The Parti conservateur du Québec (in English: Conservative Party of Quebec) was a political party in Quebec, Canada. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... This article describes the Canadian province. ...

The party originated as the parti bleu which was formed around 1850 by the followers of Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine. The parti bleu opposed the anti-clericalism and radicalism of its rival, the parti rouge of Louis-Joseph Papineau. The parti bleu was a moderate political group in Quebec, Canada that emerged in 1854. ... Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine. ... Anti-clericalism is a movement that opposes religious interference into public and political life and more generally the encroachment of religion in the citizens lives. ... The Parti rouge (alternatively known as the parti democratique) was formed in what is now Quebec, Canada, around 1848 by radical French-Canadians inspired by the ideas of Louis-Joseph Papineau, the Institut canadien de Montréal, and the Patriotes Movement of the 1830s. ... Portrait of Louis-Joseph Papineau. ...

The parti bleu supported the role of the clergy in Quebec society. Members of the parti bleu, led by George-Étienne Cartier from Canada East, joined with the followers of Sir John A. Macdonald in Canada West to form a coalition government with Cartier as co-premier from 1857 to 1862. It was out of this coalition that the Conservative Party was formed (then known as Liberal-Conservative), laying the basis for Confederation in 1867. Clergy is the generic term used to describe the formal religious leadership within a given religion. ... George-Étienne Cartier The Honourable Sir George-Étienne Cartier ( September 6, 1814– May 20, 1873) was a French-Canadian statesman and Father of Confederation. ... Canada East (French, Canada-Est) was the eastern portion of the Province of Canada. ... The Right Honourable Sir John Alexander Macdonald, GCB, QC (January 11, 1815 - June 6, 1891) was the first Prime Minister of Canada from July 1, 1867 - November 5, 1873 - and - October 17, 1878 - June 6, 1891. ... Canada West was the western portion of the Province of Canada. ... A coalition government, or coalition cabinet, is a cabinet in parliamentary government in which several parties cooperate. ... The name which emphasised a revitalised National Policy and links to Britain. ... A confederation is an association of sovereign states, usually created by treaty but often later adopting a common constitution. ...

With Confederation and Quebec's entry as a province, what had been the parti bleu became the Quebec wing of Macdonald's Conservative Party. It formed the government in the province, with Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau as Quebec's first premier. Cartier acted as Macdonald's Quebec lieutenant in the federal House of Commons. The Conservatives dominated Quebec politics at both the federal and provincial level for the next 30 years. The Conservatives held power in Quebec City for 25 out of 30 years, providing eight of the province's ten premiers in that period. Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau (May 30, 1820 - April 4, 1890), born in Quebec City, was the first prime minister of the Canadian province of Quebec when it was created as a result of Canadian Confederation in 1867. ... A premier is an executive official of government. ... In Canadian politics, a Quebec lieutenant is a politician, usually from Quebec or at least French-Canadian, and usually a Member of Parliament or at least a current or former candidate for Parliament, who is selected by a senior politician such as the Prime Minister or the leader of a... The House of Commons (French: Chambre des communes) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, which also includes the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the Senate. ...

However, the party became increasingly divided between a moderate wing and an Ultramontane wing of Catholic fundamentalists. As well, the party's links with the federal Conservatives harmed the party as the Tories in English Canada became increasingly identified as hostile to French Canadians and Quebec. The execution of Louis Riel in 1885 outraged French Canadians and hurt the Macdonald Conservatives at the polls. Ultramontanism literally alludes to a policy supporting those dwelling beyond the mountains (ultra montes), that is beyond the Alps - generally referring to the Pope in Rome. ... The name which emphasised a revitalised National Policy and links to Britain. ... The term Tory derives from the Tory Party, the ancestor of the modern UK Conservative Party. ... Louis Riel Louis David Riel (October 22, 1844 – November 16, 1885), was a Canadian politician and leader of the Métis people of western Canada. ...

After Macdonald's death in 1891, the coalition that formed the national Conservatives unravelled, particularly around the Manitoba Schools Question that pitted English-Canadian Protestants against French-Canadian Catholics. This issue essentially ended the possibility of a significant French-Canadian presence in western Canada. The Manitoba Schools Question was a political crisis in Canada in the late 19th century involving separate schools. ...

The federal Conservatives lost the 1896 federal election, largely due to the collapse of their support in Quebec. The provincial Conservative government of Edmund James Flynn lost the 1897 Quebec election. The Canadian federal election of 1896 was held on July 11, 1896. ... Edmund James Flynn (November 16, 1847 - June 7, 1927) was the Conservative Premier of the Canadian province of Quebec from 1896 to 1897. ... In the Quebec general election on May 11, 1897, the Quebec Liberal Party under Félix-Gabriel Marchand defeated the incumbent Quebec Conservative Party under Edmund James Flynn. ...

With the defeats of 1896 and 1897, the Conservatives became a minority party in Quebec at both levels of government. The Conservative Party of Quebec never formed another provincial government. The Quebec Liberals held power without interruption for the next 38 years. The Parti libéral du Québec (Liberal Party of Quebec), or PLQ, is a liberal political party in the Canadian province of Quebec. ...

Conservative fortunes were further hurt by the Conscription Crisis of 1917 when the federal Conservative government of Robert Borden invoked conscription against the opposition of Quebec. This led to riots in the province. The Conscription Crisis of 1917 was a political and military crisis in Canada during World War I. Background At the outbreak of war in 1914, over 30 000 volunteers joined the army, far more than expected. ... Sir Robert Laird Borden (June 26, 1854–June 10, 1937) was the eighth Prime Minister of Canada from October 10, 1911 to July 10, 1920. ...

In 1933, Maurice Duplessis became leader of the Quebec Conservatives. The next year, the ruling Liberal party split when a group of nationalist Liberals dissatisfied with the government of Louis-Alexandre Taschereau bolted from the party to form the Action libérale nationale or ALN. Duplessis wooed the dissident party and, two weeks before the 1935 election, the Conservatives and ALN formed a "Union Nationale" alliance to contest the election. The alliance was later formalized as a merger into a single political party, the Union Nationale. The UN took power in the 1936 election, and went on to dominate Quebec politics until Duplessis died in 1959. Duplessis and the Clergy. ... Louis-Alexandre Taschereau (March 5, 1867 - July 6, 1952) was a Liberal Premier of the Canadian province of Quebec from 1920 to 1936. ... The Action libérale nationale was a short-lived political party in Quebec, Canada, led by Paul Gouin and founded by dissident Liberal party members in 1934. ... In the Quebec general election on November 25, 1935, the incumbent Quebec Liberal Party under Louis-Alexandre Taschereau were re-elected, defeating the Action libérale nationale under Paul Gouin and the Quebec Conservative Party under Maurice Duplessis. ... Union Nationale logo. ... In the Quebec general election on August 17, 1936, the Union Nationale under Maurice Duplessis defeated the incumbent Quebec Liberal Party under Adélard Godbout. ...

Leaders of the Parti conservateur du Québec

• Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau 1867-1873 (premier 1867-1873)
• Gédéon Ouimet 1873-1874 (premier 1873-1874)
• Charles-Eugène Boucher de Boucherville 1874-1878 (premier 1874-1878, 1891-1892)
• Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau 1878-1882 (premier 1879-1882)
• Joseph-Alfred Mousseau 1882-1884 (premier 1882-1884)
• John Jones Ross 1884-1887 (premier 1884-1887)
• Louis-Olivier Taillon 1887-1896 (premier 1887, 1892-1896)
• Edmund James Flynn 1896-1904 (premier 1896-1897)
• Pierre-Évariste Leblanc 1905-1908
• Joseph-Mathias Tellier 1909-1915
• Philémon Cousineau 1915-1916
• Arthur Sauvé 1916-1929
• Camillien Houde 1929-1931
• Charles Ernest Gault (interim) 1931-1932
• Maurice Duplessis 1933-1936 (later, premier as head of Union Nationale)

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Election results

See also

• Union nationale
• 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
• List of elections in the Province of Canada

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External links

• National Assembly historical information (http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fra/patrimoine/)
• La Politique québécoise sur le Web (http://www.quebecpolitique.com/)