The Conservative Party of Quebec (CPQ; , PCQ) is a provincial political party in Quebec, Canada. It was authorized on 25 March 2009 by the Chief Electoral Officer of Quebec. The CPQ has gradually run more candidates in successive elections, with 27 in the 2012 general election and 125 (all seats contested) in 2022. In 2026, the party won seats in the National Assembly of Quebec for the first time under leader Éric Duhaime, claiming about 20% of the popular vote and 19 seats, a considerable increase from 2022 when the CPQ won about 12.9% of the popular vote. Previously on June 18, 2021 Claire Samson crossed the floor to join the party after having won election in 2018 as a candidate of the governing Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ).

For the 2014 provincial election, the party used the name "Équipe Adrien Pouliot – Parti conservateur du Québec" (). For the 2022 provincial election, the party used the name "Parti conservateur du Québec – Équipe Éric Duhaime" ().

History Early history In 2009, former Union Nationale Members of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNAs) Serge Fontaine and Bertrand Goulet announced the formation of a new Conservative Party of Quebec.

In November 2009, Fontaine offered Éric Caire, who at the time sat with the Action démocratique du Québec (ADQ), the opportunity to join the party and become its leader, with the goal of attracting disaffected ADQ supporters. This did not materialize and Caire sat as an independent before joining the Coalition Avenir Québec in November 2011.

In January 2012, the party, which still existed on paper, was taken over by the former federal Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for the Louis-Hébert riding, Luc Harvey, who became its leader.

In contrast to the newly formed CAQ, which is neutral on the sovereignty issue, Harvey said the Conservatives will be federalist, promote a social conservative agenda and a flat tax.

In March 2012, the party's website announced that former Action démocratique du Québec (ADQ) MNAs Monique Roy Verville and Albert De Martin would run for the party in the upcoming election.

On 10 September 2012, it was announced that Harvey was stepping down as party leader. De Martin was named interim leader on 21 September.

In December 2012, De Martin launched a leadership election. As a result, two contenders, Daniel Brisson and Adrien D. Pouliot, declared their intention to run.

In mid-February 2013, Brisson withdrew from the leadership election, leaving Pouliot as the sole candidate.

Pouliot was acclaimed the new leader on 23 February 2013 and immediately put a new constitution forward for the members present at its convention. It was immediately ratified by all the members and refocused the stance of the party to more of a centre-right value system. Later that day, he took a stance against the proposed Parti Québécois laws 14 and 20.

In the 2014 provincial election, the party nominated 60 candidates, who won 16,429 votes, 0.4 percent of the total votes cast in the province.Directeur général des élections du Québec, April 9, 2014 Final 2:24 pm In the 2018 election, these numbers increased to 101 nominated candidates winning 59,055 votes, or 1.5 percent of the total votes.

Rise under Éric Duhaime

On 16 October 2020, Adrien Pouliot announced he would be resigning as leader of the party to pursue further business ventures, but opted to stay on until a new leader was elected in the 2021 leadership election, which was won by columnist Éric Duhaime who handily defeated repeat candidate Brisson in a two-way contest.

On 18 June 2021, Claire Samson became the first member of the modern Conservative Party of Quebec to sit in the Quebec legislature. This followed her expulsion from the CAQ three days prior, after she donated $100 to the Conservative Party of Quebec.

The Conservative Party of Quebec nominated candidates in all 125 ridings for the 2022 provincial election. The party won 12.91% of the popular vote, placing fifth in the popular vote and winning no seats despite four opposition parties being closely matched in the popular vote, but performing strongly in many ridings, especially in the Capitale-Nationale and Chaudière-Appalaches regions with a strong conservative tradition. However, the party made gains throughout the province at the expense of Liberals, reducing the Liberal vote share in its traditional strongholds such as Montreal. Party leader Duhaime expressed his opposition to Bill 96, a French language law.

On 24 March 2026, independent MNA Maïté Blanchette Vézina joined the party; she was previously a member of the Legault ministry. That same year, the party rose considerably in popularity; winning 19 seats in the 2026 provincial election, particularly in the Quebec City area, and winning 20.7% of the popular vote.

Executive The Conservative Party of Quebec's executive consists of its leader, its president, its secretary-general, an official agent, an executive director, committee chairs, and regional vice-presidents. Leader: Éric Duhaime President: Chantal Dauphinais Vice-president: Donald Gagnon Official Agent: Patrice Raza Interim Executive Director: Eric Tetrault Secretary-General & Chairperson of the Constitution Committee: Konstantinos Merakos Chairperson of the Communications Committee: Eric Tetrault Chairperson of the Organizational & Finance Committee: Olivier Dumais Chairperson of the Policy Committee: Karim Elayoubi Regional Vice-presidents: Bas-Saint-Laurent, Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Côte-Nord: Louise Moreault Montreal and Laval: Marie-France Lemay Capitale-Nationale and Chaudière-Appalaches: Christian Gauthier Mauricie, Centre-du-Québec and Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean: Jessy Comtois Montérégie and Estrie: Marylaine Bélair Nord-du-Québec, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Outaouais, Laurentides and Lanaudière: Ange Claude Bigilimana

Leaders

Leader Term start Term end Notes 1st Inaugural leader, later defected to the Coalition Avenir Québec. — Vacant The position of leader was left vacant from November 2011 to January 2012. No interim leader was appointed. 2nd Luc Harvey Previously served as the federal MP for Louis-Hébert. Resigned shortly after the 2012 election. — Albert De Martin Interim leader. 3rd Adrien D. Pouliot Longest serving leader. Resigned to pursue further business ventures. 4th Éric Duhaime Incumbent Led party to 12.9% of the popular vote in the 2022 general election from 1.5% in 2018.

Conservative MNAs MemberDistrictTenureNotesRimouski2026–presentServed as a CAQ MNA from 2022–2025.Iberville2021–2022Served as a CAQ MNA from 2014–2021.

Election results ElectionLeaderSeats contestedSeats won±Votes%Rank Status/Gov. 2012 Luc Harvey 7,652 0.2% 7th 2014 Adrien D. Pouliot 16,429 0.4% 7th 2018 59,053 1.5% 6th 2022 Éric Duhaime 530,804 12.9% 5th 2026 18 885,164 21.33% 3rd

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