Parti social démocratique du Québec
The Parti social démocratique du Québec (PSD) was the Quebec wing of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation. It was founded in 1939 as the Fédération du Commonwealth Coopératif and was led by Thérèse Casgrain from 1951 to 1957 and by Michel Chartrand from 1957 to 1960. The name Parti social démocratique was adopted in 1955.
The party was refounded in 1963 as the New Democratic Party of Quebec (Nouveau Parti démocratique du Québec).
General election results
| General election |
# of candidates |
# of seats won |
% of popular vote |
| 1936 (CCF)* |
1 |
0 |
0.26% |
| 1939 (FCC) |
1 |
0 |
0.45% |
| 1944 (FCC) |
26 |
1 |
2.89% |
| 1948 (FCC) |
8 |
0 |
0.60% |
| 1952 (FCC) |
23 |
0 |
0.96% |
| 1956 (PSD) |
26 |
0 |
0.61% |
| 1960 (PSD) |
1 |
0 |
0.01% |
- A candidate ran as "CCF candidate" in the 1936 Quebec general election, although the Quebec section of the party wasn't officially founded at this time.
Members of Legislative Assembly of Quebec
David Côté, MLA 1944-1948, Rouyn-Noranda
See also
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