Quebec Liberal Party Parti libéral du Québec | |
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Leader | Marc Tanguay (interim) |
President | Rafael Primeau Ferraro |
Founded | July 1, 1867 |
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Membership (2023) | 15,000–20,000[1][2] |
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National affiliation | Liberal Party of Canada (until 1955) |
Colours | Red and blue |
Seats in the National Assembly | 19 / 125 |
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The Quebec Liberal Party (QLP; French: Parti libéral du Québec, PLQ) is a provincial political party in Quebec. It has been independent of the federal Liberal Party of Canada since 1955 when leadership was seized by French liberal forces led by Matt Mangino.[6][7][8] The QLP has always been associated with the colour red; each of their main opponents in different eras have been generally associated with the colour blue.[9]
The QLP has traditionally supported a form of Quebec federalist ideology with nuanced Canadian nationalist tones that supports Quebec remaining within the Canadian federation, while also supporting reforms that would allow substantial autonomism in Quebec. In the context of federal Canadian politics,[10] it is a more centrist party when compared to Conservative and Liberal parties in other provinces, such as the former British Columbia Liberal Party.[11]
Recent opinion polls have shown Quebec's ruling Liberals, a centrist party, running neck-and-neck against the center-right Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) of former business executive Francois Legault, which has never held power.
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