADQ's financial plan as vague and unrealistic, accusing Dumont of underestimating its total cost. According to them, the ADQ's promises totaled $6.3 billion rather than the $1.7 billion announced by Dumont.
Besides, many journalists accused the ADQ of being a one-man show. Two candidates, who had made inappropriate comments, were dropped by the party from the election.
On election day, the ADQ made a surprisingly strong showing. It took 21 seats from the Quebec Liberal Party and 15 seats from the PQ. All five ADQ incumbents were re-elected, for a total of 41 seats. (The election of so many legislators without prior parliamentary experience delights cartoonist Serge Chapleau
Serge Chapleau
Serge Chapleau is a French-Canadian political cartoonist from the province of Québec.- Biography :...
who likes to portray the ADQ MNAs as elementary school kids and Dumont as their teacher.) The reigning Liberals were reduced to a minority government
Minority government
A minority government or a minority cabinet is a cabinet of a parliamentary system formed when a political party or coalition of parties does not have a majority of overall seats in the parliament but is sworn into government to break a Hung Parliament election result. It is also known as a...
, with only 48 MNAs.
For the first time, the ADQ received a plurality of the popular vote among Francophone
Francophone
The adjective francophone means French-speaking, typically as primary language, whether referring to individuals, groups, or places. Often, the word is used as a noun to describe a natively French-speaking person....
s and formed the official opposition
Official Opposition (Canada)
In Canada, Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition , commonly known as the Official Opposition, is usually the largest parliamentary opposition party in the House of Commons or a provincial legislative assembly that is not in government, either on its own or as part of a governing coalition...
.
Nonetheless, it failed to take a single seat on the island of Montreal, but it did come second in many of the city's ridings.
Official Opposition
The ADQ MNAs and supporters met in Victoriaville in late September 2007 to detail the party's environmental policy. Former PQParti Québécois
The Parti Québécois is a centre-left political party that advocates national sovereignty for the province of Quebec and secession from Canada. The Party traditionally has support from the labour movement. Unlike many other social-democratic parties, its ties with the labour movement are informal...
Cabinet Member Jean Garon
Jean Garon
Jean Garon is a politician, academic and economist in Quebec, Canada.He was born in Saint-Michel, Quebec, and graduated from Université Laval with a bachelor's degree in 1960 and a master's in economics two years later...
, former Hydro-Québec
Hydro-Québec
Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec....
CEO André Caillé
André Caillé
André Caillé is an Canadian electricity company executive.André Caillé was the chairman of Hydro-Québec from September 2004 to November 2007 ant the thairman of the World Energy Congress. From October 1996 until April 2005, he was president and chief executive officer of Hydro-Québec...
and environmental activist Steven Guilbeault
Steven Guilbeault
Steven Guilbeault is a Canadian science reporter, environmental reporter, environmental journalist, writer, consultant, venture capitalist, professional speaker, NGO founder and environmental activist...
attended the convention. Tom Pentefountas, a former ADQ candidate in the district of Nelligan
Nelligan (electoral district)
Nelligan is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The riding was created in 1980 from parts of Pointe-Claire and Robert-Baldwin. It includes portions of the Montreal Island including Île Bizard, Kirkland and Senneville...
in a [2004 by-election, succeeded Gilles Taillon as President of the party. Pentefountas enjoys little name recognition among voters in general, but he is a member of the Greek community and lives in Montreal. ADQ supporters hope that his profile might facilitate the party's attempts to connect with these constituencies.
During the year that followed the 2007 election, a number of ADQ members such as Éric Caire
Éric Caire
Éric Caire is a politician from Quebec, Canada, and the independent Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of La Peltrie....
, Gilles Taillon
Gilles Taillon
Gilles Taillon is the former leader of the Action démocratique du Québec . A politician, teacher and businessman in Quebec, Canada; he was the ADQ Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the district of Chauveau in the Quebec City area from the 2007 to the 2008 elections.Though not...
and especially Sébastien Proulx
Sébastien Proulx
Sébastien Proulx is a Canadian politician. He was an Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the electoral district of Trois-Rivières from 2007 to 2008...
emerged as effective and articulate legislators. Nonetheless, according to journalist Gilbert Lavoie, the more experienced PQ caucus was better able to position itself as the best alternative to Jean Charest's Liberals. Political observers made unflattering comments about the ADQ's performance, and political support for the party seemed to lose momentum again. The ADQ suffered a major setback in 2008, losing four consecutive by-elections by substantial margins. Its support did not exceed 15% in any of the districts at stake. Furthermore, MNAs Pierre-Michel Auger
Pierre-Michel Auger
Pierre-Michel Auger is a Canadian politician, who was a Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Champlain from 2007 to 2008....
and André Riedl
André Riedl
André Riedl is a politician from Quebec, Canada. He was a Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Iberville from 2007 to 2008....
, as well as power broker Yvon Picotte
Yvon Picotte
Yvon Picotte, born on October 27, 1941 in Louiseville, Quebec, is a politician from Quebec, Canada.He was a five-term Liberal Member of the National Assembly, who represented the electoral district of Maskinongé from 1973 to 1994...
, switched political affiliation from ADQ to Liberal in October 2008.
Federal election, 2008
ADQ Leader Mario Dumont made no official endorsement in the 2008 federal electionCanadian federal election, 2008
The 2008 Canadian federal election was held on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 to elect members to the Canadian House of Commons of the 40th Canadian Parliament after the previous parliament had been dissolved by the Governor General on September 7, 2008...
. He said that he would vote Conservative, but claimed that his colleagues and party's supporters were free to support whoever they wanted. MNAs Pierre Gingras
Pierre Gingras
Pierre Gingras is a politician from Quebec, Canada. He was an Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Blainville from 2007 to 2008.-Background:...
, Ginette Grandmont
Ginette Grandmont
Ginette Grandmont is a politician from Quebec, Canada. She was an Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Masson from 2007 to 2008.-Background:She is from Drummondville and relocated to Charlemagne...
, Linda Lapointe
Linda Lapointe
Linda Lapointe is a politician from Quebec, Canada. She was an Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Groulx from 2007 to 2008.-Background:...
, Lucie Leblanc
Lucie Leblanc
Lucie Leblanc is a politician from Quebec, Canada. She was an Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Deux-Montagnes from 2007 to 2008.-Background:...
and Sébastien Proulx
Sébastien Proulx
Sébastien Proulx is a Canadian politician. He was an Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the electoral district of Trois-Rivières from 2007 to 2008...
campaigned on behalf of the Conservative Party of Canada
Conservative Party of Canada
The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...
's candidates. Yet, the election provided no increase in membership for Quebec's Conservative delegation to Parliament.
Provincial election, 2008
Quebec premier Jean Charest subsequently called a snap election for December 8, 2008. Polls indicated that the ADQ entered the campaign far behind the governing Liberals and the PQ.The party was routed in this election and lost official party status in the assembly. The size of its caucus was reduced to seven members, six of whom were incumbents. While giving his concession speech, Dumont announced that he would not be the leader of his party for the subsequent election.
While political commentators wondered whether the ADQ would survive Dumont's departure, there were three candidates for the 2009 leadership election
Action démocratique du Québec leadership election, 2009
The Action démocratique du Québec leadership election, 2009 took place on October 18, 2009 electing Gilles Taillon on the second ballot by a margin of two votes over Éric Caire.-Background:...
. On February 27, 2009, Sylvie Roy
Sylvie Roy
Sylvie Roy is a politician in Quebec, Canada, and the Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Lotbinière....
was named the interim leader
Interim leader
An interim leader, in Canadian politics, is a party leader appointed by the party's legislative caucus or the party's executive to temporarily act as leader when a gap occurs between the resignation or death of a party leader and the election of a formal successor...
of the party.
By-election loss of Dumont's seat
The ADQ candidate came in third place in a June 21, 2009 by-election to fill the Rivière-du-LoupRivière-du-Loup (electoral district)
Rivière-du-Loup is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It was originally created in 1930 from a portion of the electoral district of Témiscouata.-Members of the Legislative Assembly:...
seat that Dumont vacated when he resigned from the National Assembly. Dumont had held the seat for 14 years and had carried it in the 2008 provincial election with over 50% of the vote, compared to the less than 15% garnered by ADQ candidate Gilberte Côté. The loss reduced the ADQ to six seats in the National Assembly.
2009 leadership election
In 2009, MNA Éric CaireÉric Caire
Éric Caire is a politician from Quebec, Canada, and the independent Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of La Peltrie....
, former MNA and former party president Gilles Taillon
Gilles Taillon
Gilles Taillon is the former leader of the Action démocratique du Québec . A politician, teacher and businessman in Quebec, Canada; he was the ADQ Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the district of Chauveau in the Quebec City area from the 2007 to the 2008 elections.Though not...
, and former MNA Christian Lévesque
Christian Lévesque
Christian Lévesque is a politician from Quebec, Canada. He was an Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Lévis from 2007 to 2008....
ran for the party leadership to succeed Dumont. MNA François Bonnardel
François Bonnardel
François Bonnardel is the Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly of Quebec, Canada, for the electoral district of Shefford....
also initially considered entering the contest, but ultimately decided to manage Taillon's campaign. Myriam Taschereau
Myriam Taschereau
Myriam Taschereau is a politician in Quebec, Canada. She is related to former Quebec Premier Louis-Alexandre Taschereau. She has been active in both the Conservative Party of Canada and the Action démocratique du Québec. She ran for the Conservatives in the federal election of 2008 in the riding of...
, a former federal Conservative candidate, and director of communications in the Prime Minister's Office, had also declared she would run, but later withdrew and endorsed Caire.
On October 18, 2009, Taillon was elected leader on the second ballot by the slim margin of 50.03% of ballots cast, two votes more than runner-up Éric Caire. Christian Lévesque had previously been eliminated after finishing third on the first ballot.
On November 6, 2009, Caire and supporter Marc Picard subsequently left the party, alleging that the party organization lacked transparency and that Taillon had a dictatorial style of leadership. They resigned from caucus to sit as independents
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
. This further reduced the size of the ADQ caucus to four seats in the National Assembly.
On November 10, 2009, 23 days after his election as party leader, Taillon announced a new leadership election, citing the party infighting and alleging irregularities in the party's financial affairs, dating back to 2003, which he had called in the Sûreté du Québec
Sûreté du Québec
Sûreté du Québec or SQ is the provincial police force for the Canadian province of Québec...
to investigate. It was later told he never contacted the Sûreté du Québec
Sûreté du Québec
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. He then explained that he would remain the leader until the results of a new leadership race election, in which he would not be a candidate. Runner-up Éric Caire said he would not run again for the party leadership, adding "Mr. Taillon has done irreparable damage to the ADQ... I don't know how the party will recover from this. I can't see the party going through a second leadership race. The last one almost destroyed us."
On November 19, the party executive acclaimed Gérard Deltell
Gérard Deltell
Gérard Deltell is a politician in Quebec, Canada. Deltell is the leader of the Action démocratique du Québec and is the member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Chauveau.-Background:...
as the party's leader. Since Deltell assumed the leadership the party has enjoyed a modest rebound, rising from 5% in the polls in spring 2010 to 15% by the end of the year, and enjoying a substantial lead in the Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
region. The party maintained the level of support it had enjoyed in the 2008 election in the by-elections held in Saint-Laurent and Kamouraska-Temiscouata in fall 2010. The ADQ held a convention on November 13, 2010, adopting a number of proposals dealing with democratic reform and anti-corruption measures. Deltell received a 97% vote of confidence from the party membership and received considerable attention when, in his opening address, he referred to Premier Jean Charest as the "godfather of the Liberal family." Charest threatened legal action if the statement was not retracted. Deltell refused to apologize or issue a retraction and no action was taken.
Since Deltell took the reins of the ADQ, the party has recovered from its pecarious position to a solid 18% of support in the opinion polls. The ADQ recovery was initially at the expense of the Liberals from an extremely unpopular Charest; since then, Charest has recovered from his unpopularity and the collapse of the Bloc Quebecois on the federal stage has hurt the PQ, where the ADQ have made gains where the Liberals have recovered. The Liberals are still in the lead in the polls, with 35% support (29% PQ, 18% ADQ, 7% QS
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, 7% PVQ
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)
After a new movement, named the Coalition for the Future of Quebec
Coalition for the Future of Quebec
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, established itself as an alternative to the sovreignty movement, there have been calls for the ADQ (currntly at 20% support) to merge with the new movement. These suggestions have been made due to the similar policies held by both the ADQ and the new movement. Polls suggest the new movement would win a plurality of seats at the next election with 35% support, compared to 22% for the PLQ, 20% for the PQ and 8% for the ADQ (if a merger does not come into fruition).
Leaders
| Leader | Home region | Years of service | Background |
| Jean Allaire Jean Allaire Jean Allaire was the author of the Allaire Report, and subsequently in 1994 the first leader of the fiscally conservative, autonomist provincial level political party in Quebec, the Action démocratique du Québec... |
Laval Laval, Quebec Laval is a Canadian city and a region in southwestern Quebec. It is the largest suburb of Montreal, the third largest municipality in the province of Quebec, and the 14th largest city in Canada with a population of 368,709 in 2006... |
1994 | Lawyer |
| Mario Dumont Mario Dumont Mario Dumont is a television personality and former politician in the province of Quebec. He was a Member of the National Assembly of Quebec , and the leader of the Action démocratique du Québec , from 1994 to 2009... |
Bas-Saint-Laurent Bas-Saint-Laurent The Bas-Saint-Laurent region is located along the south shore of the lower Saint Lawrence River in Quebec.It has a population of 200,653 and a land area of 22,232.11 km² .-Subdivisions:... |
1994–2009 | Economist |
| Sylvie Roy Sylvie Roy Sylvie Roy is a politician in Quebec, Canada, and the Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Lotbinière.... (interim leader) |
Chaudière-Appalaches Chaudière-Appalaches Chaudière-Appalaches is an administrative region in Quebec, Canada. It comprises most of what is historically known as the "Beauce" |the electoral district of Beauce]]). It is named for the Chaudière River and the Appalachian Mountains.... |
2009 | Lawyer |
| Gilles Taillon Gilles Taillon Gilles Taillon is the former leader of the Action démocratique du Québec . A politician, teacher and businessman in Quebec, Canada; he was the ADQ Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the district of Chauveau in the Quebec City area from the 2007 to the 2008 elections.Though not... |
Laurentides | 2009 | Teacher, businessman |
| Gérard Deltell Gérard Deltell Gérard Deltell is a politician in Quebec, Canada. Deltell is the leader of the Action démocratique du Québec and is the member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Chauveau.-Background:... |
Chauveau | 2009 – present | TV Correspondent |
Presidents
| President | Years |
| Mario Dumont Mario Dumont Mario Dumont is a television personality and former politician in the province of Quebec. He was a Member of the National Assembly of Quebec , and the leader of the Action démocratique du Québec , from 1994 to 2009... |
1994 |
| Moncef Guitouni Moncef Guitouni Moncef Guitouni was a psycho-sociologist in Quebec, Canada. Born and raised in Tunis, Tunisia, he studied in France and moved to Canada in 1968.Guitouni supported the Liberals in the 1980s and became President of the ADQ in 1994.... |
1994 |
| Hubert Meilleur Hubert Meilleur Hubert Meilleur is a politician from Quebec, Canada, currently the mayor of Mirabel.-Mayor:He was first elected as mayor in 1987 and was re-elected in 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003 and 2007. Under his tenure, Mirabel's population increased, going from 15,000 to 34,000... |
1994–1996 |
| Jean Dion | 1996–1998 |
| Ritha Cossette Hubert Meilleur Hubert Meilleur is a politician from Quebec, Canada, currently the mayor of Mirabel.-Mayor:He was first elected as mayor in 1987 and was re-elected in 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003 and 2007. Under his tenure, Mirabel's population increased, going from 15,000 to 34,000... |
1998–2000 |
| Isabelle Marquis | 2000–2002 |
| Guy Laforest Guy Laforest Guy Laforest is the director of the department of political science at the Université Laval. He was educated at Université Laval and McGill University... |
2002–2004 |
| Yvon Picotte Yvon Picotte Yvon Picotte, born on October 27, 1941 in Louiseville, Quebec, is a politician from Quebec, Canada.He was a five-term Liberal Member of the National Assembly, who represented the electoral district of Maskinongé from 1973 to 1994... |
2004–2006 |
| Gilles Taillon Gilles Taillon Gilles Taillon is the former leader of the Action démocratique du Québec . A politician, teacher and businessman in Quebec, Canada; he was the ADQ Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the district of Chauveau in the Quebec City area from the 2007 to the 2008 elections.Though not... |
2006–2007 |
| Tom Pentefountas | 2007-2008 |
| Mario Charpentier | 2008–2009 |
| Christian Lévesque Christian Lévesque Christian Lévesque is a politician from Quebec, Canada. He was an Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Lévis from 2007 to 2008.... |
2009- |
Presidents of Youth Commission
The Youth Commission of the ADQ was created in August 1995.| President | Years | |
| 1 | Éric Boisselle | n/a |
| 2 | Patrick Robitaille | n/a |
| 3 | Sylvain Frenette | n/a |
| 4 | Jean-François Tétrault | n/a |
| 5 | Jean-Sébastien Brault | n/a |
| 6 | Marie-Ève Bonneville | 1999–2000 |
| 7 | Stéphanie Deslandes | n/a |
| 8 | Keven Tremblay | n/a |
| 9 | Jean-François Sylvestre | n/a |
| 10 | Stéphane Laforest | n/a |
| 11 | Micaël Bérubé | n/a |
| 12 | Simon-Pierre Diamond Simon-Pierre Diamond Simon-Pierre Diamond is a politician in Quebec. He represented the Marguerite-D'Youville district in the National Assembly of Quebec from 2007 to 2008 as a member of the Action démocratique du Québec.... |
2004–2007 |
| 13 | Catherine Goyer | 2007–2009 |
| 14 | Martin-Karl Bourbonnais | 2009- |
Members of the National Assembly
| MNA | District | Region | Years of Service Within Caucus |
Background |
| Pierre-Michel Auger Pierre-Michel Auger Pierre-Michel Auger is a Canadian politician, who was a Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Champlain from 2007 to 2008.... |
Champlain Champlain (provincial electoral district) Champlain is a provincial electoral riding in the province of Quebec, Canada. Located in the Mauricie region, it was created in 1829. It includes the municipalities of Saint-Stanislas, Saint-Narcisse and Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade and the eastern portions of the city of Trois-Rivières.The riding is... |
Mauricie Mauricie Mauricie is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making it a prime tourist location. The region has a land area of 35,855.22 km² and a 2006 census population of 258,928 residents... |
2007 Quebec general election, 2007 The Quebec general election of 2007 was held in the Canadian province of Quebec on March 26, 2007 to elect members of the 38th National Assembly of Quebec. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Jean Charest managed to win a plurality of seats, but were reduced to a minority government, Quebec's first in... -2008 |
Teacher |
| Pascal Beaupré Pascal Beaupré Pascal Beaupré is a politician from Quebec, Canada. He was an Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Joliette from 2007 to 2008.... |
Joliette Joliette (provincial electoral district) Joliette is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The riding was created in 1980 from parts of Joliette-Montcalm and Berthier. The Joliette electoral district also existed between 1867 to 1970... |
Lanaudière Lanaudière Lanaudière is one of the seventeen administrative regions of Quebec, Canada, situated immediately to the northeast of Montreal. It has a total population of 429,053 inhabitants.-Geography:... |
2007 Quebec general election, 2007 The Quebec general election of 2007 was held in the Canadian province of Quebec on March 26, 2007 to elect members of the 38th National Assembly of Quebec. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Jean Charest managed to win a plurality of seats, but were reduced to a minority government, Quebec's first in... -2008 |
Lawyer |
| François Benjamin François Benjamin François Benjamin is a politician in Quebec. He was an Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Berthier from 2007 to 2008.... |
Berthier Berthier (provincial electoral district) Berthier is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. Situated in the Lanaudière region and created in 1867, the riding includes the municipalities of Saint-Michel-des-Saints, Saint-Jean-de-Matha, Saint-Come and Mandeville.-Members of... |
Lanaudière Lanaudière Lanaudière is one of the seventeen administrative regions of Quebec, Canada, situated immediately to the northeast of Montreal. It has a total population of 429,053 inhabitants.-Geography:... |
2007 Quebec general election, 2007 The Quebec general election of 2007 was held in the Canadian province of Quebec on March 26, 2007 to elect members of the 38th National Assembly of Quebec. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Jean Charest managed to win a plurality of seats, but were reduced to a minority government, Quebec's first in... -2008 |
Mayor of Mandeville Mandeville -People:*Bernard Mandeville, philosopher*Geoffrey de Mandeville, 1st Earl of Essex*Geoffrey de Mandeville, 2nd Earl of Essex*Sir John Mandeville, French language author*William de Mandeville, 3rd Earl of Essex-Places:*Mandeville, Eure, Normandy, France... |
| Hubert Benoît Hubert Benoît Hubert Benoît is a politician from Quebec, Canada. He was an Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Montmorency from 2007 to 2008.... |
Montmorency Montmorency (provincial electoral district) Montmorency is a provincial electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada. Located in the Capitale-Nationale region, the riding was created in 1829... |
Québec Capitale-Nationale Capitale-Nationale is one of 17 administrative regions of Quebec, Canada. Quebec City, Quebec's centre of government, is located in this region. It has a land area of 18,638.7 km2... |
2007 Quebec general election, 2007 The Quebec general election of 2007 was held in the Canadian province of Quebec on March 26, 2007 to elect members of the 38th National Assembly of Quebec. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Jean Charest managed to win a plurality of seats, but were reduced to a minority government, Quebec's first in... -2008 |
Financial Adviser |
| François Bonnardel François Bonnardel François Bonnardel is the Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly of Quebec, Canada, for the electoral district of Shefford.... |
Shefford Shefford (provincial electoral district) Shefford is a provincial electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada. Located in the Montérégie region, the riding was created in 1829. The riding includes the cities of Granby and Waterloo.-Members of Legislative Assembly:... |
Montérégie Montérégie Montérégie is an administrative region in southwest Québec. It includes the cities of Boucherville, Brossard, Granby, Longueuil, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Saint-Hyacinthe, Sorel-Tracy, and Vaudreuil-Dorion.... |
Since 2007 Quebec general election, 2007 The Quebec general election of 2007 was held in the Canadian province of Quebec on March 26, 2007 to elect members of the 38th National Assembly of Quebec. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Jean Charest managed to win a plurality of seats, but were reduced to a minority government, Quebec's first in... |
Business Person |
| Éric Caire Éric Caire Éric Caire is a politician from Quebec, Canada, and the independent Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of La Peltrie.... |
La Peltrie La Peltrie La Peltrie is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The riding was created in 1980 from a part of Chauveau... |
Québec Capitale-Nationale Capitale-Nationale is one of 17 administrative regions of Quebec, Canada. Quebec City, Quebec's centre of government, is located in this region. It has a land area of 18,638.7 km2... |
2007 Quebec general election, 2007 The Quebec general election of 2007 was held in the Canadian province of Quebec on March 26, 2007 to elect members of the 38th National Assembly of Quebec. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Jean Charest managed to win a plurality of seats, but were reduced to a minority government, Quebec's first in... -2009 |
Computer Programmer and Analyst |
| Martin Camirand Martin Camirand Martin Camirand is a politician from Quebec, Canada. He was an Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Prévost from 2007 to 2008.... |
Prévost Prévost (electoral district) Prévost is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The municipalities of Prévost and Saint-Jérôme are situated in this district... |
Laurentides | 2007 Quebec general election, 2007 The Quebec general election of 2007 was held in the Canadian province of Quebec on March 26, 2007 to elect members of the 38th National Assembly of Quebec. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Jean Charest managed to win a plurality of seats, but were reduced to a minority government, Quebec's first in... -2008 |
Council Member in Saint-Jérôme |
| Éric Charbonneau Éric Charbonneau Éric Charbonneau is a politician from Quebec, Canada. He was an Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Johnson from 2007 to 2008.... |
Johnson Johnson (electoral district) Johnson is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The riding was created in 1972 from parts of Bagot, Drummond, Richmond and Shefford... |
Eastern Townships Estrie The Estrie is an administrative region of Quebec that overlaps mostly the Eastern Townships. Estrie, a French neologism, was coined as a derivative of est, "east."... |
2007 Quebec general election, 2007 The Quebec general election of 2007 was held in the Canadian province of Quebec on March 26, 2007 to elect members of the 38th National Assembly of Quebec. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Jean Charest managed to win a plurality of seats, but were reduced to a minority government, Quebec's first in... -2008 |
Scheduler in a Manufacturing Business |
| François Corriveau François Corriveau François Corriveau is a politician in Quebec, Canada, and was the Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Saguenay , in the Côte-Nord region, from 2002 to 2003.-Background:He was born in Baie-Comeau and is the son of a judge... |
Saguenay René-Lévesque René-Lévesque is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The Manicouagan RCM and La Haute-Côte-Nord RCM are situated in this district. The cities of Baie-Comeau and Forestville are within the limits... |
Côte-Nord Côte-Nord Côte-Nord is the second largest administrative region by land area in Quebec, Canada, after Nord-du-Québec... |
2002-2003 Quebec general election, 2003 The Quebec general election of 2003 was held on April 14, 2003, to elect members of the National Assembly of Quebec . The Parti libéral du Québec , led by Jean Charest, defeated the incumbent Parti Québécois, led by Bernard Landry.-Unfolding:... |
Sculptor and Assistant Clerk of Court |
| Jean Damphousse Jean Damphousse Jean Damphousse is a politician from Quebec, Canada. He was an Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Maskinongé from 2007 to 2008.... |
Maskinongé Maskinongé (provincial electoral district) Maskinongé is a provincial electoral district that is located in the province of Quebec. Situated in the Mauricie region, it was created in 1853... |
Mauricie Mauricie Mauricie is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making it a prime tourist location. The region has a land area of 35,855.22 km² and a 2006 census population of 258,928 residents... |
2007 Quebec general election, 2007 The Quebec general election of 2007 was held in the Canadian province of Quebec on March 26, 2007 to elect members of the 38th National Assembly of Quebec. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Jean Charest managed to win a plurality of seats, but were reduced to a minority government, Quebec's first in... -2008 |
Business Consultant and Mayor Mayor In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city.... of Sainte-Ursule |
| Gérard Deltell Gérard Deltell Gérard Deltell is a politician in Quebec, Canada. Deltell is the leader of the Action démocratique du Québec and is the member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Chauveau.-Background:... |
Chauveau | Québec Capitale-Nationale Capitale-Nationale is one of 17 administrative regions of Quebec, Canada. Quebec City, Quebec's centre of government, is located in this region. It has a land area of 18,638.7 km2... |
Since 2008 | TV Correspondent |
| Albert De Martin Albert De Martin Albert De Martin is a politician from Quebec, Canada. He was an Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Huntingdon from 2007 to 2008.... |
Huntingdon | Montérégie Montérégie Montérégie is an administrative region in southwest Québec. It includes the cities of Boucherville, Brossard, Granby, Longueuil, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Saint-Hyacinthe, Sorel-Tracy, and Vaudreuil-Dorion.... |
2007 Quebec general election, 2007 The Quebec general election of 2007 was held in the Canadian province of Quebec on March 26, 2007 to elect members of the 38th National Assembly of Quebec. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Jean Charest managed to win a plurality of seats, but were reduced to a minority government, Quebec's first in... -2008 |
Farmer and Councillor Councillor A councillor or councilor is a member of a local government council, such as a city council.Often in the United States, the title is councilman or councilwoman.-United Kingdom:... in Godmanchester, Quebec Godmanchester, Quebec Godmanchester is a township municipality located in Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie region of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 1,457... |
| Robert Deschamps Robert Deschamps Robert "Bob" Deschamps is a politician from Quebec, Canada. He was an Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Saint-Maurice from 2007 to 2008.... |
Saint-Maurice Saint-Maurice (provincial electoral district) Saint-Maurice is a provincial electoral district located in the province of Quebec, Canada. Situated in the Mauricie region, the riding was created in 1792... |
Mauricie Mauricie Mauricie is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making it a prime tourist location. The region has a land area of 35,855.22 km² and a 2006 census population of 258,928 residents... |
2007 Quebec general election, 2007 The Quebec general election of 2007 was held in the Canadian province of Quebec on March 26, 2007 to elect members of the 38th National Assembly of Quebec. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Jean Charest managed to win a plurality of seats, but were reduced to a minority government, Quebec's first in... -2008 |
Safety Manager |
| François Desrochers François Desrochers François Desrochers is a politician and teacher from Quebec, Canada. He was an Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Mirabel from 2007 to 2008.... |
Mirabel Mirabel (electoral district) Mirabel is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The municipalities of Mirabel, Oka, Pointe-Calumet, Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac and Saint-Placide and the Mohawk community of Kanesatake are situated in this... |
Laurentides | 2007 Quebec general election, 2007 The Quebec general election of 2007 was held in the Canadian province of Quebec on March 26, 2007 to elect members of the 38th National Assembly of Quebec. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Jean Charest managed to win a plurality of seats, but were reduced to a minority government, Quebec's first in... -2008 |
Public School Teacher |
| Simon-Pierre Diamond Simon-Pierre Diamond Simon-Pierre Diamond is a politician in Quebec. He represented the Marguerite-D'Youville district in the National Assembly of Quebec from 2007 to 2008 as a member of the Action démocratique du Québec.... |
Marguerite-D'Youville Marguerite-D'Youville Marguerite-D'Youville is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The municipalities of Boucherville and Sainte-Julie are situated in this district. In the 1995 Quebec referendum it voted 59% for Quebec to separate... |
Montérégie Montérégie Montérégie is an administrative region in southwest Québec. It includes the cities of Boucherville, Brossard, Granby, Longueuil, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Saint-Hyacinthe, Sorel-Tracy, and Vaudreuil-Dorion.... |
2007 Quebec general election, 2007 The Quebec general election of 2007 was held in the Canadian province of Quebec on March 26, 2007 to elect members of the 38th National Assembly of Quebec. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Jean Charest managed to win a plurality of seats, but were reduced to a minority government, Quebec's first in... -2008 |
Law Student |
| Jean Domingue Jean Domingue Jean Domingue is a politician from Quebec, Canada. He was an Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Bellechasse from 2007 to 2008.... |
Bellechasse Bellechasse (provincial electoral district) Bellechasse is a provincial electoral riding in the province of Quebec, Canada. Located in the Chaudière-Appalaches region, the riding was created in 1867... |
Chaudière-Appalaches Chaudière-Appalaches Chaudière-Appalaches is an administrative region in Quebec, Canada. It comprises most of what is historically known as the "Beauce" |the electoral district of Beauce]]). It is named for the Chaudière River and the Appalachian Mountains.... |
2007 Quebec general election, 2007 The Quebec general election of 2007 was held in the Canadian province of Quebec on March 26, 2007 to elect members of the 38th National Assembly of Quebec. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Jean Charest managed to win a plurality of seats, but were reduced to a minority government, Quebec's first in... -2008 |
Project Manager |
| Éric Dorion Éric Dorion Éric Dorion is an administrator and politician in the Canadian province of Quebec. He served in the National Assembly of Quebec from 2007 to 2008, representing Nicolet-Yamaska as a member of the Action démocratique du Québec .... |
Nicolet-Yamaska Nicolet-Yamaska (provincial electoral district) Nicolet-Yamaska is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The riding was created in 1988 from Nicolet... |
Centre-du-Québec Centre-du-Québec Centre-du-Québec is a region of Quebec, Canada. The main centres are Drummondville, Victoriaville and Bécancour. It has a land area of 6,928.78 km² and a 2006 census population of 224,200 inhabitants.-Description:... |
2007 Quebec general election, 2007 The Quebec general election of 2007 was held in the Canadian province of Quebec on March 26, 2007 to elect members of the 38th National Assembly of Quebec. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Jean Charest managed to win a plurality of seats, but were reduced to a minority government, Quebec's first in... -2008 |
Director of an Addiction Intervention Center |
| Mario Dumont Mario Dumont Mario Dumont is a television personality and former politician in the province of Quebec. He was a Member of the National Assembly of Quebec , and the leader of the Action démocratique du Québec , from 1994 to 2009... |
Rivière-du-Loup Rivière-du-Loup (electoral district) Rivière-du-Loup is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It was originally created in 1930 from a portion of the electoral district of Témiscouata.-Members of the Legislative Assembly:... |
Bas-Saint-Laurent Bas-Saint-Laurent The Bas-Saint-Laurent region is located along the south shore of the lower Saint Lawrence River in Quebec.It has a population of 200,653 and a land area of 22,232.11 km² .-Subdivisions:... |
1994 Quebec general election, 1994 The Quebec general election of 1994 was held on September 12, 1994, to elect members of the National Assembly of Quebec, Canada. The Parti Québécois, led by Jacques Parizeau, defeated the incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Daniel Johnson, Jr..... -2009 |
Economist |
| Raymond Francœur Raymond Francœur Raymond Francœur is a politician from Quebec, Canada. He was an Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Portneuf from 2007 to 2008.... |
Portneuf Portneuf (provincial electoral district) Portneuf is a provincial electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada. Located in the Capitale-Nationale region, the riding was formed in 1829... |
Québec Capitale-Nationale Capitale-Nationale is one of 17 administrative regions of Quebec, Canada. Quebec City, Quebec's centre of government, is located in this region. It has a land area of 18,638.7 km2... |
2007 Quebec general election, 2007 The Quebec general election of 2007 was held in the Canadian province of Quebec on March 26, 2007 to elect members of the 38th National Assembly of Quebec. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Jean Charest managed to win a plurality of seats, but were reduced to a minority government, Quebec's first in... -2008 |
Mayor of Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne |
| François Gaudreau François Gaudreau François Gaudreau, born on February 17, 1957 in Montreal, was a politician in Quebec, Canada and the Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Vimont from 2002 to 2003.... |
Vimont Vimont (electoral district) Vimont is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The district is located in Laval and is bordered by Rivière des Mille-Îles, Autoroute 19, Autoroute 440 and Fabre neighborhood of Laval... |
Laval Laval, Quebec Laval is a Canadian city and a region in southwestern Quebec. It is the largest suburb of Montreal, the third largest municipality in the province of Quebec, and the 14th largest city in Canada with a population of 368,709 in 2006... |
2002-2003 Quebec general election, 2003 The Quebec general election of 2003 was held on April 14, 2003, to elect members of the National Assembly of Quebec . The Parti libéral du Québec , led by Jean Charest, defeated the incumbent Parti Québécois, led by Bernard Landry.-Unfolding:... |
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| Pierre Gingras Pierre Gingras Pierre Gingras is a politician from Quebec, Canada. He was an Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Blainville from 2007 to 2008.-Background:... |
Blainville Blainville (electoral district) Blainville is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The municipalities of Blainville, Bois-des-Filion, Lorraine and Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines are situated in this district... |
Laurentides | 2007 Quebec general election, 2007 The Quebec general election of 2007 was held in the Canadian province of Quebec on March 26, 2007 to elect members of the 38th National Assembly of Quebec. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Jean Charest managed to win a plurality of seats, but were reduced to a minority government, Quebec's first in... -2008 |
Mayor of Blainville, Quebec Blainville, Quebec Blainville is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in southwestern Quebec and is located northwest of downtown Montreal.The idyllic setting and small town environment makes for a sharp contrast with the booming urban centre next door. Blainville sits right at the foot of the Laurentians, an ancient... |
| Jean-François Gosselin Jean-François Gosselin Jean-François Gosselin is a politician from Quebec, Canada. He was an Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Jean-Lesage from 2007 to 2008.... |
Jean-Lesage Jean-Lesage Jean-Lesage is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The district is located in Quebec City and includes eastern portions of the city. The riding was called Limoilou from 1965 to 2003... |
Québec Capitale-Nationale Capitale-Nationale is one of 17 administrative regions of Quebec, Canada. Quebec City, Quebec's centre of government, is located in this region. It has a land area of 18,638.7 km2... |
2007 Quebec general election, 2007 The Quebec general election of 2007 was held in the Canadian province of Quebec on March 26, 2007 to elect members of the 38th National Assembly of Quebec. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Jean Charest managed to win a plurality of seats, but were reduced to a minority government, Quebec's first in... -2008 |
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| Ginette Grandmont Ginette Grandmont Ginette Grandmont is a politician from Quebec, Canada. She was an Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Masson from 2007 to 2008.-Background:She is from Drummondville and relocated to Charlemagne... |
Masson Masson (electoral district) Masson is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The riding was created in 1988 from parts of Terrebonne and L'Assomption... |
Lanaudière Lanaudière Lanaudière is one of the seventeen administrative regions of Quebec, Canada, situated immediately to the northeast of Montreal. It has a total population of 429,053 inhabitants.-Geography:... |
2007 Quebec general election, 2007 The Quebec general election of 2007 was held in the Canadian province of Quebec on March 26, 2007 to elect members of the 38th National Assembly of Quebec. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Jean Charest managed to win a plurality of seats, but were reduced to a minority government, Quebec's first in... -2008 |
Business Manager |
| Marie Grégoire Marie Grégoire Marie Grégoire was the Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly of Quebec, Canada, for the electoral district of Berthier from 2002 to 2003.... |
Berthier Berthier (provincial electoral district) Berthier is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. Situated in the Lanaudière region and created in 1867, the riding includes the municipalities of Saint-Michel-des-Saints, Saint-Jean-de-Matha, Saint-Come and Mandeville.-Members of... |
Lanaudière Lanaudière Lanaudière is one of the seventeen administrative regions of Quebec, Canada, situated immediately to the northeast of Montreal. It has a total population of 429,053 inhabitants.-Geography:... |
2002-2003 Quebec general election, 2003 The Quebec general election of 2003 was held on April 14, 2003, to elect members of the National Assembly of Quebec . The Parti libéral du Québec , led by Jean Charest, defeated the incumbent Parti Québécois, led by Bernard Landry.-Unfolding:... |
Marketing Consultant |
| Janvier Grondin Janvier Grondin Janvier Grondin is a politician in the province of Quebec, Canada. He currently represents the Beauce-Nord district at the National Assembly of Quebec and is a member of the Action démocratique du Québec .... |
Beauce-Nord | Chaudière-Appalaches Chaudière-Appalaches Chaudière-Appalaches is an administrative region in Quebec, Canada. It comprises most of what is historically known as the "Beauce" |the electoral district of Beauce]]). It is named for the Chaudière River and the Appalachian Mountains.... |
Since 2003 Quebec general election, 2003 The Quebec general election of 2003 was held on April 14, 2003, to elect members of the National Assembly of Quebec . The Parti libéral du Québec , led by Jean Charest, defeated the incumbent Parti Québécois, led by Bernard Landry.-Unfolding:... |
Mayor of Saint-Jules Saint-Jules, Quebec Saint-Jules is a parish in the Municipalité régionale de comté Robert-Cliche in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population was 520 as of 2009. It is named after Pope Julius I.-People linked to Saint-Jules:... |
| Yvon Lafrance Yvon Lafrance Yvon Lafrance, born on August 4, 1944 in Iberville, Quebec, is a politician in Quebec, Canada, and was the Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Iberville.... |
Iberville | Montérégie Montérégie Montérégie is an administrative region in southwest Québec. It includes the cities of Boucherville, Brossard, Granby, Longueuil, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Saint-Hyacinthe, Sorel-Tracy, and Vaudreuil-Dorion.... |
1994-1994 Quebec general election, 1994 The Quebec general election of 1994 was held on September 12, 1994, to elect members of the National Assembly of Quebec, Canada. The Parti Québécois, led by Jacques Parizeau, defeated the incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Daniel Johnson, Jr..... |
Army Officer |
| Linda Lapointe Linda Lapointe Linda Lapointe is a politician from Quebec, Canada. She was an Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Groulx from 2007 to 2008.-Background:... |
Groulx Groulx Groulx is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The district consists of the municipalities of Boisbriand, Rosemère and Sainte-Thérèse... |
Laurentides | 2007 Quebec general election, 2007 The Quebec general election of 2007 was held in the Canadian province of Quebec on March 26, 2007 to elect members of the 38th National Assembly of Quebec. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Jean Charest managed to win a plurality of seats, but were reduced to a minority government, Quebec's first in... -2008 |
Business Owner |
| Éric Laporte Éric Laporte Éric Laporte is a politician from Quebec, Canada. He was an Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of L'Assomption from 2007 to 2008.... |
L'Assomption L'Assomption (provincial electoral district) L'Assomption is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. Created in 1829 and located in the Lanaudière region, the district includes the municipalities of Saint-Sulpice and L'Assomption and portions of the city of Repentigny.-Members... |
Lanaudière Lanaudière Lanaudière is one of the seventeen administrative regions of Quebec, Canada, situated immediately to the northeast of Montreal. It has a total population of 429,053 inhabitants.-Geography:... |
2007 Quebec general election, 2007 The Quebec general election of 2007 was held in the Canadian province of Quebec on March 26, 2007 to elect members of the 38th National Assembly of Quebec. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Jean Charest managed to win a plurality of seats, but were reduced to a minority government, Quebec's first in... -2008 |
Financial Adviser |
| Lucie Leblanc Lucie Leblanc Lucie Leblanc is a politician from Quebec, Canada. She was an Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Deux-Montagnes from 2007 to 2008.-Background:... |
Deux-Montagnes Deux-Montagnes (provincial electoral district) Deux-Montagnes is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It was created in 1853... |
Laurentides | 2007 Quebec general election, 2007 The Quebec general election of 2007 was held in the Canadian province of Quebec on March 26, 2007 to elect members of the 38th National Assembly of Quebec. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Jean Charest managed to win a plurality of seats, but were reduced to a minority government, Quebec's first in... -2008 |
Mayor of Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac |
| Claude L'Écuyer | Saint-Hyacinthe Saint-Hyacinthe (provincial electoral district) Saint-Hyacinthe is a provincial electoral riding in the province of Quebec, Canada. Located in the Montérégie region, the riding includes the city of Saint-Hyacinthe as well as the municipalities of Saint-Damase, Saint-Dominique and Saint-Liboire... |
Montérégie Montérégie Montérégie is an administrative region in southwest Québec. It includes the cities of Boucherville, Brossard, Granby, Longueuil, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Saint-Hyacinthe, Sorel-Tracy, and Vaudreuil-Dorion.... |
2007 Quebec general election, 2007 The Quebec general election of 2007 was held in the Canadian province of Quebec on March 26, 2007 to elect members of the 38th National Assembly of Quebec. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Jean Charest managed to win a plurality of seats, but were reduced to a minority government, Quebec's first in... -2008 |
Lawyer |
| Sylvain Légaré Sylvain Légaré Sylvain Légaré is a politician in Quebec, Canada. He was an Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the Vanier riding from 2004 to 2008.... |
Vanier Vanier (electoral district) Vanier is a provincial electoral district located in the province of Quebec, Canada. A riding in the Capitale-Nationale region, it was formed in 1972. It includes mostly western and central portions of Quebec City west of Quebec Autoroute 73... |
Québec Capitale-Nationale Capitale-Nationale is one of 17 administrative regions of Quebec, Canada. Quebec City, Quebec's centre of government, is located in this region. It has a land area of 18,638.7 km2... |
2004-2008 | Financial Consultant |
| Sylvie Lespérance Sylvie Lespérance Sylvie Lespérance was a politician in Quebec, Canada, and the Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Joliette from 2002 to 2003.... |
Joliette Joliette (provincial electoral district) Joliette is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The riding was created in 1980 from parts of Joliette-Montcalm and Berthier. The Joliette electoral district also existed between 1867 to 1970... |
Lanaudière Lanaudière Lanaudière is one of the seventeen administrative regions of Quebec, Canada, situated immediately to the northeast of Montreal. It has a total population of 429,053 inhabitants.-Geography:... |
2002-2003 Quebec general election, 2003 The Quebec general election of 2003 was held on April 14, 2003, to elect members of the National Assembly of Quebec . The Parti libéral du Québec , led by Jean Charest, defeated the incumbent Parti Québécois, led by Bernard Landry.-Unfolding:... |
Nurse and Health Provider |
| Christian Lévesque Christian Lévesque Christian Lévesque is a politician from Quebec, Canada. He was an Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Lévis from 2007 to 2008.... |
Lévis Lévis (provincial electoral district) Lévis is a provincial electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada. Situated in the Chaudière-Appalaches region, the riding, which includes most of the city of Lévis was created in 1853.-Members of Legislative Assembly:... |
Chaudière-Appalaches Chaudière-Appalaches Chaudière-Appalaches is an administrative region in Quebec, Canada. It comprises most of what is historically known as the "Beauce" |the electoral district of Beauce]]). It is named for the Chaudière River and the Appalachian Mountains.... |
2007 Quebec general election, 2007 The Quebec general election of 2007 was held in the Canadian province of Quebec on March 26, 2007 to elect members of the 38th National Assembly of Quebec. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Jean Charest managed to win a plurality of seats, but were reduced to a minority government, Quebec's first in... -2008 |
Business Person and President President A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership... of the Lévis Levis -People:*François de Gaston, Chevalier de Lévis , French soldier best known for his command in Canada in 1760*George Levis , American college basketball player and coach*Georges Lévis , French adult comic artist-Places:Canada... Chamber of Commerce |
| Richard Merlini Richard Merlini Richard Merlini is a politician from Quebec, Canada. He was an Action démocratique du Québec member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Chambly from 2007 to 2008.... |
Chambly Chambly (provincial electoral district) Chambly is a provincial electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada. Situated in the Montérégie region south of Montreal, the riding was created in 1829... |
Montérégie Montérégie Montérégie is an administrative region in southwest Québec. It includes the cities of Boucherville, Brossard, Granby, Longueuil, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Saint-Hyacinthe, Sorel-Tracy, and Vaudreuil-Dorion.... |
2007 Quebec general election, 2007 The Quebec general election of 2007 was held in the Canadian province of Quebec on March 26, 2007 to elect members of the 38th National Assembly of Quebec. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Jean Charest managed to win a plurality of seats, but were reduced to a minority government, Quebec's first in... -2008 |
Project Manager |
| Lucille Méthé Lucille Méthé Lucille Méthé was the Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly of Quebec, Canada, for the electoral district of Saint-Jean.-Background:... |
Saint-Jean Saint-Jean (provincial electoral district) Saint-Jean is a provincial electoral district in the province of Quebec. Located in the Montérégie region south of Montreal, the riding was created in 1853. During the Liberal term under Adelard Godbout, it was part of the riding of Saint-Jean-Napierville between 1939 and 1944... |
Montérégie Montérégie Montérégie is an administrative region in southwest Québec. It includes the cities of Boucherville, Brossard, Granby, Longueuil, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Saint-Hyacinthe, Sorel-Tracy, and Vaudreuil-Dorion.... |
2007 Quebec general election, 2007 The Quebec general election of 2007 was held in the Canadian province of Quebec on March 26, 2007 to elect members of the 38th National Assembly of Quebec. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Jean Charest managed to win a plurality of seats, but were reduced to a minority government, Quebec's first in... -2008 |
Development Officer |
| Claude Morin Claude Morin (ADQ) Claude Morin is a politician from Quebec, Canada. He was an Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Beauce-Sud from 2007 to 2008.... |
Beauce-Sud Beauce-Sud (provincial electoral district) Beauce-Sud is a provincial electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada. Located in the Chaudière-Appalaches region, the riding was created in 1972 when the former riding of Beauce was split in two ridings: Beauce-Nord and Beauce-Sud... |
Chaudière-Appalaches Chaudière-Appalaches Chaudière-Appalaches is an administrative region in Quebec, Canada. It comprises most of what is historically known as the "Beauce" |the electoral district of Beauce]]). It is named for the Chaudière River and the Appalachian Mountains.... |
2007 Quebec general election, 2007 The Quebec general election of 2007 was held in the Canadian province of Quebec on March 26, 2007 to elect members of the 38th National Assembly of Quebec. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Jean Charest managed to win a plurality of seats, but were reduced to a minority government, Quebec's first in... -2008 |
Financial Adviser |
| Catherine Morissette Catherine Morissette Catherine Morissette is a politician and lawyer from Quebec, Canada. She was an Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Charlesbourg from 2007 to 2008.... |
Charlesbourg Charlesbourg (provincial electoral district) Charlesbourg is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The district is located in Quebec City. The riding was created in 1972 from parts of Chauveau and Montmorency... |
Québec Capitale-Nationale Capitale-Nationale is one of 17 administrative regions of Quebec, Canada. Quebec City, Quebec's centre of government, is located in this region. It has a land area of 18,638.7 km2... |
2007 Quebec general election, 2007 The Quebec general election of 2007 was held in the Canadian province of Quebec on March 26, 2007 to elect members of the 38th National Assembly of Quebec. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Jean Charest managed to win a plurality of seats, but were reduced to a minority government, Quebec's first in... -2008 |
Lawyer |
| Marc Picard Marc Picard Marc Picard is a politician in the province of Quebec, Canada. He currently represents the Chutes-de-la-Chaudière district at the National Assembly of Quebec as an independent.... |
Chutes-de-la-Chaudière Chutes-de-la-Chaudière (electoral district) Chutes-de-la-Chaudière is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The district is located in Lévis and includes the western part of the city... |
Chaudière-Appalaches Chaudière-Appalaches Chaudière-Appalaches is an administrative region in Quebec, Canada. It comprises most of what is historically known as the "Beauce" |the electoral district of Beauce]]). It is named for the Chaudière River and the Appalachian Mountains.... |
2003 Quebec general election, 2003 The Quebec general election of 2003 was held on April 14, 2003, to elect members of the National Assembly of Quebec . The Parti libéral du Québec , led by Jean Charest, defeated the incumbent Parti Québécois, led by Bernard Landry.-Unfolding:... -2009 |
Tax audit technician, finance officer and tax research officer with Ministère du Revenu du Québec Ministère du Revenu du Québec Revenu Québec is the department of the government of the Province of Quebec, Canada that... |
| Sébastien Proulx Sébastien Proulx Sébastien Proulx is a Canadian politician. He was an Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the electoral district of Trois-Rivières from 2007 to 2008... |
Trois-Rivières Trois-Rivières (provincial electoral district) Trois-Rivières is a provincial electoral district in the province of Quebec, Canada. Located in the Mauricie region and including a large portion of the city of Trois-Rivières west of Saint-Maurice River, the riding was created in 1792 as the Ville-des-Trois-Rivières riding.-Members of the... |
Mauricie Mauricie Mauricie is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making it a prime tourist location. The region has a land area of 35,855.22 km² and a 2006 census population of 258,928 residents... |
2007 Quebec general election, 2007 The Quebec general election of 2007 was held in the Canadian province of Quebec on March 26, 2007 to elect members of the 38th National Assembly of Quebec. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Jean Charest managed to win a plurality of seats, but were reduced to a minority government, Quebec's first in... -2008 |
Lawyer and Political Consultant |
| André Riedl André Riedl André Riedl is a politician from Quebec, Canada. He was a Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Iberville from 2007 to 2008.... |
Iberville | Montérégie Montérégie Montérégie is an administrative region in southwest Québec. It includes the cities of Boucherville, Brossard, Granby, Longueuil, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Saint-Hyacinthe, Sorel-Tracy, and Vaudreuil-Dorion.... |
2007 Quebec general election, 2007 The Quebec general election of 2007 was held in the Canadian province of Quebec on March 26, 2007 to elect members of the 38th National Assembly of Quebec. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Jean Charest managed to win a plurality of seats, but were reduced to a minority government, Quebec's first in... -2008 |
Project Manager |
| Jean-François Roux Jean-François Roux Jean-François Roux is a politician from Quebec, Canada. He was an Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Arthabaska from 2007 to 2008.... |
Arthabaska Arthabaska (electoral district) Arthabaska is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The riding was created in 1890 from a part of Drummond-Arthabaska which existed since 1867... |
Centre-du-Québec Centre-du-Québec Centre-du-Québec is a region of Quebec, Canada. The main centres are Drummondville, Victoriaville and Bécancour. It has a land area of 6,928.78 km² and a 2006 census population of 224,200 inhabitants.-Description:... |
2007 Quebec general election, 2007 The Quebec general election of 2007 was held in the Canadian province of Quebec on March 26, 2007 to elect members of the 38th National Assembly of Quebec. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Jean Charest managed to win a plurality of seats, but were reduced to a minority government, Quebec's first in... -2008 |
Project Manager |
| Claude Roy Claude Roy (politician) Claude Roy is a politician from Quebec, Canada. He was an Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Montmagny-L'Islet from 2007 to 2008.... |
Montmagny-L'Islet Montmagny-L'Islet (provincial electoral district) Montmagny-L'Islet is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The riding was created in 1972 from Montmagny and a part of L'Islet... |
Chaudière-Appalaches Chaudière-Appalaches Chaudière-Appalaches is an administrative region in Quebec, Canada. It comprises most of what is historically known as the "Beauce" |the electoral district of Beauce]]). It is named for the Chaudière River and the Appalachian Mountains.... |
2007 Quebec general election, 2007 The Quebec general election of 2007 was held in the Canadian province of Quebec on March 26, 2007 to elect members of the 38th National Assembly of Quebec. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Jean Charest managed to win a plurality of seats, but were reduced to a minority government, Quebec's first in... -2008 |
Business Person and TV Host |
| Sylvie Roy Sylvie Roy Sylvie Roy is a politician in Quebec, Canada, and the Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Lotbinière.... |
Lotbinière Lotbinière (electoral district) Lotbinière was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 2004.It was created by the British North America Act of 1867... |
Chaudière-Appalaches Chaudière-Appalaches Chaudière-Appalaches is an administrative region in Quebec, Canada. It comprises most of what is historically known as the "Beauce" |the electoral district of Beauce]]). It is named for the Chaudière River and the Appalachian Mountains.... |
Since 2003 Quebec general election, 2003 The Quebec general election of 2003 was held on April 14, 2003, to elect members of the National Assembly of Quebec . The Parti libéral du Québec , led by Jean Charest, defeated the incumbent Parti Québécois, led by Bernard Landry.-Unfolding:... |
Lawyer, Mayor of Sainte-Sophie-de-Lévrard |
| Monique Roy Verville Monique Roy Verville Monique Roy Verville is a politician from Quebec, Canada. She was an Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of La Prairie from 2007 to 2008.... |
La Prairie La Prairie (provincial electoral district) La Prairie is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The riding was created in 1972 from parts of Chambly and Napierville-Laprairie. La Prairie previously existed from 1867 to 1919... |
Montérégie Montérégie Montérégie is an administrative region in southwest Québec. It includes the cities of Boucherville, Brossard, Granby, Longueuil, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Saint-Hyacinthe, Sorel-Tracy, and Vaudreuil-Dorion.... |
2007 Quebec general election, 2007 The Quebec general election of 2007 was held in the Canadian province of Quebec on March 26, 2007 to elect members of the 38th National Assembly of Quebec. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Jean Charest managed to win a plurality of seats, but were reduced to a minority government, Quebec's first in... -2008 |
Pharmaceutical Representative |
| Sébastien Schneeberger Sébastien Schneeberger Sébastien Schneeberger is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the electoral district of Drummond in the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2007 provincial election... |
Drummond Drummond (provincial electoral district) Drummond is a provincial electoral riding in the province of Quebec, Canada. Located in the Centre-du-Quebec region, the district was created in 1890. From 1867 to 1886, it was part of the riding of Drummond-Arthabaska... |
Centre-du-Québec Centre-du-Québec Centre-du-Québec is a region of Quebec, Canada. The main centres are Drummondville, Victoriaville and Bécancour. It has a land area of 6,928.78 km² and a 2006 census population of 224,200 inhabitants.-Description:... |
2007 Quebec general election, 2007 The Quebec general election of 2007 was held in the Canadian province of Quebec on March 26, 2007 to elect members of the 38th National Assembly of Quebec. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Jean Charest managed to win a plurality of seats, but were reduced to a minority government, Quebec's first in... -2008 |
Factory Worker |
| Gilles Taillon Gilles Taillon Gilles Taillon is the former leader of the Action démocratique du Québec . A politician, teacher and businessman in Quebec, Canada; he was the ADQ Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the district of Chauveau in the Quebec City area from the 2007 to the 2008 elections.Though not... |
Chauveau | Québec Capitale-Nationale Capitale-Nationale is one of 17 administrative regions of Quebec, Canada. Quebec City, Quebec's centre of government, is located in this region. It has a land area of 18,638.7 km2... |
2007 Quebec general election, 2007 The Quebec general election of 2007 was held in the Canadian province of Quebec on March 26, 2007 to elect members of the 38th National Assembly of Quebec. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Jean Charest managed to win a plurality of seats, but were reduced to a minority government, Quebec's first in... -2008 |
President of the Conseil du patronat du Québec Conseil du patronat du Québec The Conseil du patronat du Québec or CPQ is an institution that promotes business interests in Quebec, Canada.It was established on January 20, 1969 and plays a significant role in Quebec politics, issuing opinions on the impact of the governments’ decisions on the economy of Quebec... |
| Jean-François Therrien Jean-François Therrien Jean-François Therrien is a politician from Quebec, Canada. He was an Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Terrebonne from 2007 to 2008.... |
Terrebonne Terrebonne (provincial electoral district) Terrebonne is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. Created in 1829, it includes large portions of the city of Terrebonne.-Members of Legislative Assembly:... |
Lanaudière Lanaudière Lanaudière is one of the seventeen administrative regions of Quebec, Canada, situated immediately to the northeast of Montreal. It has a total population of 429,053 inhabitants.-Geography:... |
2007 Quebec general election, 2007 The Quebec general election of 2007 was held in the Canadian province of Quebec on March 26, 2007 to elect members of the 38th National Assembly of Quebec. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Jean Charest managed to win a plurality of seats, but were reduced to a minority government, Quebec's first in... -2008 |
Researcher from the Public Sector |
Defeated ADQ star candidates
| Candidate | District | Region | Year | Background |
| Diane Bellemare Diane Bellemare -Background:From 1972 to 1994, she was a Professor at the Université du Québec à Montréal. In 1994, she was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Société québécoise de développement de la main-d'oeuvre by the Parti Québécois government of Jacques Parizeau.-2003 election:Bellemare ran as one of... |
Blainville Blainville (electoral district) Blainville is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The municipalities of Blainville, Bois-des-Filion, Lorraine and Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines are situated in this district... Pointe-aux-Trembles Pointe-aux-Trembles (electoral district) Pointe-aux-Trembles is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The district is located at the north-east point of the Island of Montreal and includes the communities of Pointe-aux-Trembles and Montreal East. In the 1995 Quebec... Bertrand Bertrand (electoral district) Bertrand is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The riding was created in 1994 from parts of Labelle, Prévost and Rousseau... |
Laurentides Laurentides (region) The Laurentides is a region of Quebec. While it is often called the Laurentians in English, the region includes only part of the Laurentian mountains... Montreal East Laurentides Laurentides (region) The Laurentides is a region of Quebec. While it is often called the Laurentians in English, the region includes only part of the Laurentian mountains... |
2003 Quebec general election, 2003 The Quebec general election of 2003 was held on April 14, 2003, to elect members of the National Assembly of Quebec . The Parti libéral du Québec , led by Jean Charest, defeated the incumbent Parti Québécois, led by Bernard Landry.-Unfolding:... by-election, 2007 2008 |
Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist of the Conseil du patronat du Québec |
| Pierre Bourque Pierre Bourque (politician) Pierre Bourque, CQ is a businessman and politician in Quebec, Canada. He founded the Vision Montreal political party and served as mayor of Montreal from 1994 to 2001.-Background:... |
Bourget Bourget (electoral district) Bourget is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The district is located in Montreal. The riding was created in 1960 from a part of Laval... |
Montreal Montreal Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America... |
2003 Quebec general election, 2003 The Quebec general election of 2003 was held on April 14, 2003, to elect members of the National Assembly of Quebec . The Parti libéral du Québec , led by Jean Charest, defeated the incumbent Parti Québécois, led by Bernard Landry.-Unfolding:... |
Mayor of Montreal Montreal Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America... |
| Pierre Brien Pierre Brien Pierre Brien was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 2003. By career, he has worked in administration and economics.... |
Rouyn-Noranda—Témiscamingue Rouyn-Noranda—Témiscamingue Rouyn-Noranda—Témiscamingue is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The riding was created in 1980 from parts Rouyn-Noranda and Pontiac-Témiscamingue... Vimont Vimont (electoral district) Vimont is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The district is located in Laval and is bordered by Rivière des Mille-Îles, Autoroute 19, Autoroute 440 and Fabre neighborhood of Laval... |
Abitibi Abitibi Abitibi may refer to:* Abitibi Canyon, Ontario, community adjacent to the Abitibi Canyon Generating Station* Abitibi Canyon Generating Station, Canadian hydroelectric power plant* Abitibi-Témiscamingue , a region of Quebec... Laval Laval, Quebec Laval is a Canadian city and a region in southwestern Quebec. It is the largest suburb of Montreal, the third largest municipality in the province of Quebec, and the 14th largest city in Canada with a population of 368,709 in 2006... |
2003 Quebec general election, 2003 The Quebec general election of 2003 was held on April 14, 2003, to elect members of the National Assembly of Quebec . The Parti libéral du Québec , led by Jean Charest, defeated the incumbent Parti Québécois, led by Bernard Landry.-Unfolding:... 2008 |
Bloc Québécois Bloc Québécois The Bloc Québécois is a federal political party in Canada devoted to the protection of Quebec's interests in the House of Commons of Canada, and the promotion of Quebec sovereignty. The Bloc was originally a party made of Quebec nationalists who defected from the federal Progressive Conservative... Member of Parliament |
| Mario Charpentier | Brome-Missisquoi Brome-Missisquoi (provincial electoral district) Brome-Missisquoi is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The riding was created in 1973 from Brome and parts of Missisquoi and Shefford... |
Eastern Townships Estrie The Estrie is an administrative region of Quebec that overlaps mostly the Eastern Townships. Estrie, a French neologism, was coined as a derivative of est, "east."... |
2008 | Lawyer |
| Guy Laforest Guy Laforest Guy Laforest is the director of the department of political science at the Université Laval. He was educated at Université Laval and McGill University... |
Louis-Hébert Louis-Hébert (provincial electoral district) Louis-Hébert is a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of Quebec. Located in the Capitale-Nationale region, the riding was formed in 1965 and includes mostly central and western portions of Quebec City west of Autoroute 73 and Autoroute 740... |
Québec Capitale-Nationale Capitale-Nationale is one of 17 administrative regions of Quebec, Canada. Quebec City, Quebec's centre of government, is located in this region. It has a land area of 18,638.7 km2... |
2003 Quebec general election, 2003 The Quebec general election of 2003 was held on April 14, 2003, to elect members of the National Assembly of Quebec . The Parti libéral du Québec , led by Jean Charest, defeated the incumbent Parti Québécois, led by Bernard Landry.-Unfolding:... |
Teacher |
| Joëlle Lescop | Vachon Vachon (electoral district) Vachon is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The district is located in Longueuil and includes most of the borough of Saint-Hubert... |
Montérégie Montérégie Montérégie is an administrative region in southwest Québec. It includes the cities of Boucherville, Brossard, Granby, Longueuil, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Saint-Hyacinthe, Sorel-Tracy, and Vaudreuil-Dorion.... |
2003 Quebec general election, 2003 The Quebec general election of 2003 was held on April 14, 2003, to elect members of the National Assembly of Quebec . The Parti libéral du Québec , led by Jean Charest, defeated the incumbent Parti Québécois, led by Bernard Landry.-Unfolding:... |
Pediatrician |
| Hubert Meilleur Hubert Meilleur Hubert Meilleur is a politician from Quebec, Canada, currently the mayor of Mirabel.-Mayor:He was first elected as mayor in 1987 and was re-elected in 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003 and 2007. Under his tenure, Mirabel's population increased, going from 15,000 to 34,000... |
Argenteuil Argenteuil (provincial electoral district) Argenteuil is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It was created in 1853.-Members of Parliament of the Province of Canada:* Sydney Robert Bellingham... Mirabel Mirabel (electoral district) Mirabel is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The municipalities of Mirabel, Oka, Pointe-Calumet, Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac and Saint-Placide and the Mohawk community of Kanesatake are situated in this... |
Laurentides | 1994 Quebec general election, 1994 The Quebec general election of 1994 was held on September 12, 1994, to elect members of the National Assembly of Quebec, Canada. The Parti Québécois, led by Jacques Parizeau, defeated the incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Daniel Johnson, Jr..... 2003 Quebec general election, 2003 The Quebec general election of 2003 was held on April 14, 2003, to elect members of the National Assembly of Quebec . The Parti libéral du Québec , led by Jean Charest, defeated the incumbent Parti Québécois, led by Bernard Landry.-Unfolding:... |
Mayor of Mirabel Mirabel Mirabel most often refers to Montréal-Mirabel International Airport in Quebec, Canada.Mirabel or Mirabell may also refer to:*Mirabel , a female given name-Canada:*Mirabel, Quebec, a city northwest of Montreal... |
| Denis Mondor | Bourget Bourget (electoral district) Bourget is a provincial electoral district in Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The district is located in Montreal. The riding was created in 1960 from a part of Laval... |
Montreal East | by-election, 2007 | Former President of the Quebec Bar |
Prominent members
| Member | Region | Years | Background |
| Léon Courville | Montreal Montreal Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America... |
2002–2003 | Executive of National Bank of Canada |
| Yvon Cyrenne | Montreal Montreal Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America... |
2003–2006 | Economist |
| Marcel Dutil Marcel Dutil Marcel Dutil, CM, CQ is a Canadian businessman. In 1963, he began working at Canam Steel Works, a company founded by his father Roger Dutil in 1960. In 1973, he became CEO of his father's company now known as the Canam inc.; Marcel Dutil is also the grandson of Édouard Lacroix.-External links:* *... |
Chaudière-Appalaches Chaudière-Appalaches Chaudière-Appalaches is an administrative region in Quebec, Canada. It comprises most of what is historically known as the "Beauce" |the electoral district of Beauce]]). It is named for the Chaudière River and the Appalachian Mountains.... |
2002–2003 | Business Leader |
| Yvon Picotte Yvon Picotte Yvon Picotte, born on October 27, 1941 in Louiseville, Quebec, is a politician from Quebec, Canada.He was a five-term Liberal Member of the National Assembly, who represented the electoral district of Maskinongé from 1973 to 1994... |
Mauricie Mauricie Mauricie is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making it a prime tourist location. The region has a land area of 35,855.22 km² and a 2006 census population of 258,928 residents... |
2002-2008 | Liberal MNA and Cabinet Member |
Election results
| General election | # of candidates | # of seats before election | # of seats won | % of popular vote |
| 1994 Quebec general election, 1994 The Quebec general election of 1994 was held on September 12, 1994, to elect members of the National Assembly of Quebec, Canada. The Parti Québécois, led by Jacques Parizeau, defeated the incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Daniel Johnson, Jr..... |
80 | 1* | 1 | 6.46% |
| 1998 Quebec general election, 1998 The Quebec general election of 1998 was held on November 30, 1998, to elect members of the National Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Parti Québécois, led by Lucien Bouchard, won re-election, defeating the Quebec Liberal Party, led by Jean Charest.After the narrow defeat of... |
125 | 1 | 1 | 11.81% |
| 2003 Quebec general election, 2003 The Quebec general election of 2003 was held on April 14, 2003, to elect members of the National Assembly of Quebec . The Parti libéral du Québec , led by Jean Charest, defeated the incumbent Parti Québécois, led by Bernard Landry.-Unfolding:... |
125 | 5 | 4 | 18.18% |
| 2007 Quebec general election, 2007 The Quebec general election of 2007 was held in the Canadian province of Quebec on March 26, 2007 to elect members of the 38th National Assembly of Quebec. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Jean Charest managed to win a plurality of seats, but were reduced to a minority government, Quebec's first in... |
125 | 5 | 41 | 30.80% |
| 2008 | 125 | 39 | 7 | 16.38% |
- - The ADQ did not exist during the 1989 electionQuebec general election, 1989The Quebec general election of 1989 was held on September 25, 1989, to elect members of the National Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada...
, but Liberal backbencherBackbencherIn Westminster parliamentary systems, a backbencher is a Member of Parliament or a legislator who does not hold governmental office and is not a Front Bench spokesperson in the Opposition...
Yvon LafranceYvon LafranceYvon Lafrance, born on August 4, 1944 in Iberville, Quebec, is a politician in Quebec, Canada, and was the Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Iberville....
joined the party on March 2, 1994, six months before the 1994 electionQuebec general election, 1994The Quebec general election of 1994 was held on September 12, 1994, to elect members of the National Assembly of Quebec, Canada. The Parti Québécois, led by Jacques Parizeau, defeated the incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Daniel Johnson, Jr.....
, becoming their first member to sit in the National AssemblyNational Assembly of QuebecThe National Assembly of Quebec is the legislative body of the Province of Quebec. The Lieutenant Governor and the National Assembly compose the Parliament of Quebec, which operates in a fashion similar to those of other British-style parliamentary systems.The National Assembly was formerly the...
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General conventions
General conventions are open to all card-carrying supporters.| # | Date | Location | Turnout |
| 1st | March 1994 | Laval Laval, Quebec Laval is a Canadian city and a region in southwestern Quebec. It is the largest suburb of Montreal, the third largest municipality in the province of Quebec, and the 14th largest city in Canada with a population of 368,709 in 2006... |
n/a |
| 2nd | October 1996 | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu | n/a |
| 3rd | April 2000 | Saint-Hyacinthe | n/a |
| 4th | October 2002 | Drummondville | n/a |
| 5th | September 2004 | Drummondville | n/a |
| 6th | November 2006 | Trois-Rivières Trois-Rivières Trois-Rivières means three rivers in French and may refer to:in Canada*Trois-Rivières, the largest city in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada*Circuit Trois-Rivières, a racetrack in Trois-Rivières, Quebec... |
300 |
| 7th | March 2008 | Laval Laval, Quebec Laval is a Canadian city and a region in southwestern Quebec. It is the largest suburb of Montreal, the third largest municipality in the province of Quebec, and the 14th largest city in Canada with a population of 368,709 in 2006... |
1,000 |
See also
- Politics of QuebecPolitics of QuebecThe politics of Quebec are centred on a provincial government resembling that of the other Canadian provinces, namely a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy. The capital of the province is Quebec City, where the Lieutenant Governor, Premier, the legislature, and cabinet reside.The...
- List of Quebec general elections
- List of Quebec premiers
- List of Quebec leaders of the Opposition
- National Assembly of QuebecNational Assembly of QuebecThe National Assembly of Quebec is the legislative body of the Province of Quebec. The Lieutenant Governor and the National Assembly compose the Parliament of Quebec, which operates in a fashion similar to those of other British-style parliamentary systems.The National Assembly was formerly the...
- Timeline of Quebec historyTimeline of Quebec historyThis article presents a detailed timeline of Quebec history. Events taking place outside Quebec, for example in English Canada, the United States, Britain or France, may be included when they are considered to have had a significant impact on Quebec's history....
- Political parties in Quebec
- Jean-François PlanteJean-François PlanteJean-François "Jeff" Plante is a Canadian conservative/self-described libertarian activist and supporter of men's rights. He has been an internet radio host, and was also running for leadership of the Action démocratique du Québec , following Mario Dumont's resignation after the 2008 Quebec...