List of political parties in Quebec
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Parties represented in the National Assembly of Quebec
| Name | Founded | Ideology | Leader | MNAs 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... |
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| Quebec Liberal Party Parti libéral du Québec |
1867 | Quebec federalism, neoliberalism Neoliberalism Neoliberalism is a market-driven approach to economic and social policy based on neoclassical theories of economics that emphasizes the efficiency of private enterprise, liberalized trade and relatively open markets, and therefore seeks to maximize the role of the private sector in determining the... , social liberalism Social liberalism Social liberalism is the belief that liberalism should include social justice. It differs from classical liberalism in that it believes the legitimate role of the state includes addressing economic and social issues such as unemployment, health care, and education while simultaneously expanding... |
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.... |
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| 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... |
1968 | Quebec sovereigntism, Quebec nationalism 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... , social democracy Social democracy Social democracy is a political ideology of the center-left on the political spectrum. Social democracy is officially a form of evolutionary reformist socialism. It supports class collaboration as the course to achieve socialism... |
Pauline Marois Pauline Marois Pauline Marois is the current leader of the Parti Québécois in the province of Quebec, since June 27, 2007 and current Leader of the Official Opposition of the National Assembly of Quebec, representing the riding of Charlevoix... |
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| Action démocratique du Québec Action démocratique du Québec 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.... |
1994 | 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... , Quebec autonomism 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... , Quebec federalism, right-wing populism Right-wing populism Right-wing populism is a political ideology that rejects existing political consensus and combines laissez-faire liberalism and anti-elitism. It is considered "right-wing" because of its rejection of social equality and government programs to achieve it, its opposition to social integration, and... , neoliberalism Neoliberalism Neoliberalism is a market-driven approach to economic and social policy based on neoclassical theories of economics that emphasizes the efficiency of private enterprise, liberalized trade and relatively open markets, and therefore seeks to maximize the role of the private sector in determining the... |
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:... |
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| Québec solidaire Québec Solidaire Québec solidaire is a democratic socialist and sovereigntist political party in Quebec, Canada, that was created on 4 February 2006 in Montreal. It was formed by the merger of the left-wing party Union des forces progressistes and the alter-globalization political movement Option Citoyenne, led... |
2006 | democratic socialism Democratic socialism Democratic socialism is a description used by various socialist movements and organizations to emphasize the democratic character of their political orientation... , Quebec sovereigntism, green Green politics Green politics is a political ideology that aims for the creation of an ecologically sustainable society rooted in environmentalism, social liberalism, and grassroots democracy... , alter-globalization Alter-globalization Alter-globalization is the name of a social movement that supports global cooperation and interaction, but which opposes the negative effects of economic globalization, feeling that it often works to the detriment of, or does not... , feminism Feminism Feminism is a collection of movements aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights and equal opportunities for women. Its concepts overlap with those of women's rights... |
Régent Séguin (co-spokespeople Amir Khadir Amir Khadir Amir Khadir is a politician in the National Assembly of Quebec , Canada for the electoral district of Mercier, and currently the male spokesperson for Québec Solidaire, a sovereignist and left-wing political party which was created by the merger of the Union des Forces Progressistes and Option... & Françoise David Françoise David Françoise David, CQ is the spokesperson, with Amir Khadir, of Québec solidaire - a left-wing, feminist and sovereignist political party in the province of Quebec, Canada. Quebec Solidaire was born from the merger of Option Citoyenne with l'Union des Forces Progressistes... ) |
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| Option nationale Option nationale Option nationale is a political party in Quebec, Canada. It was founded in 2011 by Jean-Martin Aussant, a member of the National Assembly who had quit the Parti Québécois earlier that year after being elected in 2008... |
2011 | Quebec sovereigntism | Jean-Martin Aussant Jean-Martin Aussant Jean-Martin Aussant is a politician in the Canadian province of Quebec. He has represented Nicolet-Yamaska in the National Assembly of Quebec since 2008, first as a member of the Parti Québécois and currently as leader of his own party, Option nationale.... |
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Other parties registered with the Quebec Director General of Elections
- AffiliationQuebec (founded 2007)
- Bloc potBloc potThe Bloc Pot is a provincial political party in Quebec, Canada that is dedicated to ending cannabis prohibition. It has contested three provincial elections but it has failed to win any seats in the National Assembly of Quebec. The party was launched in 1997 by Marc-Boris St-Maurice as a way to...
(founded 1998) - Coalition for the Future of QuebecCoalition for the Future of QuebecThe Coalition for the Future of Quebec is a political party in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded by former cabinet minister François Legault and businessman Charles Sirois, its aim is to "solidify the fundamentals of society" and "propose a rallying action plan" without a debate about...
(founded 2011) - Mouvement équité au Québec
- Nouvelle Alliance Québec-Canada
- Parti communiste du QuébecCommunist Party of QuebecThe Parti communiste du Québec or PCQ is a communist political party in Quebec. The PCQ was the Quebec branch of the Communist Party of Canada until 2005 when the PCQ split at convention with a majority opposing the CPC's stance on Quebec independence...
(founded 2006) - Parti conservateur du QuébecParti conservateur du QuébecThe Parti conservateur du Québec was a political party in Quebec, Canada.-Origins:The party originated as the Parti bleu which was formed around 1850 by the followers of Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine...
- Parti démocratie chrétienne du QuébecParti démocratie chrétienne du QuébecThe Parti démocratie chrétienne du Québec is a social conservative political party in Quebec, Canada. It was founded in 2000 by Roman Catholics associated with the Centre d’Information nationale Robert Rumilly. The founding leader of the party was Gilles Noël.Its program is a combination of...
(founded 2002) - Parti égalité/Equality PartyEquality Party (Quebec)The Equality Party was a political party in Quebec, Canada, that promoted the use of English in Quebec on an equal basis with French. Four Equality Party members were elected to Quebec's National Assembly in 1989, as part of an anglophone reaction to changes made by the governing Liberals to...
(founded 1989) - Parti indépendantisteParti indépendantisteThe Parti indépendantiste was a provincial party which advocated Quebec sovereignty in Québec, Canada in the second half of the 1980s.-Denis Monière:...
(founded 2007) - Parti marxiste-léniniste du QuébecParti marxiste-léniniste du QuébecThe Parti marxiste-léniniste du Québec or PMLQ is a Quebec communist political party. Its orientation is Marxism-Leninism. The PMLQ is the Quebec branch of the Marxist-Leninist Party of Canada...
(founded 1970) - Parti nul
- Parti vert du Québec/Green Party of QuébecGreen Party of QuebecThe Parti vert du Québec/Green Party of Quebec or PVQ is a Quebec political party whose platform is the promotion of green values. It has not elected any members to the National Assembly of Quebec...
(founded 2001) - Québec - Révolution démocratique
List of provincial authorized political parties
Unregistered parties
- Gauche SocialisteGauche socialisteGauche Socialiste is a Trotskyist faction within Quebec Solidaire . It was formed in 1983 by Trotskyists who left or were expelled from the Revolutionary Workers League/Ligue Ouvrière Révolutionnaire when the group turned away from Trotskyism in the early 1980s...
(never registered) - Option CanadaOption Canada (political party)Option Canada was a short-lived political party in Quebec, Canada, in the early 1990s. Gaining media attention in 1991 for its proposal to create an 11th province in southwestern Quebec, it did not maintain significant public support and never registered as an official political party before...
(1991-1993) (never registered)
Historical parties that won seats in the National or Legislative Assembly
- Action libérale nationaleAction libérale nationaleThe Action libérale nationale was a short-lived provincial political party in Quebec, Canada. It was founded during the Great Depression and led by Paul Gouin. The ALN played an important role in the foundation of the Union Nationale.-Origin and beliefs:The party was created in 1934 by...
1934-ca. 1939 - Bloc Populaire CanadienBloc populaire canadienThe Bloc populaire canadien was a political party in the Canadian province of Quebec from 1942 to 1947. It was founded on September 8, 1942 by opponents of conscription during World War II...
1943-1949 - Les DémocratesLes DémocratesLes Démocrates was a provincial political party in Quebec, Canada, founded by former Ralliement créditiste du Québec leader Camil Samson and former Progressive Conservative Party of Canada federal cabinet minister Pierre Sévigny on November 18, 1978...
1978-1979 - Fédération du Commonwealth Coopératif (CCF) 1939-1955
- Parti ouvrier 1890-1931
- Parti conservateur du QuébecParti conservateur du QuébecThe Parti conservateur du Québec was a political party in Quebec, Canada.-Origins:The party originated as the Parti bleu which was formed around 1850 by the followers of Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine...
1850-1935 - Parti créditiste 1973
- Parti démocrate créditisteLes DémocratesLes Démocrates was a provincial political party in Quebec, Canada, founded by former Ralliement créditiste du Québec leader Camil Samson and former Progressive Conservative Party of Canada federal cabinet minister Pierre Sévigny on November 18, 1978...
1980 - Parti national populaireParti national populaireThe Parti national populaire or PNP was a minor political party in Quebec, Canada that operated in the 1970s....
1975-1979 - Parti social-démocratique 1955-1959
- Ralliement créditiste du QuébecRalliement créditiste du QuébecThe Ralliement créditiste du Québec was a provincial political party in Quebec, Canada that operated from 1970 to 1978. It promoted social credit theories of monetary reform, and acted as an outlet for the expression of rural...
1970-1990 (various names) - Union Nationale 1935-1989
- Unité-Québec 1971-1973
Pre-Confederation
- Parti britannique
- Parti bureaucrate
- Parti bleuParti bleuThe Parti bleu was a moderate political group in Quebec, Canada that emerged in 1854. It was based on the moderate reformist views of Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, and was a rival to the radical Parti rouge....
- Parti canadienParti canadienThe Parti canadien or Parti patriote was a political party in what is now Quebec founded by members of the liberal elite of Lower Canada at the beginning of the 19th century...
- Parti patriote
- Parti rougeParti rougeThe Parti rouge was formed in the Province of Quebec, around 1848 by radical French-Canadians inspired by the ideas of Louis-Joseph Papineau, the Institut canadien de Montréal, and the reformist movement led by the Parti patriote of the 1830s.The party was a successor to the Parti patriote...
- Parti tory
Other historical parties that nominated candidates
- Alliance démocratiqueAlliance démocratiqueDemocratic Alliance was a short-lived political party in Quebec, Canada, founded by the Montreal journalist and politician Nick Auf der Maur...
1976-1977 - CANADA!CANADA!The CANADA! Party was an official political party in the province of Quebec from 1994 to 1998. It was founded on Canada Day 1994 by federalist Tony Kondaks, former top-aide to Equality Party leader Robert Libman...
1994-1998 - Développement Québec 1994-1996
- Groupe socialiste des travailleursGroupe socialiste des travailleursThe Groupe socialiste des travailleurs du Québec or GST was a far left political movement founded in 1973 by militants of the Fourth International in the province of Quebec, Canada...
1973-1987 - Nouveau Parti démocratique du QuébecNouveau Parti démocratique du QuébecThe New Democratic Party of Quebec was a political party in Quebec, Canada, with social-democratic and democratic socialist ideological tendencies...
1963-1995 - Parti 51Parti 51Parti 51 was a minor political party in the Canadian province of Quebec in the late 1980s. The party proposed the separation of Quebec from Canada in order to seek admission to the United States as the 51st state of that union...
1980s - Parti citronParti CitronThe Lemon Party of Canada is a frivolous Canadian party which has operated on a federal level, as well as provincially in Quebec. The party was officially registered on January 8, 1987, by then leader, Denis R. Patenaude and deregistered on November 14, 1998 for failing to have at least ten...
1989-1994 - Parti communiste du Québec 1921-2002
- Parti crédit social uniRalliement créditiste du QuébecThe Ralliement créditiste du Québec was a provincial political party in Quebec, Canada that operated from 1970 to 1978. It promoted social credit theories of monetary reform, and acted as an outlet for the expression of rural...
1979-1994 - Parti économique du Québec 1993-1998
- Parti indépendantisteParti indépendantisteThe Parti indépendantiste was a provincial party which advocated Quebec sovereignty in Québec, Canada in the second half of the 1980s.-Denis Monière:...
1985-1990 - Parti innovateur du Québec 1993-2003
- Parti présidentielParti présidentielThe Parti présidentiel was a political party in Quebec, Canada. It was founded on May 5, 1974 by former Liberal Party of Quebec Member of the National Assembly Yvon Dupuis. Dupuis founded the party after resigning from the leadership of the Ralliement créditiste du Québec. Dupuis resigned from the...
1974-1975 - Parti de la démocratie socialisteParti de la démocratie socialisteThe Parti de la Democratie Socialiste was a political party in Quebec, Canada.The early origins of the PDS can be traced back to the Fédération du Commonwealth Coopératif , later renamed Parti social démocratique du Québec...
1963-2002 - Parti de la loi naturelle du QuébecParti de la loi naturelle du QuébecThe Parti de la loi naturelle du Québec was the Quebec branch of the international Natural Law Party, the political arm of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's Transcendental Meditation movement. It never won a seat in the National Assembly...
1994-2003 - Parti de la souveraineté du Québec 1993-1996
- Parti ouvrier-progressiste 1943-1959
- Parti pour la république du Canada (Québec)Parti pour la république du Canada (Québec)The Parti pour la république du Canada was the Quebec branch of the Party for the Commonwealth of Canada, a Canadian political party formed by supporters of U.S. politician Lyndon LaRouche...
1983-1998 (various names) - Parti progressiste conservateur du Québec 1982-1991
- Parti républicain du QuébecParti républicain du QuébecThe Parti républicain du Québec or PRQ was a political party that advocated the independence of Quebec from Canada...
1962-1964 - Parti république du QuébecParti république du QuébecThe Parti république du Québec was a small and short-lived conservative, sovereigntist and green political party in the Canadian province of Quebec...
2007-2009 - Parti unité/Unity PartyUnity Party (Quebec)The Unity Party was a political party in Quebec, Canada.The party was formed as a reaction to then-Premier Robert Bourassa invoking the notwithstanding clause of the Canadian constitution to override a Supreme Court ruling overturning parts of the Charter of the French Language .The party platform...
1989-1990 - Rassemblement pour l'alternative progressisteRassemblement pour l'alternative progressisteThe Rassemblement pour l'alternative progressiste or RAP originated as the Rassemblement pour l'alternative politique, a social movement founded in 1996 as an attempt to unite the progressive and leftist forces in Quebec, Canada...
2000-2002 - Rassemblement pour l'indépendance nationaleRassemblement pour l'indépendance nationaleThe Rassemblement pour l'Indépendance Nationale was a political organization dedicated to the promotion of Quebec national independence from Canada.-History:...
1964-1968 - Ralliement nationalRalliement nationalRalliement national was a political party that advocated the political independence of Quebec from Canada in the 1960s.It was led by former créditiste Gilles Grégoire...
1965-1968 - Regroupement des militants syndicauxRegroupement des militants syndicauxThe Regroupement des militants syndicaux or RMS was a political organization founded in 1974 by members of the Groupe socialiste des travailleurs du Québec involved in the three main trade-unions in Quebec to rally trade unionists into political action.On the political scene, the RMS was deeply...
1974-1981 - Parti Rhinocéros 1968-1993
- Union des électeurs 1944-1948
- Union des forces progressistes (2002–2006)
Montreal
- Civic Action LeagueCivic Action LeagueThe Civic Action League was a municipal political party in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It existed from 1951 to 1961.-Origins:It was established in January 1951 by good government activists who were known as the Public Morality Committee...
1951-1961 - Civic Party of MontrealCivic Party of MontrealThe Civic Party of Montreal was a municipal political party in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It existed from 1960 to 1994. Throughout its history the Civic Party was dominated by the personality of its leader Jean Drapeau.-Origins:...
1960-1994 - Montreal Citizens' MovementMontreal Citizens' MovementThe Montreal Citizens' Movement was a municipal political party in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It existed from 1973 to 2001.-Origins:...
1973-2001 - Union MontrealUnion MontrealUnion Montreal is a municipal political party in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It currently governs Montreal's city government.-Origins:It was established as the Montreal Island Citizens Union in the aftermath of the province-wide municipal merger of 2001 and not long before the municipal election...
2001- - Vision MontrealVision MontrealVision Montreal is a municipal political party in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It has been in existence since 1994 and presently forms the Official opposition on Montreal City Council under leader Louise Harel.-Origins:...
1994- - Projet MontréalProjet MontréalProjet Montréal is a municipal political party in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.-Origins:Projet Montréal is possibly the first party since the Montreal Citizens' Movement that was not specifically established to promote a mayoral candidacy. It was created by environmental activists in May...
2004- - White Elephant Party of Montreal
See also
- Chief Electoral Officer of QuebecChief Electoral Officer of QuebecThe Chief Electoral Officer of Quebec is the official responsible for the administration of the electoral and referendum system in Quebec, Canada....