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Parti québécois

The Parti québécois is born of the merger of three political parties advocating for independence:

  1. The Mouvement souveraineté-association (MSA: Sovereignty-Association Movement), founded in 1967 by former Liberals led by René Lévesque.
  2. The Ralliement national (RN: National Rally), led by Gilles Grégoire, founded en 1965.
  3. The Rassemblement pour l'indépendance nationale (RIN: Rally for National Independence), led by Pierre Bourgeault, founded in 1960.

Parti québécois, 1985The MSA and the RN merged on October 1968 as the Parti Québécois. After the merger, the RIN scuppered itself during a special convention held two weeks later, while incitating it's adherents of join PQ on an individual basis.

Former Leaders: Mr. René Lévesque 1968-1985
Mr. Pierre-Marc Johnson 1985-1987
Mr. Guy Chevrette (interim) 1987-1988
Mr. Jacques Parizeau 1988-1996
Mr. Lucien Bouchard 1996-2001
Mr. Bernard Landry 2001-2005
Mrs. Louise Harel (interim) June-November 2005
Mr. André Boisclair 2005-2007
Mr. François Gendron (interim) May-June 2007
Ms. Pauline Marois (interim) 2007-____

Election Results:

General Election Votes (%) Candidates (n) MNAs (n)
June 5, 1966 (RIN/RN) 5,55
3,21		 73/108
90/108		 0
0
April 29, 1970 (PQ) 23,06 108/108 7
October 29, 1973 30,22 110/110 6
November 15, 1976 41,37 110/110 71
April 13, 1981 49,26 122/122 80
December 2, 1985 38,69 122/122 23
September 25, 1989 40,16 125/125 29
September 12, 1994 44,75 125/125 77
November 30, 1998 42,87 124/125 76
April 14, 2003 33,24 125/125 45
March 26, 2007 28,33 125/125 36

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Last update: Septembre 24, 2007

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