Conservative Party of Quebec

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Conservative Party of Quebec
Parti conservateur du Québec
LeaderÉric Duhaime
PresidentPatrice Raza
Parliamentary leaderClaire Samson
Founder(s)Serge Fontaine
Bertrand Goulet
FoundedMarch 25, 2009 (2009-03-25)
HeadquartersCP 133 Suc. Mont-Royal,
Montreal, Quebec
Membership25,000
IdeologyConservatism
Quebec federalism[1]
Quebec nationalism
Fiscal conservatism
Social liberalism
Political positionCentre-right to right-wing
Seats in the National Assembly
1 / 125
Website
www.conservateur.quebec

The Conservative Party of Quebec (French: Parti conservateur du Québec; PCQ) is a provincial political party in Quebec, Canada. It was authorized on March 25, 2009 by the Chief Electoral Officer of Quebec.[2]

The Conservative Party of Quebec ran twenty-seven candidates in the 2012 general election.[3]

On February 23, 2013, industrialist Adrien D. Pouliot was elected as the new leader of the party and as a result immediately implemented more of a centre-right vision. He replaced the party's social conservative stance, replacing it with a social liberal value system while still keeping fiscal conservative values. For the 2014 provincial election, the party used the name "Équipe Adrien Pouliot - Parti conservateur du Québec" (Team Adrien Pouliot - Conservative Party of Quebec).

The PCQ ran sixty candidates in the 2014 general election,[4] and 101 in the 2018 general election.[5]

History[]

Initial phase[]

In 2009, former Union Nationale Members of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNAs) Serge Fontaine and Bertrand Goulet announced the formation of a new Conservative Party of Quebec.[6]

In November 2009, Fontaine offered Éric Caire, who at the time sat with the Action démocratique du Québec (ADQ), the opportunity to join the party and become its leader, with the goal of attracting disaffected ADQ supporters. This did not materialize and Caire sat as an independent[7] before joining the Coalition Avenir Québec in 2011.

In November 2011, the party leader, Serge Fontaine, left the Conservative Party to join the CAQ led by François Legault.[8]

2012 and later[]

In January 2012, the party, which still existed on paper, was taken over by the former federal Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for the Louis-Hébert riding, Luc Harvey, who became its leader.

In contrast to the newly formed CAQ, which is neutral on the sovereignty issue, Harvey said the Conservatives will be federalist, promote a social conservative agenda and a flat tax.[9]

In March 2012, the party's website announced that former Action démocratique du Québec (ADQ) MNAs Monique Roy Verville and Albert De Martin would run for the party in the upcoming election.[10]

On September 10, 2012, it was announced that Harvey was stepping down as party leader.[11] Albert De Martin was named interim leader on September 21.[12]

In December 2012, De Martin launched a leadership election. As a result, two contenders, Daniel Brisson and Adrien D. Pouliot, declared their intention to run.

In mid-February 2013, Brisson withdrew from the leadership election,[13] leaving the path clear for Pouliot to become the new leader.

Pouliot took the leadership on February 23, 2013 and immediately put a new constitution forward for the members present at its convention. It was immediately ratified by all the members and refocused the stance of the party to more of a centre-right value system. Later that day, he took a stance against the proposed Parti Québécois laws 14 and 20.[14]

In the 2014 provincial election, the party nominated 60 candidates, who won 16,429 votes, 0.39 percent of the total votes cast in the province.[15] In the 2018 election, these numbers increased to 101 nominated candidates winning 59,055 votes, or 1.46 percent of the total votes.[5]

On October 16, 2020, Adrien Pouliot announced he would be resigning as leader of the party to pursue further business ventures, but opted to stay on until a new leader was elected in the 2021 leadership election, which was won by columnist Éric Duhaime.[16][17][18][19][20]

On June 18, 2021, Claire Samson became the first member of the modern Conservative Party of Quebec to sit in the Quebec legislature.[a][21] This follows her being kicked out of the CAQ three days prior, after donating $100 to the Conservative Party.[22]

Executive[]

The Conservative Party of Quebec's executive consists of its leader, a president, a secretary-general, an official agent, an executive director, committee chairs, and regional vice-presidents.[23]

  • Leader: Éric Duhaime
  • President & Official Agent: Patrice Raza
  • Executive Director: Raffael Cavaliere
  • Secretary-General & Chairperson of the Constitution Committee: Mikey Colangelo-Lauzon
  • Chairperson of the Communications Committee: Véronique Gagnon
  • Chairperson of the Finance Committee: Mylène Bouchard
  • Chairperson of the Policy Committee: André Valiquette
  • Regional Vice-Presidents:
    • Bas-Saint-Laurent, Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Côte-Nord: Alexandre Leblanc
    • Montreal and Laval: Denise Peter
    • Capitale-Nationale and Chaudière-Appalaches: Donald Gagnon
    • Mauricie, Centre-du-Québec and Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean: Jimmy Voyer
    • Montérégie and Estrie: Raffael Cavaliere
    • Nord-du-Québec, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Outaouais, Laurentides and Lanaudière: Mark Buzan

Leaders[]

See also: Conservative Party of Quebec leadership elections
Leader Term start Term end Constituency Notes
1st No image.svg Serge Fontaine 25 March 2009 November 2011 Nicolet-Yamaska Inaugural leader, later defected to the Coalition Avenir Québec.
— No image.svg Vacant November 2011 18 January 2012 N/A The position of leader was left vacant from November 2011 to January 2012. No interim leader was appointed.
2nd No image.svg Luc Harvey 18 January 2012 11 September 2012 Lévis Previously served as the federal MP for Louis-Hébert. Resigned shortly after the 2012 election.
— No image.svg Albert De Martin 21 September 2012 23 February 2013 Huntingdon Interim leader.
3rd Adrien Pouliot (cropped).jpg Adrien D. Pouliot 23 February 2013 17 April 2021 Chauveau Longest serving leader. Resigned to pursue further business ventures.
4th Eric Duhaime.jpg Éric Duhaime 17 April 2021 Incumbent Deux-Montagnes Second-ever gay leader of a political party in Quebec.

Election results[]

Election Leader Seats contested Seats won +/- Votes % Rank Status/Gov.
2012 Luc Harvey
27 / 125
0 / 125
 Steady 7,652 0.18% Steady 7th Extra-parliamentary
2014 Adrien D. Pouliot
60 / 125
0 / 125
 Steady Increase 16,429 Increase 0.39% Steady 7th Extra-parliamentary
2018 Adrien D. Pouliot
101 / 125
0 / 125
 Steady Increase 59,053 Increase 1.46% Increase 6th Extra-parliamentary

Notes[]

  1. ^ Samson is the first member of the National Assembly of Quebec to identify as a Conservative since 1936.

References[]

  1. ^ Wyatt, Nelson (2012-01-18). "Quebec Conservative party revived and calling for a provincial election". The Canadian Press. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Parti conservateur du Québec". Directeur général des élections du Québec. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Parti conservateur du Québec". Official list of candidatest. Directeur général des élections du Québec. 2012. Archived from the original on 8 March 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  4. ^ "Parti conservateur du Québec". Official list of candidatest. Directeur général des élections du Québec. 2014. Archived from the original on 8 March 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Résultats des élections générales provinciales 2018 | Élections provinciales". Élections Québec (in French). Retrieved 2019-08-11.
  6. ^ "Politique : Le Parti conservateur du Québec renaît | Mauricie". Radio-Canada.ca. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2011-10-06.
  7. ^ "Tensions à l'ADQ : Le Parti conservateur du Québec tisse des liens | Mauricie". Radio-Canada.ca. 2009-10-19. Retrieved 2011-10-06.
  8. ^ Ruel, Hélène (2012-01-17). "La CAQ veut s'ancrer dans Arthabaska" (in French). La Nouvelle Union. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  9. ^ "Former MP launches Quebec Conservative Party". CTV News. January 18, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  10. ^ "Ils choisissent le Parti conservateur du Québec". Parti conservateur du Québec. March 16, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2012.[permanent dead link]
  11. ^ Bussières, Ian (10 September 2012). "Le Parti conservateur du Québec n'a plus de chef" (in French). Le Soleil. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  12. ^ "Albert de Martin devient le chef intérimaire du Parti conservateur du Québec" (in French). Conservative Party of Quebec. 2012-09-21. Retrieved 6 October 2012.[permanent dead link]
  13. ^ "Withdrawal of Mr. Daniel Brisson's candidature". CNW Group. 2013-02-14. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  14. ^ "Adrien D. Pouliot opposes Bill 14 and Bill 20". Parti conservateur du Quebec. 2013-02-24. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  15. ^ Directeur général des élections du Québec, April 9, 2014 Final 2:24 pm Archived April 9, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  16. ^ "En route pour 2022!" (in French). October 16, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  17. ^ "Columnist, radio host Eric Duhaime elected leader of Conservative Party of Quebec". April 17, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  18. ^ "L'animateur Éric Duhaime élu chef du Parti conservateur du Québec" (in French). April 17, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  19. ^ "Éric Duhaime, nouveau chef du Parti conservateur du Québec" (in French). April 17, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  20. ^ "Columnist Éric Duhaime becomes new leader of Conservative Party of Quebec". April 18, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  21. ^ "Quebec Conservatives recruit ex-CAQ Claire Samson as party's first legislature member". CBC. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  22. ^ "Claire Samson booted from CAQ caucus over donation to rival party". June 16, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  23. ^ "Bureau exécutif" (in French). Retrieved June 10, 2021.

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