Action libérale nationale
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The Action libérale nationale (ALN, English: National Liberal Action) was a short-lived political party in Quebec, Canada, led by Paul Gouin and founded by dissident Liberal party members in 1934. The ALN formed an alliance with the Parti conservateur du Québec led by Maurice Duplessis to contest the 1935 Quebec general election without running candidates against each other.
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[edit] Overview
In that election, the ALN won 29% of the vote and 26 seats, while the Conservatives won 19% of the vote and 16 seats. Despite the fact that the Conservatives had won fewer votes and fewer seats, it was Duplessis who took leadership of the new alliance.
Due to conflicts with Duplessis, Gouin withdrew support from Duplessis a few months before the 1936 election. However, Duplessis won the support of 15 members of his caucus (one other resigned) and 20 members of the ALN, and with this the Union Nationale was born. Duplessis took the new party to victory in the 1936 election.
The ALN re-formed under Gouin to contest the 1939 Quebec general election, but won only 4.5% of the vote. After that, the party disappeared.
[edit] Election results
| General election | # of candidates | # of seats won | % of popular vote |
| 1935 | 52 | 26 | 29.57% |
| 1936 | The ALN did not run candidates in this election | ||
| 1939 | 57 | 0 | 4.53% |
[edit] See also
- Politics of Quebec
- Quebec general elections
- List of Quebec premiers
- List of Quebec leaders of the Opposition
- National Assembly of Quebec
- Timeline of Quebec history
- Political parties in Quebec
