Action démocratique du Québec
| Action démocratique du Québec | |
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| founding | January 6, 1994 |
| fusion | January 21, 2012 (published in: Coalition Avenir Québec ) |
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Conservatism Republicanism Quebec Nationalism |
The Action démocratique du Québec (ADQ) was a conservative and nationalist party in the Canadian province of Québec . The officially registered name was Action démocratique du Québec / Équipe Mario Dumont . Founded in 1994, the party promoted individual autonomy, communal autonomy, and Québec autonomy within Canada. However, they did not explicitly seek independence for the province. In addition, she campaigned for the downsizing of the state administration, reform of the electoral law and tax cuts. Members and supporters of the party were considered adéquistes, derived from the French pronunciation of the abbreviation. In January 2012, the ADQ was merged into the Avenir Québec (CAQ) coalition .
history
The party was founded in 1994 by a group of Québec nationalists who advocated a highly decentralized state and thus greater provincial autonomy. After the failure of the Meech Lake Accord , the Charlottetown Accord (which was ultimately rejected in a referendum) should allow more autonomy. However, individual members of the Parti libéral du Québec were of the opinion that the new agreement did not go far enough and left the party. The party's first chairman was Jean Allaire , who, however, resigned after a few months for health reasons. He was followed by Mario Dumont , former president of the Liberals' youth commission, who was considered a rising star in provincial politics.
Despite limited financial resources and a lack of media coverage, Dumont managed to win a seat in the 1994 elections. Although the ADQ almost doubled its share of the vote in 1998, no candidate except Dumont managed to get elected. Dissatisfaction with the government of the Parti Québécois and also with the strongest opposition party, the Parti libéral, led to a series of victories for ADQ candidates in by-elections in 2002 and to increasing popularity. Due to violent negative campaigns by political opponents, the ADQ was not able to win seats in the 2003 elections as expected. Another reason was the party's unclear positioning on individual issues, particularly with regard to Québec's sovereignty.
In the years that followed, the ADQ consolidated its position as an alternative to the established parties. She supported the Conservative Party in the 2006 general election . In the elections for the National Assembly in September 2007, the ADQ won almost a third of all votes. In addition to the previous four seats, it won 37, making it the strongest opposition party. However, it was mainly represented in rural areas and did not have a single mandate in Montreal . In December 2008, the ADQ dropped to 7 seats in early elections and Mario Dumont immediately gave up the party chairmanship. In 2012, the party was part of the Avenir Québec coalition .
Election results
Results of the National Assembly elections:
| choice | seats total |
candidates data |
Weighted seats |
be right | proportion of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 125 | 80 | 1 | 252.721 | 6.46% |
| 1998 | 125 | 125 | 1 | 480,636 | 11.81% |
| 2003 | 125 | 125 | 4th | 694.122 | 18.18% |
| 2007 | 125 | 125 | 41 | 1,224,412 | 30.84% |
| 2008 | 125 | 125 | 7th | 531.358 | 16.37% |
Party leader
- Jean Allaire (1994)
- Mario Dumont (1994-2009)
- Sylvie Roy (since 2009, interim)
See also
Web links
- Website of the Action démocratique du Québec ( Memento of February 10, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ^ Élections générales. Le directeur général des élections du Québec, 7 April 2014, accessed on 10 April 2014 (French).