The Bloc Québécois is a federal political party in Canada devoted to Quebec nationalism and the promotion of Quebec sovereignty. The Bloc was formed by Members of Parliament (MPs) who defected from the federal Progressive Conservative Party and Liberal Party during the collapse of the Meech Lake Accord. Founder Lucien Bouchard had been a cabinet minister in the federal Progressive Conservative government of Brian Mulroney.
The 2000 Canadian federal election was held on November 27,2000,to elect members to the House of Commons of Canada of the 37th Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's Liberal Party won a third majority government.
Gilles Duceppe is a retired Canadian politician,proponent of the Quebec sovereignty movement and former leader of the Bloc Québécois. He was a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada for over 20 years and was the leader of the sovereigntist Bloc Québécois for 15 years in three stints:1996,1997-2011 and in 2015. He was Leader of the Official Opposition in the Parliament of Canada from March 17,1997,to June 1,1997. He resigned as party leader after the 2011 election,in which he lost his own seat to New Democratic Party (NDP) candidate Hélène Laverdière and his party suffered a heavy defeat;however,he returned four years later to lead the party into the 2015 election. After being defeated in his own riding by Laverdière again,he resigned once more.
Christian Jobin is a Canadian politician and was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the district of Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière from 2003 to 2004. He has been a Liberal.
The following is a timeline of the Canadian federal election,2004. More on the election in general is available in the article 2004 Canadian federal election.
The 35th Canadian Parliament was in session from January 17,1994,until April 27,1997. The membership was set by the 1993 federal election on October 25,1993,and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1997 election.
This is a seat by seat list of candidates in the 2004 Canadian election.
Canadian federal elections have provided the following results in Eastern Quebec.
Canadian federal elections have provided the following results in the Laurentides,Outaouais and Northern Quebec.
Canadian federal elections have provided the following results in Quebec City.
Canadian federal elections have provided the following results in Central Quebec.
Canadian federal elections have provided the following results in the Eastern Townships.
Canadian federal elections have provided the following results in Montérégie.
Louis Plamondon is a Canadian politician who served as the interim speaker of the House of Commons of Canada from September 27 to October 3,2023. A member of the Bloc Québécois,he has represented Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel since 1984. As the longest-serving current member of the House of Commons,Plamondon is Dean of the House,and holds the record as Canada's longest-serving dean.
Marc Lemay is a Canadian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Abitibi—Témiscamingue from 2004 to 2011. He is a member of the Bloc Québécois (BQ).
Pierre Brien was a Member of Parliament from 25 October 1993 to 14 March 2003. By career,he has worked in administration and economics.
Yves-François Blanchet is a Canadian politician who has led the Bloc Québécois (BQ) since 2019. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Beloeil—Chambly since the 2019 federal election. Under his leadership,the BQ increased its number of seats from 10 in 2015 to 32 in 2019,overtaking the New Democratic Party (NDP) to become the House of Commons' third-largest party.
By-elections to the 37th Canadian Parliament were held to fill vacancies in the House of Commons of Canada between the 2000 federal election and the 2004 federal election. The Liberal Party of Canada led a majority government for the entirety of the 37th Canadian Parliament,with little change from by-elections.
The 2011 Bloc Québécois leadership election was held on December 11,2011,to replace Gilles Duceppe,who resigned on May 2 after the party lost 43 of its 47 seats,including his own seat,in the 2011 federal election. It was won by Daniel Paillé.
Sébastien Lemire is a Canadian politician,who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 election. He represents the electoral district of Abitibi—Témiscamingue as a member of the Bloc Québécois.
