Candidat libéral des électeurs
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Candidats libéral des électeurs was a political group in Quebec
, Canada
. It was a moderate faction that split from the Ralliement créditiste
, the Quebec wing of the Social Credit Party of Canada
. The Candidats libéral des électeurs ran one candidate in the 1962 federal election
, and another in the 1963 federal election
. J-Edouard Pharon who ran for the party in 1962 received 1,800 votes - 500 more than the official Social Credit candidate.
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It was a moderate faction that split from the Ralliement créditiste
Ralliement créditiste
Historically in Quebec, Canada, there was a number of political parties that were part of the Canadian social credit movement. There were various parties at different times with different names at the provincial level, all broadly following the social credit philosophy; at various times they had...
, the Quebec wing of the Social Credit Party of Canada
Social Credit Party of Canada
The Social Credit Party of Canada was a conservative-populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform...
. The Candidats libéral des électeurs ran one candidate in the 1962 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1962
The Canadian federal election of 1962 was held on June 18, 1962 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 25th Parliament of Canada...
, and another in the 1963 federal election
Canadian federal election, 1963
The Canadian federal election of 1963 was held on April 8 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 26th Parliament of Canada. It resulted in the defeat of the minority Progressive Conservative government of Prime Minister John Diefenbaker.-Overview:During the Tories' last year in...
. J-Edouard Pharon who ran for the party in 1962 received 1,800 votes - 500 more than the official Social Credit candidate.