The Parti de la Democratie Socialiste (PDS) (in English: Party of Socialist Democracy) was a political party in Quebec, Canada. A political party is a political organization that subscribes to a certain ideology and seeks to attain political power within a government. ... This article describes the Canadian province. ...

The early origins of the PDS can be traced back to the Fédération du Commonwealth Coopératif (FCC), later renamed Parti social-démocratique (PSD) (Social democratic Party). The FCC / PSD was the Quebec counterpart of the canadian Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (CCF). Tommy Douglas (centre) stands in front of a CCF billboard during an election campaign in Saskatchewan. ...

After the CCF became the New Democratic Party of Canada in 1961, the Quebec wing was refounded as the Nouveau Parti démocratique du Québec (NPD-Québec or NPDQ) (New Democratic Party of Quebec). The NPD-Québec contested Quebec general elections in 1970, 1976, 1985, 1989 and 1994. The NPDQ became independent from the federal NDP in 1989. A new branch of the New Democratic Party of Canada, called New Democratic Party of Canada (Quebec), was refounded in 1990, and is active only on the federal level in the province. In 1995, the NPDQ changed its name to Parti de la démocratie socialiste and contested the 1998 Quebec election under this new name. This page is about the Canadian political party. ... The New Democratic Party of Quebec (in French: Nouveau Parti démocratique du Québec) (NPD-Québec or NPDQ) was a political party in Quebec, Canada, with social democratic and democratic socialist tendencies. ... This is a list of Quebec general elections since Confederation in 1867, when Quebec became a province of the Dominion of Canada. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This page is about the Canadian political party. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Categories: Stub | Quebec general elections ...

In 2002, it joined with the Rassemblement pour l'alternative progressiste (Union for a progressive alternative) and the Parti communiste du Québec (Communist Party of Quebec) to form the Union des forces progressistes (UFP). It remains an organized tendency within the UFP under the name Québec socialiste. 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Parti communiste du Québec or PCQ (in English: Communist Party of Quebec) is a communist political party in Quebec. ... The Union des forces progressistes (UFP) is a left wing political party in Quebec, Canada. ...

Leaders of the NPDQ and the PDS

• Robert Cliche (1964-1968)
• Roland Morin (1970-1973)
• Henri-François Gautrin (Member of the National Assembly for the Parti libéral du Québec since 1989) (1973-1979)
• Jean-Paul Harney (1985-1988)
• Roland Morin (1987-1989)
• Gaétan Nadeau (1989-1990)
• Michel Parenteau (1990-1992)
• Jean-François Sirois (1992-1994)
• Jocelyne Dupuis (1994-1996)
• Paul Rose (former militant of the Front de Libération du Québec) (1996-2002)

1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... The Parti libéral du Québec (Liberal Party of Quebec), or PLQ, is a liberal political party in the Canadian province of Quebec. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... See also: Paul Rose (UK politician) Paul Rose, born October 16, 1943 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, is a political scientist and a trade unionist. ... The Front de Libération du Québec (Quebec Liberation Front), commonly known as the FLQ, was a Nationalist terrorist group founded in the 1960s that was part of the Quebec sovereignty movement. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Election results

†coalition Nouveau Parti démocratique du Québec / Regroupement des militants syndicaux The Regroupement des mliitants syndicaux or RMS (in English: Trade-Union Militants Grouping) was a political organization founded in 1974 by members of the Groupe socialiste des travailleurs du Québec involved in the three main trade-unions in Quebec (FTQ, CSN and CEQ) to rally trade unionists into political...

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

This is an article about the politics of the Province of Quebec, Canada. ... This is a list of Quebec general elections since Confederation in 1867, when Quebec became a province of the Dominion of Canada. ... This is a list of the premiers of Quebec, Canada since Confederation (1867). ... This is a list of the leaders of the Opposition of Quebec, Canada since Confederation (1867). ... The Quebec Parliament Building at night The National Assembly is the legislative body of the Canadian province of Quebec. ... This article presents a detailed timeline of Quebec history both as part of the British Empire and the Dominion of Canada. ... This article lists political parties in Canada. ...

External links

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