Parti de la démocratie socialiste
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Parti de la démocratie socialiste Party of Democratic Socialism | |
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Founded | 1963 | (as Nouveau Parti démocratique du Québec, NPDQ)
Dissolved | 2002 |
Preceded by | Elections |
The Parti de la démocratie socialiste (PDS; English: Party of Democratic Socialism) was a provincial political party in Quebec, Canada.
Founded as the New Democratic Party of Quebec, the NPDQ was originally affiliated with the federal New Democratic Party (NDP) but separated from the NDP in 1989 before disaffiliating entirely in 1991. A new section of the federal NDP, called New Democratic Party of Canada – Québec Section was refounded in 1990, and is active only in federal politics.[1]
History
The PDS' roots can be traced to 1939, with the founding of the Fédération du Commonwealth Coopératif (FCC), later renamed Parti social démocratique du Québec (PSD) in 1955. The FCC/PSD was the Quebec counterpart of Canada's federal Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) party.
After the CCF became the
On the federal level, in its role as the Quebec section of the NDP, the NPDQ contested the Canadian federal elections between 1962 and 1988.
Until the end of the 1960s, in conformity with the division of roles that had been decided in 1963, the NPDQ was active exclusively on the federal political level in Quebec. This left the provincial political level to the pro-independence Parti socialiste du Québec, PSQ) led by former PSD leader Michel Chartrand. After the disappearance of the PSQ around 1968, the NPDQ continued to concentrate most of its attention on the federal level during the 1970s and the early 1980s. It made a few incursions on the provincial level, running a few candidates, first in the Quebec general election of 1970, and later in the general election of 1976, the second time as part of a coalition with the Regroupement des militants syndicaux (RMS).
The provincial party became defunct following leader Henri-François Gautrin's resignation in 1979.
In the mid-1980s, the federal NDP's Quebec section determined that there was a new political vacuum in Quebec politics and that, in addition to its role in federal politics, the time had come for the NPDQ to return to the provincial scene. The NPDQ registered as a political party in Quebec in 1985 and selected
In 1989, the NPDQ voted to disaffiliate from the federal NDP as a result of policy differences, such as the provincial party's opposition to the
Tensions between the provincial and federal parties came to a head in 1990 when the NPDQ announced its support for
After the general election of 1994, the NPDQ decided to change its name to Parti de la Democratie Socialiste (PDS). Rose was elected its leader two years later. Under this new name, the PDS contested the general election of 1998.
In 2002, the PDS became a part of the
Québec solidaire contested the 2007 general election and won its first seat in the National Assembly in 2008.
In 2014, supporters of the federal NDP founded a new New Democratic Party of Quebec (NPDQ) which intends to stand candidates in the 2018 provincial election.
Electoral results (Quebec general elections)
General election | Name of party | Leader | # of candidates | # of elected candidates | % of popular vote |
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1966 | NPDQ | Cliche | The party did not run candidates in this election. | ||
1970 | Morin | 13/108 | 0 | 0.15% | |
1973 | Gautrin | The party did not run candidates in this election. | |||
1976 | NPDQ-RMS coalition | 21/110 | 0 | 0.05% | |
1981 | NPDQ | none | The party did not run candidates in this election. | ||
1985 | Harney |
90/122 | 0 | 2.42% | |
1989 | Morin | 55/125 | 0 | 1.22% | |
1994 | Sirois | 41/125 | 0 | 0.85% | |
1998 | PDS | Rose | 97/125 | 0 | 0.59% |
Leaders of the NPD-Québec/Parti de la Democratie Socialiste
NPDQ
- Robert Cliche (1964–1968)
- Roland Morin (1970–1973)
- Henri-François Gautrin (1973–1979)
- none (party not active)
- Jean-Paul Harney (1985–1988)
- Roland Morin (1987–1989)
- Gaétan Nadeau (1989–1990)
- Michel Parenteau (1990–1992)
- Jean-François Sirois (1992–1994)
PDS (not affiliated with NDP)
- Jocelyne Dupuis (1994–1996)
- Paul Rose (1996–2002)
- none (PDS merged into the UFP)
See also
- List of Quebec general elections
- List of Quebec leaders of the Opposition
- List of Quebec premiers
- National Assembly of Quebec
- Political parties in Quebec
- Politics of Quebec
- Timeline of Quebec history
References
- ^ "Documents". Archived from the original on 2008-10-18.
- ^ Picard, André, "Quebec NDP opts for autonomy," Globe and Mail, May 1, 1989
- ^ Canadian Press, "Federal NDP breaks with Quebec wing," Kitchener-Waterloo Record, March 13, 1991
- ^ Morin, Eloise, "NDP candidate urged to quit", Toronto Star, July 26, 1990
- ^ York, Geoffrey, "NDP breaks link to Quebec wing Alignment with Bloc Quebecois brings split with federal party," Globe and Mail, March 12, 1991
- ^ Harper, Tim, "Quebec NDP outrages McLaughlin," Toronto Star, December 12, 1991
- ^ Canadian Press, "McLaughlin distances party from ex-terrorist," Hamilton Spectator, December 12, 1991