Democratic Alliance (Quebec)
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- This article is about the Quebec political party. For the French center-right party, see Alliance Démocratique (France).
Democratic Alliance (Alliance démocratique, AD) was a short-lived political party in Quebec, Canada, founded by the Montreal journalist and politician Nick Auf der Maur. This left-of-centre political party was mainly based among the anglophone communities in Montreal.
The Democratic Alliance was closely linked with the Montreal Citizens Movement, a political party at the municipal level. Bob Keaton, the DA’s candidate in Nôtre-Dame-de-Grace riding had served as an MCM councillor on Montreal City Council. The DA presented a centre-left platform that was described by the Montreal Gazette as being “complementary to that of the PQ though diametrically opposed on the issue of secession”.[1]
After the election, the DA was enthusiastic despite not winning any seats in the National Assembly, and were planning to meet to discuss strategy for the next phase. The party’s best result was in Nôtre-Dame-de-Grace riding where Bob Keaton placed a close third behind the Liberals and the Union Nationale.[2]
The party was disbanded shortly after the 1976 Quebec general election.
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[edit] Election results
| General election | # of candidates | # of seats won | % of popular vote |
| 1976 | 13 | 0 | 0.53% |
[edit] See also
- Politics of Quebec
- List of Quebec general elections
- List of Quebec premiers
- List of Quebec leaders of the Opposition
- National Assembly of Quebec
- Timeline of Quebec history
- Political parties in Quebec
[edit] References
- ^ Montreal Gazette, 8 November 1976, p. 8, “Decision a week from now”
- ^ Montreal Gazette, 16 November 1976, p. 9, “Democratic Alliance claims future toehold”.
