Parti unité / Unity Party

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General Information

History

The Parti unité / Unity Party was founded in 1989 by Anglophones in reaction against the decision of then Prime Minister of Quebec, Robert Bourassa (LIB), to invoke the derogatory clause included in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to knock down a judgment of the Supreme Court of Canada which invalidated the capacities of the Charte de la langue française (Charter of the French language or Bill 101) concerning the language of posting.

At the outcome of the 1989 General Election, the party won, in cooperation with his twin party, the Parti égalité / Equality Party (EP), 4,68 % of the votes.

The program of the party advocated for the «equality» between French and English in Quebec, by opposition to the Charter of the French language which recognizes French as only official language. This stand led the Parti unité / Unity Party to run candidates only in ridings having a significant proportion of English-speaking voters outside the Montreal Island (the Equality Party concentrating its resources on the Montreal area in 1989).

The Parti unité / Unity Party merged with the Parti égalité / Equality Party in May, 1990.

Former Leaders: Mr. Maurice King 1989-1990
Mr. James Atkinson 1990

Election Results

General Election Votes (%) Candidates (n) MNAs (n)
September 25, 1989 0,99 16/125 0

Last update: January 9, 2007

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