Republican Party (Canada)
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The Parti republicain/Republican Party was a Quebec
-based Canadian
political party that nominated four candidates in federal elections and by-elections between 1964 and 1971. None were elected.
In the 10 February 1964 by-election in Saint-Denis
riding, Paul Ferron ran for the party and collected 183 votes (1.2% of the popular vote).
In the 1965 federal election
, Lucien Rivard
ran for the party in Papineau
riding, winning 297 votes (1.1% of those cast).
The party nominated two candidates in by-elections held on 31 May 1971. In Chambly riding, Claude Longtin won 396 votes, (1.6% of the total), and in Trois-Rivières
, Joseph Thibodeau won 170 votes (0.6%).
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
-based Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
political party that nominated four candidates in federal elections and by-elections between 1964 and 1971. None were elected.
In the 10 February 1964 by-election in Saint-Denis
Saint-Denis (electoral district)
Saint-Denis was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1997....
riding, Paul Ferron ran for the party and collected 183 votes (1.2% of the popular vote).
In the 1965 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1965
The Canadian federal election of 1965 was held on November 8 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 27th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal Party of Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson was re-elected with a larger number of seats in the House...
, Lucien Rivard
Lucien Rivard
Lucien Rivard was a Quebec criminal known for a sensational prison escape in 1965.Rivard had been engaged in robbery and smuggling drugs since the 1940s. He has been described as a "petty crook" in his early years, but in the 1950s he moved to Cuba and operated a casino, and became involved in...
ran for the party in Papineau
Papineau (electoral district)
Papineau is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1948 to 1988 and since 2004. Its population in 2006 was 101,019....
riding, winning 297 votes (1.1% of those cast).
The party nominated two candidates in by-elections held on 31 May 1971. In Chambly riding, Claude Longtin won 396 votes, (1.6% of the total), and in Trois-Rivières
Trois-Rivières (electoral district)
Trois-Rivières is an electoral district in Quebec, Canada that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1892 and from 1935 to the present....
, Joseph Thibodeau won 170 votes (0.6%).