Rassemblement pour l'action municipale
Encyclopedia
The Rassemblement pour l'action municipale, also known as RAM, was a municipal political party
in Trois-Rivières
, Quebec
, Canada
.
in 1990 and 1994 and had very little success. Its main goal, permanently introducing party politics to the City Council of Trois-Rivières, remains unachieved to this day.
Its only elected member was Councilmember André Lamy, who left the party one month after his election to sit as an Independent
. The RAM did not run candidates in 1998 and no longer exists.
Political party
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in Trois-Rivières
Trois-Rivières, Quebec
Trois-Rivières is a city in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada, located at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice and Saint Lawrence Rivers. It is situated in the Mauricie administrative region, on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River across from the city of Bécancour...
, Quebec
Quebec
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, Canada
Canada
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History and Performance
It ran candidates to the City CouncilCity council
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in 1990 and 1994 and had very little success. Its main goal, permanently introducing party politics to the City Council of Trois-Rivières, remains unachieved to this day.
Its only elected member was Councilmember André Lamy, who left the party one month after his election to sit as an Independent
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
. The RAM did not run candidates in 1998 and no longer exists.