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Born in Trois-Rivieres, Duplessis first won a seat as a Conservative Party of Quebec candidate in the 1927 Quebec election. In the 1931 election, Duplessis was re-elected in his seat, but Conservative leader Camillien HoudeCamillien Houde ( August 13, 1889 September 11, 1958) was a mayor of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Born in Montreal and first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec as a member of the Conservative Party in 1923, he was defeated in 1927 but re-elected i lost both the election and his own seat. In 19321932 is the leap year starting on Friday. see link for calendar) Events January-February January 3 British arrest and intern Mohandas Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel January 8 In Britain the Archbishop of Canterbury forbids church remarriage of divorcees Jan, the Conservative caucus chose Duplessis to be the leader of the Opposition, and he formally won the leadership of the party in 1933Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s Years: 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 See also 1933 in aviation 1933 in film 1933 in literature 1933 in mu.
Two weeks before the 1935 provincial electionIn the Quebec general election on November 25, 1935, the incumbent Quebec Liberal Party under Louis-Alexandre Taschereau were re-elected, defeating the Action liberale nationale under Paul Gouin and the Quebec Conservative Party under Maurice Duplessis., he engineered a coalition with the Action libérale nationaleThe Action liberale nationale 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 Quebec led by Maurice Duplessis to conte (ALN), a party of disgruntled reform Liberals and nationalistsQuebec nationalism is the subject of many international studies together with the contemporary nationalism of Scotland, Catalonia and others. This article aims at presenting an historical overview of the evolution of Quebec nationalism from its origins un who had quit the governing Parti libéral du QuébecParti Liberal du Quebec Current Leader Jean Charest Founded 1867 Headquarters 4364 Saint-Denis Street Montreal, QuebecH2J 2L1(514) 288-4364[mailto:info@plq. org info@plq. org] Colours Red (also Blue) Political ideology Neoliberal & Federalist (unionist) T). While he lost that election, Duplessis was soon able to exploit a patronageGenerally, patronage is the act of supporting or favoring some person, group, or institution. A patronage system has different characteristics depending on the area in which it is practiced. Politics Political leaders often have at their disposal a great scandal involving the family of Premier Louis-Alexandre Taschereau to force Taschereau's resignation. The ALN and Conservatives had by now formally merged into a single party, the Union Nationale.
Duplessis and the UN won the August 1936 election in a landslide, putting an end to 39 consecutive years of Liberal rule.
Duplessis' first government was defeated in the 1939 election, a snap election called by the Premier in hopes of exploiting the issue of Canadian participation in World War II.
Duplessis returned as Premier in the 1944 election, and held power without serious opposition for the next fifteen years until his death. He became known simply as le Chef (the chief, the boss). He was elected to five terms of office in all, the last four of them consecutive. After him, no political party in Quebec elections at the provincial level has managed to win more than two terms of office in a row.
The Duplessis governments were characterized by the lavish use of patronage, anti-communism, strong-arm methods against labour unions, and effective electoral campaigning. His most blatant anti-union intiative was the notorious Padlock Law. The UN often had the active support of the Roman Catholic Church in its political campaigns. Referring to the two parties' campaign colours, a slogan commonly heard from the pulpit was Le ciel est bleu; l'enfer est rouge: The sky/heaven is blue (UN); Hell is red (Liberal). The period of his rule is sometimes referred to as La grande noirceur (The Great Darkness).
On January 21, 1948, he made one of his most enduring contributions to Quebec with the adoption of an official Flag of Quebec, the fleur-de-lysé, which replaced Britain's Union Jack at the top of the National Assembly of Quebec.
Although history has not been kind to Duplessis, some point out that he presided over a period of strong economic growth and 15 consecutive balanced budgets. Although his government ran a legendary patronage system, this perhaps did not differ very much from a similar patronage system under Taschereau's Liberals in earlier decades. Duplessis never personally enriched himself, and died in debt.
After his death on September 7, 1959, Quebec society was caught up in a swift socio-cultural change away from his conservative, church-oriented policies towards a highly secular, socially liberal welfare state. This was called the Quiet Revolution (Révolution tranquille).
The future newspaper baron Conrad Black lived in Quebec as a young man and wrote a well-regarded and definitive biography, Duplessis (BooksEnthsiast.com), now out of print.