The (; "National Unity Party"), formerly the (; "Christian Democracy Party of Quebec"), was a social conservative political party in Quebec, Canada. It was founded in 2000 by Roman Catholics associated with the Centre d’Information nationale Robert Rumilly. The founding leader of the party was Gilles Noël. The party's final leader was Paul Biron, a retired engineer, whose brother, Rodrigue Biron, was leader of the conservative Union Nationale party from 1976 to 1980.
Its program was a combination of Christian orthodoxy and Quebec nationalism.Quebecpolitique.com The party is concerned about the declining birth rate in Quebec, opposed to same-sex marriage and abortion, wants more support for families, and wider availability of Quebec-made consumer products.
The Parti démocratie chrétienne du Québec's 24 candidates won 3,575 votes in the April 2003 general election, or about 0.1% of the popular vote. It proposed to fight the aging of Quebec's population by favouring the family through the creation of a family benefit of $430 per month per child under the age of 18. The party also proposed eliminating the $5/day universal child care program offered by the Government of Quebec at the time.
The party won 1,620 votes in the March 2007 general election, or about 0.04% of the popular vote.
On 29 June 2012, the Chief Electoral Officer of Quebec approved the name of the party to be changed to "Parti Unité Nationale".
Party leaders
Gilles Noël (2000-2005) Michel Bélanger (2005-2006) interim Gilles Noël (2006-2007) Albert Malcom Tremblay (2007-2010) Michel Bélanger (2010) Paul Biron (2010—2018)
Election results
General election Candidates Elected candidates Popular vote 2003 24 0 0.09% 2007 12 0 0.04% 2012 12 0 0.03% 2014 3 0 0.00%
Election results ElectionLeaderSeats contestedSeats won+/-Votes%Rank Status/Gov. 2003Gilles Noël 3,226 0.08% 8th out of 9 2007Gilles Noël 1,548 0.04% 8th 2012Paul Biron 1,227 0.03% 15th out of 18 2014Paul Biron 241 0.01% 15th out of 18
See also
Politics of Quebec List of political parties in Quebec National Assembly of Quebec
References
External links Website of the Parti unité nationale