Parti Unité Nationale
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The Parti unité nationale (National Unity Party), formerly the Parti démocratie chrétienne du Québec (Christian Democracy Party of Quebec), was a
Its program was a combination of Christian orthodoxy and Quebec nationalism.[3] The party is concerned about the declining birth rate in Quebec, opposed to same-sex marriage and abortion, wants more support for families, and wider availability of Quebec-made consumer products.
The Parti démocratie chrétienne du Québec's 24 candidates won 3,575 votes in the April 2003 general election, or about 0.1% of the popular vote. It proposed to fight the aging of Quebec's population by favouring the family through the creation of a family benefit of $430 per month per child under the age of 18. The party also proposed eliminating the $5/day universal child care program offered by the Government of Quebec at the time.[4]
The party won 1,620 votes in the March 2007 general election, or about 0.04% of the popular vote.
On 29 June 2012 the
Party leaders
- Gilles Noël (2000-2005)
- Michel Bélanger (2005-2006) interim
- Gilles Noël (2006-2007)
- Albert Malcom Tremblay (2007-2010)
- Michel Bélanger (2010)
- Paul Biron (since 21 December 2010)[5]
Election results
General election | Candidates | Elected candidates | Popular vote |
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2003 | 24 | 0 | 0.09% |
2007 | 12 | 0 | 0.04% |
2012 | 12 | 0 | 0.03% |
2014 | 3 | 0 | 0.00% |
Election results
Election | Leader | Seats contested | Seats won | +/- | Votes | % | Rank | Status/Gov. |
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2003 | Gilles Noël | 25 / 125
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0 / 125
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3,226 | 0.08% | 8th out of 9 | Extra-parliamentary | |
2007 | Gilles Noël | 12 / 125
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0 / 125
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1,548 | 0.04% | 8th | Extra-parliamentary | |
2012 | Paul Biron | 12 / 125
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0 / 125
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1,227 | 0.03% | 15th out of 18 | Extra-parliamentary | |
2014 | Paul Biron | 3 / 125
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0 / 125
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241 | 0.01% | 15th out of 18 | Extra-parliamentary |
See also
References
- ^ Le Devoir newspaper, April 12, 2003, "Le Parti Democratic Chretienne defended Les valeurs chretiennes"
- ^ Patricia Cloutier, "Paul Biron: chef de parti... à 81 ans", Le Soleil, 1 April 2014
- ^ Quebecpolitique.com
- ^ Jeanne Corriveau, "Le parti Démocratie chrétienne du Québec - Défendre les valeurs chrétiennes", Le Devoir, 12 Avril 2003
- ^ a b "Parti unité nationale". Le Directeur Général Des Élections du Québec. Retrieved 22 October 2015.