The Parti Québécois is a sovereignist and social democratic provincial political party in Quebec, Canada. The PQ advocates national sovereignty for Quebec involving independence of the province of Quebec from Canada and establishing a sovereign state. The PQ has also promoted the possibility of maintaining a loose political and economic sovereignty-association between Quebec and Canada. The party traditionally has support from the labour movement, but unlike most other social democratic parties, its ties with organized labour are informal. Members and supporters of the PQ are called péquistes, a French word derived from the pronunciation of the party's initials.
The Action démocratique du Québec, commonly referred to as the ADQ was a right-wing populist and conservative provincial political party in Quebec, Canada. On the sovereignty question, it defined itself as autonomist, and had support from nationalists and federalists. Its members were referred to as adéquistes, a name derived from the French pronunciation of the initials 'ADQ'.
The 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 discontent. It was a successor to an earlier social credit party in Quebec, the Union des électeurs which ran candidates in the 1940s.
André Boisclair is a politician in Quebec, Canada. He was the leader of the Parti Québécois, a social democratic and sovereigntist party in Quebec.
Jean Ouimet is a Canadian politician from Quebec and the president of Naviga-Cité, a multimedia company. He is the former leader of the Parti vert du Québec, a green party, and now an activist in the sovereigntist and social democratic Parti Québécois.
The Green Party of Quebec ran eighty candidates in the 2008 provincial election, none of whom were elected. Information about these candidates may be found on this page.
The Parti vert du Québec/Green Party of Quebec(PVQ) ran 108 candidates in the 2007 Quebec provincial election, none of whom were elected. Information about the party's candidates may be found on this page.
Note: Before 1938, the leaders of the Quebec Liberal Party were chosen by the party caucus.
The Green Party of Quebec (GPQ) is a Quebec political party whose platform is the promotion of Green politics. It has not won any seats in the National Assembly of Quebec. Its platform is oriented towards promotion of green values, sustainable development, and participatory democracy. The party differentiates itself from other political parties in Quebec by representing the left federalists of the province.
Hélène Robert is a Canadian farmer, administrator and politician. Robert was a Parti Québécois member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 1994 to 2007.
Alain Marcoux is a Canadian administrator and former politician. Marcoux was a Parti Québécois member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 1976 to 1985 and was a cabinet minister in the governments of René Lévesque and Pierre-Marc Johnson. Marcoux is currently the director-general of Quebec City.
An election for the leadership of the Bloc Québécois was held on December 11, 2011 to replace Gilles Duceppe, who resigned on May 2, 2011, after the party lost 43 of its 47 seats, including his own seat, in the 2011 federal election. It was won by Daniel Paillé.
The 1982 Montreal municipal election took place on November 14, 1982, to elect a mayor and city councillors in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Longtime mayor Jean Drapeau was re-elected for what turned out to be his final term in office, defeating challenger Jean Doré.
An election for the leadership of the Bloc Québécois was held June 14, 2014 to choose a successor for Daniel Paillé who resigned on December 16, 2013 due to health reasons.
Huguette Lachapelle is a Canadian former politician. Lachapelle served in the National Assembly of Quebec from 1981 to 1985, representing the Montreal riding of Dorion as a member of the Parti Québécois (PQ).
Guy Bisaillon was a Canadian politician. Bisaillon served in the National Assembly of Quebec from 1976 to 1985, initially as a member of the Parti Québécois (PQ) and later as an independent.
Alex Tyrrell is a Canadian politician who has served as the leader of the Green Party of Quebec since 2013. Elected party leader at 25 years old, he is presently the youngest leader of a provincial political party in Canada.
The 2015 Parti Québécois leadership election was held from May 13 to May 15, 2015 as a result of the resignation of Parti Québécois leader Pauline Marois after the defeat of her government in the April 7, 2014 provincial election.
The 2018 Quebec general election was held on October 1, 2018, to elect members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The election saw a landslide victory for the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) led by François Legault won 74 of 125 seats, giving the party a majority and unseating the Quebec Liberal Party. The Liberals became the Official Opposition with 31 seats.
The 2020 Green Party of Canada leadership election will take place on October 4, 2020 to elect a leader to replace Elizabeth May, who resigned on November 4, 2019 after leading the party for more than a decade and achieving a record three seats in Parliament in the 2019 federal election.
