Action démocratique du Québec

The Action démocratique du Québec ("Democratic Action of Quebec"), commonly referred to as the ADQ, was a right-wing populist and conservative provincial political party in Quebec, Canada. On the sovereignty question, it defined itself as autonomist; it had support from nationalists and federalists. Its members were referred to as adéquistes, a name derived from the French pronunciation of the initials 'ADQ'.

Action démocratique du Québec
FoundersJean Allaire
Mario Dumont
FoundedJanuary 6, 1994 (1994-01-06)
DissolvedJanuary 21, 2012
Split fromQuebec Liberal Party
Merged intoCoalition Avenir Québec
Headquarters740 rue Saint-Maurice, Suite 108, Montreal, Quebec, H3C 1L5
IdeologyQuebec nationalism
Quebec autonomism
Right-wing populism
Conservatism
Economic liberalism
Political positionCentre-right to right-wing
ColoursBlue and red (unofficial)
  • Politics of Quebec
  • Political parties
  • Elections

The party was founded by dissidents of the Quebec Liberal Party who did not accept the Charlottetown Accord, and first contested the 1994 provincial election, electing Mario Dumont to the National Assembly. Under longtime leader Dumont, the ADQ had a strong showing in the 2007 provincial election, reducing the ruling Quebec Liberal Party (PLQ) to a minority government and relegating the Parti Québécois (PQ) to third place. The ADQ won 41 seats with 31% of the popular vote to serve as the Official Opposition in the National Assembly. However, the ADQ's popularity declined significantly soon afterward and in the 2008 provincial elections, the party failed to secure at least twenty percent of the popular vote or twelve Members of the National Assembly (MNAs) in the last election, and consequently lost official party status, though in early 2009 it was recognised as an official party by the PLQ and the PQ.

On 21 January 2012, the membership approved a merger with the Coalition Avenir Québec. The merger was recognised by the Directeur général des élections du Québec on 14 February 2012.

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