The Parti communiste du Québec or PCQ (in English: Communist Party of Quebec) is a communist political party in Quebec. The PCQ is the Quebec branch of the Communist Party of Canada, which was founded in 1921. It has run candidates in Quebec general elections from 1936 to 1998.
The party was banned in 1941, and henceforth ran candidates as the Parti ouvrier-progressiste (in English: Labour Progressive Party) until 1959.
In 2002, the PCQ has merged with the Rassemblement pour l'alternative progressiste and the Parti de la démocratie socialiste to form the Union des forces progressistes. However, the organization is still active as the Quebec branch of the Communist Party of Canada and as a tendency within the UFP. The party's leader is André Parizeau .
General election results
| General election |
# of candidates |
# of seats won |
% of popular vote |
| 1936 (COM) |
4 |
0 |
0.32% |
| 1939 (COM) |
1 |
0 |
0.03% |
| 1944 (POP) |
3 |
0 |
0.59% |
| 1948 (POP) |
1 |
0 |
0.32% |
| 1952 (POP) |
4 |
0 |
0.23% |
| 1956 (POP) |
33 |
0 |
0.36% |
| 1960 (PCQ) |
2 |
0 |
0.03% |
| 1962 (PCQ) |
1 |
0 |
0.00% |
| 1966 (PCQ) |
4 |
0 |
0.02% |
| 1970 (PCQ) |
1 |
0 |
0.01% |
| 1973 (PCQ) |
3 |
0 |
0.01% |
| 1976 (PCQ) |
14 |
0 |
0.05% |
| 1981 (PCQ) |
10 |
0 |
0.02% |
| 1985 (PCQ) |
10 |
0 |
0.02% |
| 1989 (PCQ) |
10 |
0 |
0.02% |
| 1994 (PCQ) |
10 |
0 |
0.03% |
| 1998 (PCQ) |
20 |
0 |
0.05% |
See also
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