Parti social démocratique du Québec explained

Parti social démocratique du Québec
Native Name:Social Democratic Party of Quebec
Foundation: (as Fédération du Commonwealth Coopératif)
Dissolution:1961
Ideology:Social democracy
Democratic socialism
Position:Centre-left to left-wing
Predecessor:Parti ouvrier
Successor:New Democratic Party of Quebec and Parti socialiste du Québec
National:Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Colours:Green and Yellow
Country:Canada
State:Quebec

The Parti social démocratique du Québec (PSD;) was the Quebec wing of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation. It was founded in 1939 as the Fédération du Commonwealth Coopératif and was led by Romuald-Joseph Lamoureux in the 1944 general election, by Thérèse Casgrain from 1951 to 1957 and by Michel Chartrand from 1957 to 1960. The name Parti social démocratique was adopted in 1955.

The party was refounded in 1963 as the New Democratic Party of Quebec (Nouveau Parti démocratique du Québec). However, the party soon split over the issue of Quebec self-determination. In November 1963, Quebec nationalists left the PSD to form the Parti socialiste du Québec; the latter was led by former PSD leader Michel Chartrand.

The NDPQ renamed itself the Parti de la Democratie Socialiste (Party of Socialist Democracy) following a 1991 split with the federal NDP over the question of Quebec independence.[1]

General election results

General electionLeader
  1. of candidates
  1. of seats won
% of popular vote
align=center 1936 (CCF)*n/aalign=center 1/90align=center 0align=center 0.26%
align=center 1939 (FCC)n/aalign=center 1/86align=center 0align=center 0.45%
align=center 1944 (FCC)Romuald-Joseph Lamoureuxalign=center 26/91align=center 1align=center 2.89%
align=center 1948 (FCC)n/aalign=center 8/92align=center 0align=center 0.60%
align=center 1952 (FCC)Thérèse Casgrainalign=center 23/92align=center 0align=center 0.96%
align=center 1956 (PSD)align=center 26/93align=center 0align=center 0.61%
align=center 1960 (PSD)Michel Chartrandalign=center 1/95align=center 0align=center 0.01%

Members of Legislative Assembly of Quebec

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Notes and References

  1. Toronto Star, "NDP will run in future Quebec elections, Mulcair says", Andy Blatchford, 17 August 2012